Social anxiety? depression? BOTH? Mental Health

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Social anxiety? depression? BOTH?

I am horrible in group situations, but great when it%26#039;s just one on one. I guess I just don%26#039;t like a lot of attention. I only have two people that I hang out with outside of parties and get togethers. I feel so lonely and isolated, but it%26#039;s my own fault. It%26#039;s just so hard for me to be outgoing in large groups unless I%26#039;m under the influence.

That and somedays I just don%26#039;t feel like talking to anyone at all. I think I enjoy my alone time far too much.

I can%26#039;t even go to a %26lt;i%26gt;good%26lt;/i%26gt; psychiatrist, because I don%26#039;t have insurance. That and I don%26#039;t even want to take medication daily. I think it%26#039;s bad enough that I have to take birth control.

What am I supposed to do?

I had social anxiety too and still feel it sometime. I hate large crowds of people, especially if I don%26#039;t know anyone. I get really shy, and try to isolate myself. They only way I can be outgoing and jolly is if I know someone there who I can mingle with and meet others, but taking the leap myself is always much harder. I%26#039;m 20 and I%26#039;m still working through this issue of mine. Sometimes I just take the leap, and after I always tell myself %26quot;that wasn%26#039;t hard%26quot; If I know I%26#039;m going to be in a crowd of people I don%26#039;t know, i always make a goal that I%26#039;m going to meet at least one new person... It always feels good after wards. Just take baby steps... you%26#039;ll be fine... Doesn%26#039;t sound like depression to me.

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