Communication Errors

[poeticprincess88]

Have you ever been in a group where you get anxiety from not being able to communicate? This has been happening to me a lot. I don't do well with groups. The last time it happened my head was spinning. All I could think of were ways to try to escape the group I was in. I ended up leaving. I went home thought about self harm. I didn't do anything. Instead I spend some time listening to music to help me calm down.

Anyone ever experience a time where being around a lot of people has caused you so much anxiety you want to run away?

 

[who am i kim]

I get afraid, very anxious even meeting people I have known for a while, let alone strangers. As I never know what might happen to me. I have to have an escape route being a doorway I can run through. I have done this a several of times now. It is like I have to get out of the room, get away from it all. So you are not alone with this situation. Even though I am adult now I still fear anyone:cautious: . It is a trust issue also for me. Yet these people would not hurt me at all.

 

[Orglethorp]

I feel that way too, often. I'm really trying to get over it, because I can't have the life and career I want if I'm this bad with group interactions. I find I'm worse with small groups than I am with crowds. Church in Sunday morning? Fine. Lecture hall of 200? No problem. Study group exceeding 3-4 people? That's gonna be an issue...

 

[aka]

Anyone ever experience a time where being around a lot of people has caused you so much anxiety you want to run away?

I experience this pretty often depending on the level of my anxiety. Along with it I also have a hard time sitting still for long periods of time. Not sure whether it is due to just anxiety or the addition of other factors such as also having ADHD. Even sitting for a 50 minute lecture sometimes is hard because of some driving need to move around.

I get afraid, very anxious even meeting people I have known for a while, let alone strangers. As I never know what might happen to me.

I also get very anxious of people I have just met or haven't had much contact with. Mostly because I have no idea how they will react to interacting with me. I have a hard time not being nervous around people that are unpredictable in there moods. I tend to overreact if they get upset with me and every time I am around them after that I remember the incident and walk on eggshells around them. Even if I am pretty sure they would never hurt me I still get nervous when I am around them.

 

[Tanishq]

Go to group where everyone gets equal chance of being heard and free to speak. It's hard to find such groups today's time, but not impossible. Understandable about being anxious for not able to communicate properly.

 

[saffy]

Yes I can find this very over whelming at times.

Sometimes I prefer large groups where I can phase into the background, mostly I like small intimate ones or to be on a one to one basis.

I think it depends on the people though.

Saffy :)