Social anxiety due to physical trauma

Postby Lonewoman41 » Fri Oct 08, 2021 3:42 pm

Hi all..
Do comment if you can relate to this .I have been suffering from social phobia due to an accident injury that left a bad scar on my eye and the most surprising part is that I was bullied by men and women my age .I am divorced now .Yes ,that scar was the reason and it's not getting any better.The therapist doesn't give a flying hoot about my situation.I am using anxiety and depression meds to sleep at night.It has been forever now.Sought help when I couldn't sleep for about a month a few couple of years ago .But I still don't feel good about myself.I mean ,how can I when all people do is just stare at your flaw and ignore you as if you were some kind of an alien walking this earth.My self esteem is completely out .Nobody has ever asked me out on a serious date to get to know me .I am just existing .I try to do CBT with myself but everything goes back to square one after I gl out and notice people staring or even laughinh sometimes. Any advice? Thank you
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Postby Richard@DecisionSkills » Fri Oct 08, 2021 4:49 pm

Find other people that have been disfigured and learn from them. Don’t be shy about reaching out to them and asking them how they deal with the trauma. Develop a network that will provide support.

Here is a place to start…

https://www.changingfaces.org.uk/

But, I’m not only talking about surfing websites for general support. I’m talking about establishing one on one relationships with other people that have been disfigured.
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Postby Lonewoman41 » Fri Oct 08, 2021 5:29 pm

I will check it out ..thanks a lot ..❤
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