Salam Brothers and Sisters
I would like for your advice on this issue. I am 25 years old and I have social anxiety/avoidant personality disorder. The latter is speculation based on a description I read online on Avoidant Personality but Im pretty sure I can fall in that category.
Basically I have trouble in social situations. Most of the time I have difficulty finding things to say and when I do talk I find it very hard to speak in fluent sentences.
In college I always avoided classes that required presentations and if there was a class that required presentations I would dread them weeks in advance.
I do not enjoy meeting new people because I feel they will not like me nor my company. I realize if I continue this way I will struggle all my life. I feel incompetent at times and do not know what career suits me in this world.
I have faith in Allah and I've only recently been praying that He helps me overcome this situation I am in. The problem is that I have been a terrible Muslim for the past 6-7 years. I feel very ashamed that I have done what I have done in the past few years. Only recently have I started to repent and pray 5 times a day again. I feel that Allah is punishing me for the wrong I have done in my life and that is why I feel the way I feel right now.
Can you please give me some advice on this. I know a lot of this is in my head but its hard to change especially since I have had past experiences with embarassment and being in my mid 20s makes me avoid situations where I will get embarassed. Unfortunatly its very easy for me to get embarassed and I hate it.
Anyways, thank you all for taking the time reading this. I know this site is not for these particular topics but after visiting it a few times I have found comfort here.
Thank you again and may Allah bless you all
Salam
I would like for your advice on this issue. I am 25 years old and I have social anxiety/avoidant personality disorder. The latter is speculation based on a description I read online on Avoidant Personality but Im pretty sure I can fall in that category.
Basically I have trouble in social situations. Most of the time I have difficulty finding things to say and when I do talk I find it very hard to speak in fluent sentences.
In college I always avoided classes that required presentations and if there was a class that required presentations I would dread them weeks in advance.
I do not enjoy meeting new people because I feel they will not like me nor my company. I realize if I continue this way I will struggle all my life. I feel incompetent at times and do not know what career suits me in this world.
I have faith in Allah and I've only recently been praying that He helps me overcome this situation I am in. The problem is that I have been a terrible Muslim for the past 6-7 years. I feel very ashamed that I have done what I have done in the past few years. Only recently have I started to repent and pray 5 times a day again. I feel that Allah is punishing me for the wrong I have done in my life and that is why I feel the way I feel right now.
Can you please give me some advice on this. I know a lot of this is in my head but its hard to change especially since I have had past experiences with embarassment and being in my mid 20s makes me avoid situations where I will get embarassed. Unfortunatly its very easy for me to get embarassed and I hate it.
Anyways, thank you all for taking the time reading this. I know this site is not for these particular topics but after visiting it a few times I have found comfort here.
Thank you again and may Allah bless you all
Salam