Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
I just don't see what a councilor could do though. Is he/she going to magically give me social skills? Will a councilor hook me up with a girlfriend? Make me friends? Make me stop having panic attacks when I'm in large groups of people?
Yes. That's EXACTLY what a therapist is for- to work you through the panic and give you tools to avoid the situations where you will have panic attacks, and deal withthem when you are forced to be in them.
The rest of it is up to you, but with the root problem addressed, you will find it easier.
I started seeing a therapist for my own anxiety and panic disorder about 2 years ago. My life has done a complete 180 since then. No more panic attacks. No more abusive boyfriends. No more avoiding large crowds or using alcohol to ease the time I had to spend in them.
I have no clue whatsoever why you haven't been to one yet. You're on here quite a bit voicing what sounds like a bad anxiety problem... if you've got anxiety/depression from a chemical imbalance, there's nothing anyone on canncom can do to help. Go see a therapist already. Sheesh. Hurry up, snap snap, get moving.