Hello! I am a teenager in high school and am currently on a very low dose of lexapro. I just recently had surgery and haven't gotten out very much the past few months so therefore haven't had much social contact. Idk if it's because of this, but my level of anxiety seems to worsen immensely every time I walk out of my house. With the surgery and school starting soon (I'm already very antisocial and shy and all that jazz) I'm very stressed out. I feel like my self esteem is plummeting drastically and I literally have no optimism about
anything. I'm not suicidal but I constantly feel sad and worthless...
I recently brought up raising the amount of lexapro, but my parents think I should see a counselor instead. I don't want to see a counselor. I am bad at making SMALL TALK with people I KNOW, let alone
opening up to a complete stranger. I'm not comfortable with that idea and I feel medication would help me much more than a counselor ever would.
Does anyone have advice? Ever in a similar situation?
Sorry this is pretty vague and petty
Post Edited (Niks) : 8/2/2015 9:34:54 PM (GMT-6)