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Suggest Treatment For Fearfulness And Difficulty In Making Eye Contact

Im prasad.By profession im a cashier working in a bank.I joined in the bank in 2009.Sir i feel tensed when i work in my cash counter and i used to work fast.From the past 2 years im facing a very severe problem.(While in counter) By working fast and feeling more tensed, my upper part of brain becomes very tight (SAY if someone hold it tightly),i feel fear and im unable to lift my head and work on the system.My concentration completely goes on the person starring at me and i feel more tensed at that stage and my upper part of brain becomes more tightened.Also im unable to make my eye contact with public and my contact shifts to left eye and right eye of the person to whom i talk.Due to this bad eye contact im unable to talk with others and they also dont talk starring at me.Now a days while in crowd im unable to lift my head, i lost my total confidence.i feel fear while facing new persons that i couldnt make proper eye contact with them.kindly help me.im unable to bear this problem.

Wed, 28 May 2014
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Hi Prasad,

I read your query in detail and can understand your distress regarding your symptoms. From what you have mentioned, I could infer that you are suffering from some sort of anxiety disorder, most probably social phobia. It is a condition where a person becomes anxious in public situations and fears embarrassment. As a result he becomes very conscious of himself.

The good news is that your condition is amenable to treatment. You should seek a psychiatric consultation for your condition. Treatment with medications like paroxetine or sertraline is effective. In addition, you can also consider treatment option of cognitive behavior therapy where regular sessions are taken focusing on teaching relaxation and helping you change behavior and thinking pattern. You can discuss regarding the same with the psychiatrist.

Hope the information provided was helpful. Best wishes.
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Suggest Treatment For Fearfulness And Difficulty In Making Eye Contact

Hi Prasad, I read your query in detail and can understand your distress regarding your symptoms. From what you have mentioned, I could infer that you are suffering from some sort of anxiety disorder, most probably social phobia. It is a condition where a person becomes anxious in public situations and fears embarrassment. As a result he becomes very conscious of himself. The good news is that your condition is amenable to treatment. You should seek a psychiatric consultation for your condition. Treatment with medications like paroxetine or sertraline is effective. In addition, you can also consider treatment option of cognitive behavior therapy where regular sessions are taken focusing on teaching relaxation and helping you change behavior and thinking pattern. You can discuss regarding the same with the psychiatrist. Hope the information provided was helpful. Best wishes.