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Social Anxiety Accountability

Lana_PieNew Contributor14 Aug 2026, 2:40 pm AEST

Social Anxiety Accountability

Hi Everyone,

I've been homebound due to depression and anxiety for over a year. I lost my job because of this and it was just a spiral from there, until with my husbands assistance I reached out for help. For the past three months I've completed an in person Social Anxiety group course offered by CCI which at last got me out of the house.

I found it very helpful but wow that the course has finished I know I need to find some way of being accountable and not letting myself fall back into bad habits. Hoping there's a thread already in place that people could direct me to or if anyone else is in a similar place and would like somewhere to talk about successes, stumbles, bad days.

Thanks!

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AinjouleSenior Contributor14 Aug 2026, 9:46 pm AEST

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Hey @Lana_Pie . Welcome to the forums, it's a good idea for a thread. I'm not sure if one exists or not. But plenty of people have a thread which is their corner of the forum :) Good on you for attending an in person Social Anxiety group....that's huge.

I do have social anxiety but probably not to the same degree. I did have a period after my mother's death where I couldn't go out due to the anxiety. But these days it's more social situations that I feel like I struggle to be as outgoing as I would like to be. But good on you for addressing the issue. And I hope you find community here.

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JacquesSenior Contributor16 Aug 2026, 8:43 pm AEST

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hi @Lana_Pie i have had crippling anxiety and depression all my life and i have been for the most part housebound for the past 25 years. please seek help, find a good psychologist and reach out to local mental health services in your area. the longer you leave it the worse it gets.

im so proud of you for taking such big steps so far.

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jax00927New Contributor17 Aug 2026, 12:49 pm AEST

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hello @Lana_Pie

do you have details or a link to the course? And who is CCI?

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Sunflowers2908Casual Contributor17 Aug 2026, 6:46 pm AEST

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Can I say I agree with the post above. I have all of a sudden for the last 2-3 months been struggling and I wish I sought help at least in the first month. Whatever this is because I haven’t been diagnosed yet, is now causing physical symptoms, shaking and uncontrollable crying, and I struggle to have positive thoughts. I feel like the only way forward is literally focusing on the present moment on one task at a time. I am starting therapy as soon as I can get my mental health care plan sorted this Sunday. It’s been so hard to just get to that point. I am struggling with work, I used to be very resilient but the thought of facing people and talking to my manager about what’s going on terrifies me. I should’ve never taken on this promotion. I should’ve stayed at my press button go home job…we can wear headphones and listen to music all day. Capitalism is a trap I tell ya. I thought I had to climb ladders, the corporate world is mean and not for a sensitive, sunflowers, music and animals kind of girl like me.

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