Alpha Male take two

[Cortez]

I'm with Shannon that there are underlying fears that trigger this anxiety. I was home schooled whenever I was in my late teens and ended up not having any friends as a result. Whenever I got out in to the world, I had to learn everything the hard way and had such severe anxiety that I couldn't even walk through a place without feeling like everyone was watching me. I lacked confidence, was super OCD and had severe depression...and I do mean severe. My initial idea was that it was biological so I studied nutrition and started a regimen to make sure I had all the vitamins and minerals that I needed for healthy levels of brain chemicals. That did help some and helped give me a bit of a sunnier outlook on life, but what really made the difference was reframing all of my negative beliefs and taking the stick out of my ass. I started out by reading lots of books and meditating a lot. Slowly and over time it got better. I just had to take responsibility for my problems and not live in them. As a result, I am usually always happy now. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Anyway, didn't mean to tell you a whole damn story, I just figured it might help you for a point of reference.