I understand what you are going through. In my case, I had alot of sexual abuse from childhood. So I put on weight to protect myself. When I lose the weight the attention from men skyrockets. In the past, I have found that difficult to deal with. I just see all these faces staring at me wherever I go. My therapist told me that I will get used to it and eventually I did. I used to panic when people would admire me. Now I can handle it when men (or women) admire me and smile at me - but I still freak out when someone comes up to talk to me.
My heart will start pounding and I feel like I"m frozen and can't respond. (see my thread Overcoming Anxiety in social and relationships) I am working on this using EFT as explained very well in that thread.
Try some relaxation exercises when the situation comes up. Now I try to breathe deeply and slowly and tell myself "I am safe." It will get better as you have more of these experiences.
Last edited by rawxstasy; 03-15-2009 at 02:34 PM.
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