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"Extrovert" "Introvert"....Medication


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Growing up I liked to keep to myself. My parents sent me to shrinks in hopes of figureing out what was wrong with me. As I aged I figured out if I joked around and made people laugh. It gave me the courage to not be so anti-social. After I graduated. I fell back into my old antisocial self because of the lack of social interactions that was so easy while in school.

I have a psychiatrist now who gives me meds to help me from withdrawing, and to keep my bad thoughts from escalating.

My question is:  Have any of you used medication to help you become more social ?

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Cocaine works well for extraversion. 

You say you were a bit of a comedian. Did you know that in psychotherapy terms, people who are inclined to make others laugh are considered "people pleasers" - often putting their own feelings on the back burner so others are happy? I only bring this up as I recall you were questioning if you are an SP when you first arrived. 

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i use adderall regularly to get through the day and socialize. i still hate everyone, but at least i can have some fun talking.

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lol I hate people too. Can adults get adderall btw? I hear it makes you sharp as a tack. 

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Some people use alcohol for that sort of thing.

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The psychiatrist did have me on Adderall xr. It was makeing me moody. So he switched me to wellbutrin and a mood stablizer

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by Turncoat

Some people use alcohol for that sort of thing.

 

I can't drink Alcohol anymore. Well I could, but there is a good chance I would end up in jail if I did.

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by BadBoy

My question is:  Have any of you used medication to help you become more social ?

No, I've never needed to. I've always been pretty confident.

Hell, I've sung karaoke in front of a crowd of strangers while completely sober, talked on a podium in front of a large group of people, and been interviewed live by a news reporter for the local news.

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by RichardParker

Cocaine works well for extraversion. 

You say you were a bit of a comedian. Did you know that in psychotherapy terms, people who are inclined to make others laugh are considered "people pleasers" - often putting their own feelings on the back burner so others are happy? I only bring this up as I recall you were questioning if you are an SP when you first arrived. 

 

My sense of humor is a defence mechanism I have built, so that I can fit in with the people around me in my daily life.

It helps me to cope with everyday situations. I see my sense of humor as my mask.

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by Thrill Kill

 

by BadBoy

My question is:  Have any of you used medication to help you become more social ?

No, I've never needed to. I've always been pretty confident.

Hell, I've sung karaoke in front of a crowd of strangers while completely sober, talked on a podium in front of a large group of people, and been interviewed live by a news reporter for the local news.

 

I could do those things back when I drank. Drinking got me in a lot of trouble. I have much more control now that I don't drink.

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