jobs for people with social anxiety
77One problem that many people with social anxiety have is that have a very difficult time going to work and interacting with their co workers and their boss, sometimes they get to the point that they avoid going to work for fear of meeting with people.
Many wish there were jobs for people with social anxiety, but the truth is that no matter what job you choose you will need to interact with people and with a boss.
However, due to the advances of technology and globalization there are now some possibilities to work from your own home, you might need to talk with some people by email.
But it does not mean that you should avoid talking with people, in fact i believe you should make an effort to go to a normal job or at least try to meet some people that you can be comfortable with. It can be difficult but you need to push your self forward or take a treatment to overcome your social phobia.
To work from home you will need an internet connection and a computer of course. There are different kind of work or jobs that you can get on the internet, you might come across some internet business but i dont recommend you try any work at home business because you will risk money and it has a learning curve.
So what kind of jobs can you find?
You can work as a freelance writer, on their internet there is always people that need content written for their business and websites, you can easily find someone that needs your services for written. In most cases you dont have to talk on telephone to get the work you can use a service such as elance.com or rentacoder.com to find people that want your writing services.
For writing services you can get paid from $5 dollars an article to $15 or more depending on how long is the article needed or how many words they need it written. Is not difficult to find topics to write about, just think about what interest you have or hobbies and you can easily write about those or research information on the internet and write about those topics.
There are many other kind of jobs that you can do over the internet if you have social anxiety, for example you can fill online surveys and get paid, you design graphics, research information, proof read and many other things that you can do depending on your abilities, just go to rentacoder.com and search for the different options available.
The options above are some kind of work that you can do on the internet and you wont need to deal with people face to face. However if you have social phobia i encourage you to look for professional help and follow a treatment, being alone is not going to improve your problem.
Follow an effective treatment such as behavioral therapy and improve your life, now you know how to start working on the internet, is up to you to improve you self.
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I agree with the comment above-I'm not sure working from home is the most effective way to deal with SAD, in fact, I think working from home will simply exacerbate the problem. CBT combined with a stress-free job that allows some level of interaction I would imagine is the best solution.
Well if those jobs(THE STRESS-FREE JOB THAT ALLOWS FOR SOME LEVEL OF INTERACTION) were available for ALL the social anxiety people out there we would be doing them. But the are not easy to find and that is half the battle for people who suffer from anxiety. Think of those without college degrees who have anxiety and how hard it must be for them to find a stress free job.
I didn't know there was such a thing as a stress free job.
I agree with dealingwithit. If we can work online, then we're free to socialize within our emotional limits. I try to push myself to do a bit more than I'm comfortable with, but the most common jobs out there are highly social, fast food, retail and so on. Those who don't suffer from social anxiety or only suffer from mild social anxiety often have a hard time understanding how hard it can be.
Yes, I imagine the majority of workers deal with some stress. Those without college degrees,however, dont have a comfy office/enviroment to work in. We have to do the jobs that our society frowns upon. Making on average less than 40k but putting in 50-80+hrs per week in a fast paced enviroment with lots of required social interactions. White collar will never understand though and I dont expect them to because I dont understand them either. Thats why I stay on my side of the city and they stay on theirs.
I've had Social Phobia symptoms for over 30 years, I'm older now and still have the symptoms, in fact the symptoms are worse now than when I was younger. This may be to do with not knowing what I had and no treatment, its now long term. I have become isolated at home, even with Agraphobia symptoms with strong avoidance. I would like to have a job but most jobs involve interacting with people, and thats what I find so difficult if not impossible to do. Looking back, if I had known what I have (Social Phobia) I would have sought treatment for it 30 years ago. Its not easy challenging the symptoms of Social Phobia especially when the symptoms are severe.
I have worked at many retail jobs my whole life and i never realized why i kept on quitting my job until i found out i had SAD well it's sooo hard dealing with life with SAD i stopped talking to friends family and the public in general I've been without a job for 2 yrs because the symtoms are just getting worse as i age the government is to blame but im not getting into that right now i need a %$&* JOB
It sucks I need money so bad, but I can't even make it to an interview. I tired to file for S.S.I but of course they said Anxiety is not a disorder, but they never felt the way I do or suffer the life that I do. It sucks I just want a job with no people, but I know I will never find that and I will stay broke!
No it's not fair that we have to sink or swim. I want to feel normal, unfortunely NO drug out there can cure you. Maybe for a little while but not for good. There should be jobs for people with this problem. They should, however, try to improve their social skills during the process.
This is a crock, somebody's obviously selling something here. I'm so sick of people selling things. I just got scammed for 500 bucks earlier today, now I've got someone trying to entice me because I'm disabled?! Working from home is for like 1 percent of people, it's very difficult. The only real way to make a living is to get a job in the real world.
I did get on SSI but they didn't say it was for social phobia even though it was. They said it was severe mood swings, what ever but I would like to get off of SSI I'm getting 720 mo. and with this spin down I can even afford to seek help. I always thought I was just shy in school I kept ditching school until I just stopped going. Wouldn't even eat lunch at school didn't want to be around people wasn't worth it. Not sure why the school didn't do anything about it. After I found out S.A.D I got worse cause I then stopped putting the effort to go out now I had the cause of my stress. That was a hugh mistake now its much worse for me in my late 30's I have no education overweight from sitting around and eating to much. Only way out I can think of is to buy a cheap farm a have some healthy living where I can go outside in comfort and get some exorcise. Don't do what I did and stay inside worse thing you can do.
I think to even attempt to write a list of jobs for people with social phobia is ridiculuos and it really limits us. How are we supposed to overcome our phobia if you don't face it? The only way out, and we all know this, is to face our social anxiety. One step at a time, doing what we have to do beyond our body's response to a situation. So what if we flush, so what if we sweat? It is very difficult I can tell you this from experience but it is not impossible to be free from it or learn to live with it without it affecting what you want to do. Think about it, others have worse problems. I am still dealing with this but this is a battle that I will win with God's help because I wasn't born to be frighten all the time and have a mediocre life and neither were you!!!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!!
yeah try being a nurse with SA...well an unemployed nurse right now. i need a job soon. its terrible but i just feel like i can't breathe when im around a big group of people.
I'm a nineteen year old girl suffering with SAD also. It's so tough not working, and having to quit every job I get due to the panic attacks. I can't go to college yet because I'm too afraid, and do not drive because I do not work. I feel as if my non existant life is in the gutter and that I'm a major disappintment to my family.. Medication and therapy do not help, at all. I feel so depressed and useless... Can anyone relate? :(
Hey, cheer up! I know its hard because I am going through the same thing. I am fixing to quit a good job because of my SA and I feel like such a failure. However, I try my best to press on even though at times I feel like I just cant take feeling this way anymore. I go from wanting to do one thing, to wanting to do something else because of social situation I may have to encounter. I get really depressed because I know that there is a lot of confidence within me, but its trapped because of this awful disorder. I think the good Lord will be my only way out of this mind hell hole.
Has anyone worked at walgreens with SAD on here? I'm thinking about applying because it's a pretty friendly enviornment; not so stressful... Seems feasible depending on the department. But with todays economy, who knows if they are even hiring.. There's no way I could work I'm fast food/hospitalitu enviornments either eventhough tips go a long way :(
Unless you suffer from an anxiety disorder, not your common everyday stuff, but real severe (I'm bipolar II so I'm speaking from experience), its hard to think how this can be a good idea. I'll tell you this. After having had 15 to 20 jobs and leaving / being fired from everyone of them, its better to have something you can do SUCCESSFULLY!
You can talk about behavioral modification and CBT and other approaches all you want, (I'm finishing up with a BS shortly in social work with an a.a. in psychology), but the reality is, not everyone can be brought to "social norms" level within the working world. After I finish my degree I'll probably look for work where I can be free from as many stressors as possible (thereby reducing the chance of anxiety / bipolar related issues). I'm hoping with my schooling I'll be able to work in the "real world" but I know chances are I won't be able to.
As a side note, the only memories I recall from my life are those that were ingrained from anxieties, including those of the day I got married, and the birth of my child.
Hopefully this helps to understand the day in the life of living with anxieties. Its not an easy fix when its severe.
Anxiety is ruining my life too guys and gals. I tottally feel like hiding in my cave day to day like a snail due to having no life and work. We should have a support group site with someone helpful to offer sufficent and plausible solutions for us!!
hi everyone! anxiety has got to be the worst thing ever, im 22 had it for 4 years now, my life was great but since the constant anxiety i havent been the same person, people just dont understand unless u have it! its so hard when my dad keeps going on at me just get up and get a job...i wish it was that easy!!! i hope there will be a cure one day soon!!!
I have SADD, and its really difficult finding a job. Not that I'm scared of social interaction jobs, I would go for any kind of job right now. I wouldn't be a server or anything, probably something like a Sales Associate. Some interaction with customers but nothing to heavy, just a small convo about some products. I have severe SADD and have overcome some of my fears. Where the real problem lies for me is the job interview. One of the most important attributes to bring to an interview is Self confidence. And if you don't, you are pretty much screwed. Its like the job industry is rigged against us.
IM A 17 YR OLD GIRL, SUFFERING WITH SADD, nobody seems to understand my phobia, i hate it.
i have such severe symptons i am scared to leave the house occasionally.
but im fighting my fear and hoping to try n get a job facing up to my worst fears,cos i know i can fight this with or without help.
I know how everyone feels I also have SADD. I'm tempted to go on anxiety medication but wonder if that's the right choice. Medication seems to make things worse and screw with your head more. I'm trying to go to college by doing on-line courses. I tried to go to a regular classroom but had a major panic attack. Depression seems to follow after failed attempts and regret. I'll try to figure it out because life is short and why not try to be like the rest of society happy and fulfilled.
The article is CLEAR in saying that it does not suggest working at home! There are people who have this to great enough of a degree that they HAVE to work from home in order to work. It is a true mental illness that is devistating...simply devistating. Read the whole article people.
I really think working parttime is a good solution but not the best. I feel like if I worked somewhere part time I'd have a sense of freedom. If I'm stuck in a full time day every day I get this feeling of being smothered and I start to become obsessive over little things at the job. Right now I'm debating if I should go into work tomorrow because I didn't show up today and I was sick. but I think because I'm so new they will all be giving me an attitude for calling in sick. And this horrible fear of the reaction is making me want to just quit and not deal with it. I also kind of hate my job and wish I could just work part time.
I have SAD. I have had it since a child. I have a great attempt at education! I have worked more jobs than anyone I know. The problem is... attendance. I apply and get a job on my "good" days. After I am working/or going to school, I can feel my SAD kicking it up a notch. I still get ready for work or school like normal. I get to the car and I can drive to the building. I can't get out of the car to go in. I might even arrive an hour early to just "adjust" to my surrounding. I get fired for missing too many days. I will even call and say that I am in the parking lot and can't come in. Then I have to explain...that buys me some time before they fire me...but not for long. Since I am not disabled.
I started class in August. I was doing SUPER until my schedule was interupted by (whatever), then I started feeling it come. Repeat of above. Now its the final week of school and I can't even go.
I don't know what to do.
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Hilary says:
2 years ago
so everyone that has anxiety should be isolated? they cant function in the real world. It seems really unfair. That we just have to sink or swim. Its hard to swim when you feel like your sinking anyways