okay so when i was younger, im 17 now, i was chronically shy. in the last four/five years im grown out of it, which is great. i used to always just bottle things up but now i talk about them. talking still doesnt often feel enough though because a lot of the time i only have a vague idea of what i am worrying about. i have always been an extreme worrier and i have been able to get a little bit of control over it in the last year or two but not much. i sometimes feel as if i am frozen with dread and an unexplainable fear, occasionally i get lightheaded and very hot. i also never sleep properly, ever! my mind is just so alert and tense and its impossible to relax!