Gabriel Antonio

Have you ever experimented with psychedelics? They can certainly open you up to sexuality.

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Bingo!

@Ali123 Bodybuilding can help... You should do face-to-face classes. The yoga class has to be slow and deep. It's kinda hard to find those type of classes. In the US, what you'll find 90% of the times is what I call "gym yoga". Run away from those... There needs to be a spiritual touch to the class. The level of connectedness I have felt with people--while practicing yoga--is absurdly high. Far greater than sex. And I don't have to say a word. All I need to do is reconnect into my body in a gentle way. And then, when I come back to "real life", socializing becomes very easy and natural--which is the way it is supposed to be.

This is happening because you currently don’t have to deal with your social anxiety. You are in your comfort zone. I repeat once again: meditation/self-inquiry/contemplation will NOT help you. Medititation is too mental; instead, you have to reconnect into your body. Find an activity that will ground yourself. An active meditation, if you will. For example: martial arts, yoga, drums, painting, etc. Pick one of those, and watch your social anxiety vanish.

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I’m sorry to hear that. I have been through loneliness also... it’s hell... A great place to find fulfilling friendships is at a yoga studio. Even thou you can make friends here online, face-to-face connections are far superior. in my case, I found two amazing friends at ayahuasca ceremonies that happen here in Brazil. Wishing you all the best! ?

― Anne Lamote

No! Self-inquiry will not help you with your issue. Do you have any friend that can help you confront this bully? Otherwise, I would recommend taking martial art classes. (Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Karate, etc). Anything that can help you balance your yang energy. Yang 陽 is the positive/active/male principle in nature; the sun; open; belonging to this world; outward

“Know all the theories, master all the techniques, but as you touch a human soul be just another human soul.” ― C.G. Jung

Great! Synchronicity (German: Synchronizität) is a concept, first introduced by analytical psychologist Carl Jung, which holds that events are "meaningful coincidences" if they occur with no causal relationship yet seem to be meaningfully related.

Here is a better version of the hierarchy of needs: Totally agreed! As you said, reality is the best teacher. I'd suggest to work on cultivating close friends. Friends who you can be authentic with. Yes, but remember that face-to-face is much more powerful and healing than online can ever be. It's hard to find self-actualizing people in real life, though.

The thing is, I wasn't taking care of more basic needs. I wasn't sleeping well, nor eating well. I was also isolating myself, so there was no feeling of beloging. Basically, I was inverting the hierarchy of needs. I wanted to go straight into self-actualization.

What has helped me the most is to have fulfilling conversations with friends who are also walking the path.

@Nathan Do you have real friends? That is, someone who you can be authentic with?

If you want good advice, you have to be specific.

I have also gone through this phase of hypersensitivity. Are guilting yourself when you are doing fun stuff?

Good point

The internet has its limits. I think is imperative that you seek help with face-to-face therapy (it can be a psychic) to further your healing. Have you ever heard of family constellation? It might help you also.