So a couple years back I was diagnosed with depression and generalized anxiety. I started taking Zoloft and it did change my life. About a year and a half ago I finally stopped taking it because I no longer felt depressed. The past few months since August i’ve started having severe anxiety. It made me not want to even talk to people or know how to talk to people. I dread going out having to have social interactions with people. Which makes me feel like I’m coming off weird to them, which I feel extremely awkward. I definitely feel like it’s social anxiety, which I’ve had this before. Is this a part of maybe I need to be medicated? I reached out to a professional and she prescribed me Lexapro and Clonidine. However, I’ve been off medication for a year and a half, and I have fear of going back on because it was so hard to get off of it and reclaim my life unmedicated. I don’t know if it’s just a pride thing, or my mental illness stopping me. Does anyone have any advice?