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Hey there, anyone living in the UK or had experience doing so, are there good support options there? I know this is a wide question, because it must depend on where you are. But in a general sense are there options? Or where are the best centers in the UK for SA support? I'm from NZ, living...

http://www.socialphobia.org.nz/information/video-what-is-social-anxiety-disorder-2.html

Anyone out there that identifies with the symptoms of asps? According to some books, social phobia is common amongst people with it. Im finding that aspergers fits better than SP, which seems only part of the equation, it doesn't explain on a more physical and wholistical way why its so hard...

I bought some ear plugs this morning. They are a whitish jelly and fit to the cup part of the ear, but not the inner canal. With them, noise is muffled and most especially bass. Honestly, I can't remember having felt this much peace. I walked along the street, through town, amongst...

I recently did a ten day Vipassana meditation course. During the course, we spent each day sitting silently and focusing on breathing and then invoking sensations throughout the body. Although there were people around, there was no communication at all. Not even eye contact. This was an odd...

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A chain of events.... a party full of people, have to talk. fortunately halloween, they cant see my face. good, cos i feel so old. im 28 they are all kids: 20-21 etc. drink to feel at ease. drink more. red wine straight from the bot. get confident. hassle my mate, shadow box...

I have two generations of people I know by sight and name, presumably they remember me. Some have accepted my adds in Facebook, through others I know ~ ha, piggybacking.' Its all bullshit though, I mean they are not really friends or anything anyway, but you get to see where all non SA are...

I feel a little foolish today. Several months ago, I skimmed a new book on curing social anxiety. One concept sprung out of that book and filled me with hope: People with SA usually have undeveloped social skills and or social intelligence. These things can both be...

I live in a house with people from all over the world. They are all students, and hail from Sudan, Bangladesh, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Australia. The house and I live in New Zealand. My main reason for choosing an international flat is to learn more about the world. Different religions...

I just spend a weekend playing Networked PC games with a group of eight friends. We were in my mate's lounge, couches and tables set up with computers. It was Starcraft and Warcraft 3, and it was all weekend long. Although the games were fun at the time, now I feel empty. In part it may be...

I've been studying psychology papers at University for a couple of weeks now and have found them to be extremely useful, especially Social Psychology. I am looking towards next year and whether I should continue with straight psych or include some other subjects that would also help with my...

does studying psychology help to overcome SA?

I think I introduced myself in a reply another thread in this forum but, never the less: Vincent is the name, Im 28, live in Tauranga. Lived in Taiwan as an English teacher for 3 years. Back now to study psych later this year. I got back into a support group as soon as I returned a month...