Recent content by chrisjurban

So I'm a college student and I don't work during the semester, but I want to get a job when I go home. I've had 2 jobs in the past, but my mom really assisted me in getting them (forced me to go, talk to managers, call to check the application status, etc.). Now I want to do it on my own, and...

So I work at dollar general. and occasionally i have to lift heavy things. i have a history of bad joint and back pain (i'm 19). i get really depressed, angry, and frustrated when i have to do heavy lifting. however, communicating this to my mangers is extremely difficult because i get really...

In Milgram's 1960s experiment, the majority of people ended up administering "fatal" shocks. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment> It seems to me like people's submissive responses to authority in this situation is a result of the fight or flight response (maybe the freeze response...

today i have to work from 12:30. however, today is also the last day i will get to see my two best friends (essentially my only friends) before they go away to college. we were going to attend the first day of the new york state fair, which is usually the biggest day. it's also really...

so i just broke up with my gf a week and a half ago, because i wanted to explore freedom and myself and my own personality. but now i feel like ****. there isn't a moment i'm not thinking about her, needing her and missing her terribly. i feel like i can barely stand in the thick-ass sludge...

This may sound weird, because I'd bet that a lot of males with social phobias fantasize about getting casual sex. A friend of mine has this female friend from Venezuela who has been looking for a casual sex partner in the Americas. She saw me, found me attractive, and my friend set us up...

Is it like they still come up, but it's easier to work through them?

I just notice that for me, the fact that I barely say anything makes it hard to anyone to fall in love with me, and that I tend to be too nervous to give enough of myself to actually fall in love.

Just wondering...

I have that classical social phobia symptom: fear of shopping because it feels like everyone is watching you and judging you. So usually I don't go at all because I don't want to deal with that fear. But I also have trouble picking out clothes for myself to buy and to wear. I know I have a...

I was addicted to pornography and masturbation on the internet for 5 years and then when I get a girlfriend suddenly I have no urge to use/do it, despite the fact that we're not sexually active. Was I really that deprived of social contact? Yes. Of course I still can't get off the internet...

I have a lot of trouble deciding what to do with people. This actually gets me into fights with my girlfriend, cause I'm afraid to suggest places to go when we're together. With my other friends usually I rely on them to decide where to go and I just drive them there and follow them along...

I can't seem to think of anything to say to people! I have no idea how to create a new topic in conversation! Even online, I avoid talking to other people because I can't think of what to say. I just don't know. The things I do say end up sounding weird and stiff because I take a long time...

I notice that social phobia even affects my driving. While driving, I am extremely conscious of the other drivers on the road. I can't allow my music to be audible at a stop light, and dread having my window open next to another open window lest the music I'm listening to be heard. I feel...

I almost never make phone calls. The only person I can call without fear is my mom, and not even her when I'm afraid she is busy or something. People always end up thinking that I'm snubbing them when I don't talk to them, but I just get really bad anxiety. Anyway, I somehow broke through bad...