Recent content by Iseesky

I'm not much of an organizer, but I think some sort of get together would be a nice idea. Particularly now that summer is approaching and we can meet for a picnic or a walk or something like that. :) There is the Extremely Shy group on meetup.com based in Vancouver, but it's intimidating to me...

My life is looking a bit like a black hole at this point. I'm not happy about it. I know that I need to change. My main problem is a lack of any sort of social life. For the most part, I actually enjoy staying home. But, I do find that I'm lonely lots of the time. I have two real friends. One...

Particularly, how do you explain to them why your lifestyle is so different than others? I've been dabbling in online dating lately. I haven't had much luck, but that's mostly just because the entire thing was very overwhelming (lots of messages - good and bad) and nobody really caught my eye...

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Monday evening was a bit of a wakeup call for me. My dad confronted me about how I need to start doing things for myself. Unlike my mom, my dad doesn't understand what it means to be anxious. He just doesn't. And I don't blame him for not understanding. But I was really upset. I felt like I had...

I developed anxiety when I was in grade 1 or so. Maybe even kindergarten. The anxiety quickly subsided within a year or two only to resurge again when p.u.b.erty (does that need to be censored? wow) came along (grade 7). I was a bit of an ugly duckling and I think that played a major role. All...

It's so much worse when you're desperately trying to hold onto the friendship and the other person lets go. This is a different situation for me. I'm constantly pushing people out of my life, so it's nothing new to lose a friend that way. But, recently I seem to have lost 2 friends without even...

I'm young yet, but I just can't imagine how I'll ever have a boyfriend...I just feel like it's hopeless. When I was still going to school, the chances of me getting a boyfriend were pretty good. I talked to guys...I didn't let them get close to me, but I talked to them! But, I got a great job...

Last week I started a new job in an office. My mom's friend's daughter (who I'm not that close to) got me the job. The actual working part isn't much trouble, but it's the socializing! It's a very social office. Everyone is friendly with each other. The problem is, I'm the first newcomer...

I'm currently going into my 3rd year in college. I took a semester off, so with summer, it's felt like AGES since I've been in school! My college is small and I commute their everyday. Most people live pretty close, but I don't, unfortunately. I think I'm pretty good at making friends in...

Do you think it's better to tell people when you're feeling anxious or to keep it from them? Very rarely do I tell people when I'm uncomfortable. I don't like seeming weak. I don't talk about my anxiety despite it being a huge part of my daily life. People know I'm quite shy, but nobody knows...

Things are taking a turn in my life...Hopefully for the better! But, it really depends on how I take it. I'm in the process of applying to a classroom assistant program. In the mean time, I'm going back to school in January to take a couple courses (because I want to eventually become a...

What types of things have you done that have challenged it and what has been the most significant? I feel like I'm getting nowhere with my anxiety. I've made progress for sure, but I've hit a plateau and need to do something drastic to push myself out of my comfort zone. I want to travel and...

So I wrote a massively large post about my first date, but decided nobody would read it all and deleted it...Here's the short version... TL;DR When I was 18 I went out on a date with a 22 year old that I had a crush on in high school (though I had never talked to him in high school). It was...

There's been so many people that I've pushed away for various reasons (mostly my fault for being insecure and having social anxiety), but I miss them so much. It's easy to just send them a message on facebook and be like 'Hey *****! How are things going with you? I heard...