Recent content by sketchy24

Hello, it’s been a while since I’ve posted here. Honestly forgot about the website to be honest. Remembered it for some reason, thought I’d see if it’s still around. Guess it is. I wanted to share a bit and maybe give some people hope that there can be change, it just may not happen as soon as...

Has anyone had any experience with so called "natural remedies" for anxiety and depression? St John's Wort and Kava Kava are said to relieve symptoms (or act like a stress reliever at least) but I was just curious if anyone has tried either of these or some other natural way of relieving...

Anyone else read or reading this books by Dale Carnegie? It's like 70 years old but it's fantastic. It doesn't really deal with SA or anything and it doesn't feed you bullcrap to make yourself feel better and tell how important you are etc etc etc. But real sound advice on how to react...

You know this is a nice place I think... lots of people you can relate to in ways you never thought anyone would possibly be able to understand. The thing is, the negativity and whining on these boards is kind of a set back IMO. Instead of encouraging people to overcome SA or be able to live...

I'm insanely bored. I admit I'm a bit addicted to the computer. I get quite depressed easily if I'm unable to get on cause I have nothing else to do on weekends. And I don't really do much on it, just cycle through the same old crap hoping for an interesting something to come up or I dunno...

What's the difference and do you really have social anxiety if you are just aware of the truth and your feelings and low self esteem are just caused by what the truth is rather than an irrational anxiety? I mean, if you're ugly, then you're ugly. Its just the truth. Walking around like you're...

I have a very bad habit I can't seem to help when I'm not at home in my "comfort zone"... smiling/laughing at the stupidest stuff. Its really more of a smile and I hate my smile so I hate when I do this... but its like I'm thinking of playing a joke... or just something stupid and random...

I was hoping for some advice regarding my job. I'm fairly comfortable at work (I should I've been there almost two years) and its very good pay... I like the people there for the most part. It is a lot of hours and the job actually isn't THAT bad... actually, if I actually felt good and had...

I'm having a hard time understanding the difference between Social Anxiety and Avoidant Personality Disorder. Whats the difference? I never heard of AvPD till I noticed this forum but it seems to be the same as SA or part of it as I see it. Anyone with SA it seems would have to have AvPD too I...

So, sometimes, I'll be happy and positive as I go to work hoping this day will be different. I don't try to change and just act un-natural like suddenly say "hello, (name)" (I can never say hello and then their name... I'll just say hello if someone says it first... but I still can't say the...

I was just curious if anyone had a hard time getting their drivers license due to SA. I've failed the driving test 3 times and its not cause I'm a bad driver... just when I'm sitting in the car with the instructor knowing this person is grading me. I finally just let my permit expire cause I...

Found this site a couple weeks ago, registered, but never posted. I'm really glad I found this site though. I've been browsing alot of the posts and I'm amazed at how many feelings and thoughts echo my own. I've had pretty bad social anxiety and deep depression pretty much since middle school...