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I'll try to be imagining a turning windmill, but sometimes I can't get the windmill that I'm imagining to turn clockwise. It'll either start erratically spinning counter-clockwise, or some random object will fly all over my mental image, and I am left unable to imagine my clockwise turning...

I'm 18, but I act like an 80 year old. I'm grumpy all the time, I hate noisy places, I hate other people my age (except for you if you're my age and reading this), and I hate physical activities (eg sports). Is there anyone else who feels this way?

I have a really weird fear and I want to know if anyone has something similar. ***I'm going to be extremely honest, and a little bit graphic. Please don't call me a weirdo for my problem. ::(: Anything I mention is completely serious, and NOT exaggerated/madeup *** I'm actually terrified of...

There was a 17 year old African-American kid robbed a Dunkin Doughnuts of $167. The next day, he felt remorseful, and went to the cashier, gave her a hand-written note, and returned the money. He was really ashamed, and tried to apologize, but the cashier rejected it and just used his...

The hardest "mental" question I ask myself is "Am I intruding"; this is really the root of my Social Phobia and the question I almost always get wrong. In the past 5 years, I have made a special effort not to approach anyone I don't know EXTREMELY well because they will probably be bothered by...

This is similar to the thread someone else made, but it would be really nice to see it displayed as a graph. If you are mixed race, just put down the race where it is not the majority (if you are half asian and half white living in China, put down "White". If you are living in Iceland, put...

***RULE: Please answer WITHOUT looking it up first!!!!!!!*** Which of the following countries is NOT an Arab country? 1. Lebanon 2. Iran 3. Iraq

I always feel like people think I'm retarded/autistic when I perform miserably in certain social situations. It's really the worst feeling. For example, when I was in the 8th grade, my teacher told one of my friends (who also happened to be her favorite) that *myname* and "Allen" (a seriously...

I moved to a new school this year, and I still have no friends. I just sit at my lunch table like an idiot eating my food and pretending to be doing something. At least at my old school I had "loser friends" who didn't really care about me, and that I didn't really like. I still had some group...

...20 social phobes were put into the same room. I have always wondered what would happen; would it be like normal situations were some people who are usually reclusive become extraverts, or will the room just stay silent?

I think I kind of have a vague idea but I'm still not completely sure what people mean by "club" (as in "hey, let's go to the club").

Up until I was around 13, I love going to public places, eating out, blablabla. But then, there was this time (actually, I had a few occasions like this) where I was out with my family at a pizza restaurant, and these kids from my school that I didn't even know started to harass me at my own...

What do you do at parties? Any ideas for success at parties would be greatly appreciated.

I really hate to admit it, but from 1st to 4th grade, I was always that "annoying kid"; I didn't intentionally annoy anyone, but I was just annoying in my nature. I wanted to do something about this, so one day I just decided that I was going to keep talking at a minimum. Now that I look back...

I hate group projects; especially the ones where you get to choose your own groups (and I'm probably the only one too). Everyone always has a group that they're part of except me. This sounds cliche, but I really do wish I could disappear. There's nothing worse than going to the teacher and...

Any Iranians here? Whether you're ethnic Persian, Kurdish, Armenian, Mazandaranian, or Irish; does anyone have any roots/connections at all in Iran? Probably not many, but there has to be at least a few. I know Ehsan is. :) Also, does anyone know Persian/Farsi? Heech kas injah Farsi miduneh...

It's weird. I do unusual things (for example, I play with my face; eyelids, cheeks, etc) during class. Even though doing these things probably hurt me more socially than bad conversations, I'm still more terrified of socializing than other odd behaviors. Do you have any strange habits?

Anyone know of any good (or bad?) conversation starters? Edit: I'm going to add any entries to this list to make it easier for people to read: 1. I got a really bad sunburn on my back yesterday and I can't put some cream on it on my own. Would you wanna come over and help me out with this...

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One of the reasons I never socialize is that my voice is hideous. It's like all scratchy and bad sounding. The weird thing is, that it's not always like this. Sometimes (usually when I'm relaxed and not tense) it sounds perfectly good/normal.