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Who here has studied psych seriously before? that is my new plan, one to three years of intense study at University. They say that to solve a problem you must first understand the problem... Anyone have an undergraduate degree in psych or similar? Useful?

After tutoring my adult accountant student last night, I was reinforced by two beers and shattered by seeing three different white people that day in a place I considered to be a haven from such. I went to a bar by myself. The first, I walked in the door, calmly surveyed the scene despite the...

I learnt from a confident woman at toastmasters that one of her techniques was to not wear her contact lenses when she is up infront of all the people. Since then I have tried it. Teaching, walking around etc. Its fantastic. I can't see people's faces, so feel as worried. I know that the brown...

Social work/worker... isn't this the opposite of social anxiety? I'm wondering how I can really myself heal and then it struck me, I could be a healer, of others and then indirectly, myself. At the moment, I am posed to leave teaching in Taiwan and return home to New Zealand to study...

Social work/worker... isn't this the opposite of social anxiety? I'm wondering how I can really myself heal and then it struck me, I could be a healer, of others and then indirectly, myself. At the moment, I am posed to leave teaching in Taiwan and return home to New Zealand to study...

"Life is misery and existence is affliction. Every sensitive person knows this, and only the most incurable optimist can continually face the world with both good humor and conviction" *af¡Pflic¡Ption n. 1. A condition of pain, suffering, or distress. 2. A cause of pain, suffering, or distress.

I hate geeky fucken hypertext bullshit. how do i get off mini messages or whatever. if a modifier is reading this, please replace this antiquicated DOS system with something a little current. fuck

Does anyone have any experience with backpacking hostels? Its where I am now and its not quite as Tarantino painted it, although the town is more so. People from all over the world with a very worldly view. They have seen vastly more than I and have naturally very developed social skills. I've...

Im twenty eight and have been teaching children english in Taiwan for three years. Im better at the job than when i started and possibly more confident overall. however, the net effects of the job is a paycheck and an immature sense of humor. Perhaps other benefits too, such as creativity, but i...

In the first instance, it was my twenty eighth birthday last Saturday, which was a painful time, all the dreams that I had and where I thought my life would be by this age, haven't come to pass. But, rather than feel sorry for myself, I rode my motorcycle into the hills, drank beer, listened...

It has occured to me, and probably not for the first time, that... the only way to get through SA is exposure and non avoidance. The trouble is that with limited social skills and the mind freeze that accompanies angst, there is going to be a hell of a lot of rejection to get there. How...

All the time, trying to stop and replace my automatic negative thoughts with some thing else. but i don't know what. It is so damn hard to manually override this automatic continual negativity. Its like I have a mind block to prevent me from thinking positivityly. Mental block stopping the...

Hope my flowery title grabbed your attention :P What do you think that connection is with between self pity and social anxiety? I continually struggle with this question, either consciously or otherwise. It comes into blows with the concept of acceptance. I wonder if I put SA outside of...

Does anyone else under massive stress / anxiety find relief through sending disgusting text messages? My friend just got back from Canada, a friend of his has slept with his girlfriend in the past and him with hers. Because I was new to their scene, I took cues from that? Subconsciously maybe...

I have just started University this week, Chinese in speech, listening, reading and writing. Most of the people in my class have just arrived in Taiwan and are hitting the ground running. But its so tiring and makes me feel like shit when I'm asked how long I've been here, to which I reply three...

Do any of you suffer the anxiety of if you had more friends you wouldn't know how to juggle them? I worry about that, as I am constantly scared of offending people by not being able to be at the call or put myself out for what they may want. It seems selfish to put myself first. So, having more...

Does anyone else know me (besides myself that is). I have the feeling that when I hit the Enter key on this computer it will be somehow different from talking to myself all the time or writing in a diary. I really wish I could use this site as needed but still don't have my own computer at...

had a difficult time makes the ends of convo meet with a couple of mates then drive thru mcds, another foreigner (white) on bike with soft smile and eyes. asked to join to eat. he said been in taiwan only 2 days but looked as though he knew what was going on. before agreeing, I said "But I dont...

What do you prefer to wear? Loose fitting clothes that are pastels or grey to try and become invisible? How many people wear bright vibrant colours like yellow, red or orange? I have darker clothes, but I realise by wearing too much black it just draws more attention. I guess really I...

I just finished my second speech last Wednesday. I was a nervous wreck the two days prior, compounded by job hunting too. But, it was well worth it. I get alot from Toastmasters; its a really good stepping stone, and it is incremented in what you are exposed to. There are alot of really shy...