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Since a young age and being the youngest of the family, I seemed to be the go-to-guy if anything needed doing. Items needed retrieving in the house or doing bits and pieces here and there. I thought when my elder siblings were married that would stop. It has to some degree but I still get...

My phone rang twice this morning, each time I got startled. Admittedly, on these two occasions I was half asleep but even when I'm wide-awake, when my phone rings, I panic! Because for me, picking up the phone means that it'll be bad for me because either: A) I'll be asked to do something that...

Part of SA is where we always think of how others perceive you. And how do you think you are perceived by others? For me, it breaks into different things depending on who they are: 1. Family - I'm quiet, intelligent but rarely shows it, lazy, eats alot of food, shy around people, doesn't go...

I'd say it was my bedroom. It's not great, messy at times and cold but it's the only place I can be unaware of people. I have my laptop with an internet connection, books to keep me reading and all my things. Anywhere else in the house and I tend to be cautious. I get barbs at why I stay in my...

I normally pick my niece up at the start of the week from school which is fine, I don't mind it as much as it's a nice walk there and back. However, tomorrow I may have to pick up my other nephews due to their parents going to visit family who've had a loss in the family as of late. I seem to...

The reason why I ask is because erm I think I maybe one but not in a scary sort of way. I used to see this girl at my last job, thought she was beautiful. Unfortunately she wasn't on my team but I used to see quite regurlar without saying hi. Closest thing we had of communication was a smile...

So, I'm writing a small article for a start-up magazine and for it, I'm hoping to interview someone. This chap and I got chatting on Twitter and to clarify some details he said me for to ring him. I thought, maybe I could delay it till tomorrow but I thought "Fk this", just do it! So I did. He...

At the moment, I'm reading this self help book and it starts off with theory about SA, shyness. It talks of performance anxiety and stage fright, explaining a misconception that actors don't suffer from SA because they can be on stage performing or acting in roles. But she says that being "in...

I've got two (my only friends) close friends that I've got and I rarely see them due to them working and handling married life and me being at home, unemployed, SA and depressed etc. One of them texts me regularly and he's said in messages that we should meet up and go for a meal and I think...

I've never seen myself as one who can overcome or control SA by self help books because I don't have the determination to see it through my own. I feel I need physical support from an individual. As I wait for CBT training, a friend of mine suggested picking up a self help book. I came across...

I'm not asking if people have literally bit their tongue lol but in an anxiety stricken way. So, I bought a car few months ago which due to my anxiety, I don't use after having some near escapes and damaging the car. So it's left in the driveway and the odd time I do go out I take the bus. One...

What are people's thoughts on tablets and herbal remedies to help calm anxiety? A friend of mine recommended these as a possible avenue to try, to help calm me but am assuming if I took them on a regular basis, then they would only calm me temporarily? And herbal remedies? He advised me St...

I've always wondered as a kid to now, why I've been the one - in an emergency or if there is a chaos on-going - that I'm the one who panics inside without showing any physical distress. Why, when in a group of people, there's a solution that I can throw out but unable to do so and the problem...

I had a meeting with my psychological assessor who has been helping me as part of my process to get better with my SA and depression. As part of the hour session, the first part I was concentrated as I was talking about my problems etc and I felt concentrated. It's when she spoke at some point...

This might be more handy for those people based in the UK but other opinions aren't minded. I've just finished my second session with my psychological assessor who has been brilliant, listening to me and advising me. First week she gave me a conversation task to do, which was to try and...

Do SA sufferers, deep down, wish they were famous? This probably links to SA sufferers wanting to be accepted, liked and appreciated but for me as a kid, I've always wanted to BE somebody. At a young age, I had dreams of being a footballer (soccer player) but realised, sadly that I was...

For me, it's driving. Two of my close friends and countless of cousins, family friends are all uber-super confident when it comes to driving on the road. When it comes to weddings, they hire out expensive cars and drive them with no fear. The legal age to drive in the UK is 17. When I was 16...

This is especially more so in group situations or when there is a room filled of people. Let's say there is a discussion or a debate going on, and something comes into my head that I feel like saying, but then the other side of my brain says, don't say it and my mouth begins to close. But, if...

I had my first meeting with a psychological assessor, this was my first meeting that I had with a doctor in October about depression, anxiety etc. It was really helpful; we talked about all of my concerns, problems, relationships etc and it was great to get it off my chest and be honest. She...

I was browsing on Facebook on my phone, when I came across someone I've seen around but don't know, and I accidentally added them. I panicked, went back to their profile and it said Friend req sent. But there was an undo button and I undid it luckily. But does that person get any sort of...