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I've got an old friend who've been through some tough times but has a family, a roof over his head, is a good person I think at heart despite our ups and downs and my frustrations with him. Whenever I text the positives he has in his life, he never seems to acknowledge that. He also sees the...

So ten years ago, my best friend left to another town far away. We stayed in touch intermittently but six months ago, he was around my town more due to work and we met up once every few weeks with another mate of mine. I don't know why but I just feel we haven't reconnected. When we talk...

To help myself find a job in administration, I decided to volunteer after hearing about a tutor on a training course who got a job after volunteering at his place. I went to a voluntary company to register and they had opportunities available and I decided to go with them. It's my third week...

Anyone got any good self help books for low self esteem and/or boosting confidence?

So, having evaluated and decided that maybe I don't have SA but more confidence/low self esteem issues, I wanted to ask for advice on the latter. My councillor said the work I would be with another person on this matter would be about boosting my self esteem by focusing on my positives. Has...

So having joined this forum based on my story , I spoke to my doctor who in turn advised me for some counselling session who put me on a list for seeing a CBT councillor. The latter I started about 3 weeks ago when I had my first few sessions, confirming I felt I had SA and talked about my...

For ages now, I've always found myself get irritated at the slightest thing, whether it be my nieces/nephews (one of my nephews' voice grates on me) crying or making a racket or just someone's voice making a comment that makes me want to scream! This means I either won't be that keen on having...

I don't want to go into the ins and outs of it but basically my boss is trying to force me into working a four weeks notice when I've only been in my job for under a month (it would be my fourth week tomorrow, Monday) and I don't need to give a notice. On Friday, we had about 2-3 meetings where...

In my new job which is going great in terms of work but not so much for other aspects involved me attending a two day function where I had to mingle with others. Nervous I was but tbh, I can look back and say I took some positive steps. I tried to smile more which helped to draw people to me...

Fortunately for me and I am counting my blessings, I've got myself a trainee reporter role at a newspaper. I had a bad experience in an office related experienced before so I'm making sure the mistakes I made there aren't repeated here, i.e. not engaging in conversation and being lonesome...

Please read this thread as a background into my driving history. I've now got a job that is 42mins away from home but I can just about get there on public transport which would take about 1hr 30minutes, give or take 10-15mins here and there for walking from train to bus stations etc. I'm still...

My aspiration from a career point of view, has been to be a journalist and since I graduated from 2009, I've been longing for an opportunity. Recently diagnosing myself as suffering from SA and leaving my job, I decided to focus more on my writing and I wrote an article for this newspaper which...

Aspiring to be a journalist/writer/reporter, I wrote an article for free for this specialised newspaper. The editor called me and invited me for a meeting which was supposed to be today, to discuss freelance opportunities and possibly discuss an open position although the priority was more the...

After bearing with it for a year plus, I told my family members that I was suffering from depression and also, not explicitly, told them that I was suffering from the symptoms known to SA. I didn't come out with that I'm suffering SA because I don't think they would really understand but I went...

So today, some folks decide to pop in unannounced. I think: "Oh, great! Why did they have to come?!" I was in the other room, my dad opens the door and they sit in the front room. After a small break, I walk in and exchange handshakes. I can't go straight out because that looks rude, so I sit...

ATM, I'm in an angry rage. Although with my SA, not showing it on the exterior but ranting and raving on the inside. I don't want to go into specifics but it seems a sibling of mine has been planning something (that I don't want to happen) behind my back with an Uncle of mine and the...

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...