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    i have reached a new level (but is this still sa)

    I am in a new charity shop now (still on forced work experience). And the manageress and volunteers are really nice. We have just got a new assistant mangaeress and she is really nice too. I like it better here. I have reached a level with social anxiety i never thought i would get to. I will...
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    are you slow?

    My mind just seems to work so slowly when i am outside. And thats on paroxetine. It was even slower before without medication.
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    why did meditation not work for me?

    I began meditating in 2008. I did it for a whole year, 30 minutes a day (using a mindfulness meditation cd my doctor gave me which concentrated on breathing, listening to sounds etc) Negative thoughts reappeared so i worked on negative core beliefs for 30 minutes everyday and upped mindfulness...
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    are there any africans on anxiety/depression medication

    Its just you hear about this problem as affecting the more developed countries. Stereotypically african people are portrayed as happy, lively always joking, dancing etc.
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    did anyone develop social anxiety not as a result of bullying

    for instance i first noticed problem after my grandad passed away.
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    i am just quiet

    I have been forced to work in a charity shop. The manager and others are loud, rude and just generally horrible. I work 9 to 5 four days a week and on one other day i have to go to a group session at training centre which put me on this placement for 12 weeks. I have never worked before. I went...
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    forced to work in charity shop/why isnt exposure working?

    I have been forced to work in a charity shop. The manager and others are loud, rude and just generally horrible. I work 9 to 5 four days a week and on one other day i have to go to a group session at training centre which put me on this placement for 12 weeks. I have never worked before. I...
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    on paroxetine dont feel any more motivated to be around others

    I am on paroxetine which has helped my symptoms (sweating, lump in throat, constipation, tight stomach) and i am now awake and alert for the whole day. Its just that i do actually enjoy doing nothing. By this i mean i like solo activities especially reading, history. I do like running and...
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    negative thoughts returned but energy levels fine on medicatin

    I am 22. I first noticed social anxiety when my grandad died when I was 8 years old. I remember the funeral and seeing my grandad just lying there. The next day I was back at junior school and just before assembly that morning everything just changed. I suddenly became aware of being worried...
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    Did the anxiety return after stopping meds

    Did the anxiety return after stopping meds
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    thinking differently/exposure and meds but still having problems

    I have always practicesed positive thinking getting the positive statements from self help books. For the first few months on paroxetine i repeated the statements to myself. However they just wouldnt help. Anyway after a year on paroxetine, really bad negative thoughts turned up. The sort...
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    does exposure really work?

    I know this lad who went to uni with me. He was a couple of years older than me. Now the thing is he said he had social anxiety. He was knowledgable about the course we were on and always answered questions in lessons. In breaks and lunchtime he would go with the course group (minus four or five...
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    relapse on paroxetine? (but i still have the same energy)

    I am 22. I first noticed social anxiety when my grandad died when I was 8 years old. I remember the funeral and seeing my grandad just lying there. The next day I was back at junior school and just before assembly that morning everything just changed. I suddenly became aware of being worried...
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    Hi im waine

    Hi im waine I am 22 and live in north east england. I first noticed social anxiety when my grandad died when I was 8 years old. I remember the funeral and seeing my grandad just lying there. The next day I was back at junior school and just before assembly that morning everything just changed. I...
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    Does anyone live in north east England?

    Does anyone live in north east England?
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    different interests

    Im 22. I think any girl would find me boring. Im not really into gaming or partying you see. I have always been interested in science, art, history, nature that sort of thing. Is anyone else like that? I like sport too. Im into cycling, running and weightlifting. Im also quiet and not...
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    did you get social phobia following a bereavement? Core negative beliefs?

    Hi I am 22. I first noticed social anxiety when my grandad died when I was 8 years old. I remember the funeral and seeing my grandad just lying there. The next day I was back at junior school and just before assembly that morning everything just changed. I suddenly became aware of being worried...
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