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I was wondering if any of you guys have this problem.I have a real problem concentrating because of my compulsive thinking.I just seem to think deeply about things all the time,as if I'm day dreaming.As a result my memory is dreadful.It gets worse when I have a few drinks.When I have a few...

wtf?? why are there ratings on the photos??? it just doesn't seem appropriate for a social phobia website!!!! knowing that people are going to rate your picture on a scale from 1 to five?

Apparently, shy men often develop sexual fetishes and partialisms: http://www.coolnurse.healthology.com/webcast_transcript.asp?c=sexualhealth_fetish&b=coolnurse&f=sexual_health Since this is an anonymous forum, perhaps some of you men would like to say if this holds true for any of you. Any...

hi i was wondering if anyone could relate to my experience of depression and social anxiety. I suffer from a depressive illness, and have done for at least ten years. I have been hospitalized four times with depression, one of those occasions being put under a section. I find that when i'm...

CBT Does it work well for SA? - Does anyone have opionions or experience with CBT?

If anyone has read this, or has the time to PLEASE read this, could you post your opinions and feedback on it? According to this information, a lack of this 'growth hormone' COULD BE a cause of social aviodance, depression, anxiety, and more. Thanks! www.pituitary.org.uk/...

Hi , I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on the following.I have gone to my doctor and told him that I suspect that I have SA.He refered me to a CBT and I'm on his waiting list (hopefully not too long).I have heard some great things about Dr. Richards audio tapes and workbook using CBT...

Does anyone suffer from the following, as a result of their anxiety? I got this list from the bupa website,and i have a particular problem with the last one (feeling unreal) Has anyone else experienced this, thanks for your comments insomnia irritability or anger inability to concentrate...

Sex is way underated. does anybody else agree?

anyone else here so confused and depressed about their sexuality, because i am a guy, i have never been with a women or a guy, and i am just really confused in if i am not normal you know, i really don't know what sex and love is, so either which way i am just at a total loss in who i am and...

Hi, having suffered from anxiety for over ten years now, i am really trying to overcome this problem with the help of the claire weekes book, self help for nerves. I have varying degrees of success with the physical problems that anxiety brings, but am unable to deal with the psychological...

Hi, :) I found this site a few months back after doing a quick search on google. I haven't contributed before, but I make sure that I visit at least once a month and often find that I can relate to alot of the problems and issues discussed. I've probably known that there's 'something' wrong...

I read a book about aliens about 6 years ago, and ever since, I have had this persistent fear that other people will think I am an alien. I just get this terrible cotton-mouth when I am around people -- I shake, and I blush, and I am just so afraid that they will hate me for being an alien. I...

I just wondering whether anyone manages to go on holiday. I'm a bit old to be going with my parents, and I don't really have anyone else to go with, so when I go its on my own. Last year I managed to go on a short break in the UK. Its a bit of an ordeal at times, but at least it gets me out...

how did you honestly feel in you, when your inside wathing your tv of the new years celebration and all the people outside counting down? how do you feel of those people?

HI, FOR THE MEN OUT THERE WHO HAVE USED PAXIL OR OTHER MEDICATIONS. DO YOU FEEL AS TOUGH EVEN AFTER MONTHS AND YEARS AFTER USING THE MEDICATION, YOUR PENIS DOES NOT ERECT AS BIG AS BEFORE YOU TOOK THE MEDICATIONS?

Hey everyone! this is my fisrt post on here..I started taking propranolol (Inderal) yesturday and I couldnt believe it..I havnt felt so relaxed and calm in social situations for years!!! I was wondering who on here takes propranolol and if you take it just before 'feared' events or everyday and...

I do believe that upbringing has alot to do with SA. Looking back now, my Mom had SA and depression. I'm 38, had SA for most of my life. I guess it came out when I was 12/13. Depressed and think about suicide at times. Only had 1 friend. Never had a GF, a date or sex. NEVER! My...

hi i was just wondering why most of you don't go to therapy. i got sa, and i'm going to a psychologist. i think that Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) works the best for getting rid of sa. love, bb (sorry for my poor english, english is not my native tong)

DO YOU GUYS OFTEN...WHEN YOU GO OUT, HAVE THOUGHTS IN YOUR HEAD OF THE OTHER PEOPLE YOU SEE LIKE... <HOW UGLY THEY ARE, `WHAT A WANNABE THAT PERSON`, IM BETTER THEN THEY ARE. BUT I WISH I WASNT SO SHY...THOUGHTS LIKE THAT ? MAYBE DEEP DOWN, WERE REALLY SELF CENTERED AND JEALOUS, AND WANT TO...