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Where oh where do I begin? Well, I`ll tell you all about my trip to Target today. I went to target today and I always strive to be super nice to people, even when their being mean. Admittedly, though, when people aren`t friendly back, I take it to heart to the point where I think about it for...

[color=black]i think i have social phobia. well i've been feeling like this for ages but i never knew there was a name for it or that other people felt like me. everything is so hard at the moment, just getting through every day is so much to cope with. i'm scared and nervous all the time...

Hi Iam a 27 year old healthy guy. Iam a software professional which involves a lot of meetings with collegues and management. I have a nagging problem. While iam quite good at talking when its not formal or when its not my turn to speak, i get very nervous when its a round table meeting when i...

Hi I know this is probably useless, but you never know unless you try, right? Hi, my name is Chris, I'm a 27 year old male who lives in upstate New York. I was wondering if there are any females out there who live in about the same area (New York, Vermont, etc.) around my age that would be...

Is your social phobia somehow related to pornography use? It seems that one of the motivations that people used to have for venturing out into the world was to have the basic human need for sexual intimacy satisfied. Perhaps pornography has been a crutch for social anxiety (and therefore a...

Hi, I'm a 16 year old high school girl. i'm not even sure if i have sp but i'm very shy and i guess you'd call me anti social more-i'm not too keen about most people. does anyone know is sp is something you get in your genes or is it more of a sickness you suddenly get? or is it like you are...

Hello everyone, I'm new here and have been suffering with this killer condition (SA) since the age of 14. I only recently found out about this condition whilst browsing the internet and looking up an A-Z list of phobias, it was a pray that had been answered when I discovered that I wasn't the...

hi everyone i'm 32 and suffer from sp which i think is caused by my blushing. i blush very easily, i get embarassed really easily and people laugh at me because of it or look away in embarassment themselves ( i think they are doing this more now because i am "older" and shouldn't be like a...

Can you tell me how to get..... how to get to Sesame Street? I have been searching forever to find those sunny days, taking the clouds away, be on my way to where the air is clear! And, I would just love to tickle the real Elmo!

Hey everyone. I had to get this horrible story off my chest, for a few reasons. One being, I just need to tell someone, secondly, Im hoping some of you guys might have some answers. Last week I applied for a job and was hired right away. They asked me to come in for my orientation today. So...

Hello all. I'm a 25 year-old social phobic, still living at home with my parents. I've graduated college 4 years ago, and I've yet to have my first work experience. I would love to have a job which I could enjoy & a career to look forward to. In the very least, it would be something to get me...

hi there-thanks to all who responded to a recent post about my fear of female breasts,i must say i benifitted greatly from the tips and advice my other major fear is eye contact.from .to other sp people,it is significant the number of sp people who have it.my fear is intense and these are the...

How many of you are "out of the closet" with your social anxiety? How many of you have told others exactly what it is that preoccupies your mind when you are interacting with others? How many of you haven't told a soul that you are nervous and have avoidance that interferes with the way you...

I read a lot of novels, and I often encounter characters that have social phobia (although the writers do not label it as such). This makes me think that the authors also experience social phobia, giving them such a keen insight. The most vivid example to me is the character described in...

For a few years now I have felt anxious while talking to women because I have been afraid that if I don't concentrate hard, I might glance at her breasts and she would notice me doing this and would despise me. This self-consciousness makes me very uncomfortable and makes me try to avoid social...

I just found this site. I decided to Google agoraphobia because for the last 7 years, I have grown to HATE interacting in a social settings. I am feeling great comfort knowing that I am not alone. I thought that I was an "extreme homebody" mixed with a lot insecurity. Thank you all. More about...

has anyone with very serious social anxiety been helped by taking antipsychotics like zyprexa, risperdal, buspar, seroquel, etc?

Hey everyone, just found this forum...so glad you're here!!! :D For us social phobics, probably one of the things we're told most often is that "no one is staring at/laughing at/ judging you". My question is, what do you do when you discover that total strangers are making it unmistakable that...

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how can i get over shyness and find a job