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This has been a new development, scoring a big contract and getting 50% payrise has certainly made it possible but Im by no means rich and can't afford to do this if I want long term financial security. Is retail therapy really a legit and effective way to cope with socialphobia/depression or...

sorry I havent been active on the forum much recently, I just cant be bothered with anything anymore I cant keep fighting like this, Ive lost all my energy and enthusiasm. My only social contact used to be online but now I can barely be bothered even talking to my net friends let alone...

When my SP gets really bad (lately every weekend) I find myself unable to leave my room due to fear of having to communicate with my flatmates who I dont know very well. Every time I DO leave my room they just seem to look at me like Im some pathetic weirdo. I feel like screaming out "Geez just...

Im bloody sick of it, always rearing its ugly head again and again. Socialphobia is one thing, sure it makes my life difficult, damn lonely for one thing, but depression... thats a bloody dark road to walk down. It aint healthy to have that dark weight on my head every day, sure I can fight it...

Ok this is probably a silly idea but I thought it might be a bit of fun What would be the soundtrack for socialphobics to listen to if we could put the relevant songs onto one CD? Why dont we all add a track that we think has a particular relevance to sufferers of socialphobia. And the keener...

I guess it was inevitable and if I wanted to avoid such things I shouldnt've been stupid enough to leave home. Two new flatmates have arrived, previously myself and the others had been looking after ourselves but now they want us all to share meals and take turns cooking... I can not begin to...

Sorry to anyone who sent me instant messages in the last five months, I had it turned off and didnt even know it and today I clicked on a button on Firefox and it sent me all these outdated messages dating back to the end of last year and you know what - Ive turned it back off again... because...

Some people are addicted to Alcohol, some people are addicted to marijuna, some people are addicted to sex, some to themselves... however Im addicted to Coca Cola - it wreaks havoc on any attempts to lose weight but the truth of the matter is that Coca Cola is the best thing I have to look...

Just a post to say hi, Im finally back up and running online. I wish I could say that moving out of home after spending the best part of 5 months in bed was a good idea, but on the whole I really just feel like a fish out of water and am getting more and more frustrated. I guess I expected...

I know some of you, dont know the rest of you, just a quick note to say goodbye. Im leaving home this weekend to move to a new city where I have a job waiting for me. Can't pretend Im looking forward to moving, Im scared like anything to move into a flat with people I dont even know. But I...

Hi, Just thought to share with you all some news that for me is very exciting but will also be a big challenge for me. Im 22, suffer from depression and socialphobia. Have spent the last 5 months or so living back at home with my parents only doing the occasional bit of work, spending most my...

Hey guys, The purpose of this post isnt to offend anyone here but to start a conversation on a topic that I have been in denial about for some time and there may be others out there who struggle with the same thing. Towards the end of my time at school when I was being bullied a lot I started...

If only I had been a jerk in the old schoolyard. Teased other kids, punched THEM in the face, being part of the crowd picking on some other kid instead of being the one targeted by everyone because I refused to be a jerk and join them picking on someone else. If only I had been a jerk at...

Why is it that Im always being pushed to the outer of social groups then finally uncerimonously dumped out of them alltogether? Ever since I was at school and being bullied like anything its always been the bloody same. People I thought were my friends start making fun of me, then stop...

Hi there, Im a 22 year old Kiwi guy who has been hovering around the forum for a while but havent posted yet. I have depression and socialphobia and am having a very hard time with it at the moment, although Im making regular trips to doctors and am on medication it still seems to get worse...