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ok, I know this is pretty childish, but does anyone else still really hate being told off?! I know I'm an adult and should be able to deal with this stuff by now but I just hate it when people get angry at me. Some random old man just had a massive go at me for cycling on the pavement! He was...

Question for drivers....how many times did you have to take your driving test til you passed? I've just come from my 2nd test and failed again! :( :( :( I don't feel quite as bummed as I did the first time, but still it's so demoralising. I've been driving for a year now and I feel perfectly...

Anyone else have this problem? I think the main problem I have with being assertive is because I feel guilty afterwards. I really don't like hurting peoples feelings and I really don't like to feel like a bad person. What if I get too assertive and cause a lot of tension and bother, and then...

anyone else feel a touch overwhelmed when trying to navigate all this stuff? I'm 26 and have decided that renting is a massive waste of money and so I wanna get on the housing ladder, but even the lowest rung on the housing ladder seems so bloody high, I'm really not sure I'm gonna be able to...

Anyone else feel like they're not living up to their potential? I was asked the dreaded question again today...how come you've got a degree at uni and yet you work these crappy minimum wage jobs?....and, surprisingly, I STILL haven't figured out a good answer yet. Anyone else in a similar...

I've noticed something in life. I've noticed that I have many invisible walls in my brain. Walls that I can only knock down with hard work or courage. But the more of these walls I knock down the better my life becomes. When I fail to knock the walls down I begin to feel claustraphobic and...

Has anybody else noticed that there seem to be some common similarities amoungst people with SA? Here's a few I've noticed already; 1. The youngest child [EDIT: or eldest child (rarely middle child)] 2. Appear younger than actual age 3. overprotective mother [EDIT: or guardian] 4. Good student/...

Just found a series of videos on you tube [some may already have seen them] called "Stop Anxiety Fast!" and they're absolutely brilliant! there's about 9, 2 minute videos.....here's the channel; http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=ClearFearFast&view=videos&start=20 basically a really simple...

This is one thing I'd really really love to know? Is it our fault? Where do we put the blame? Do you think our social problems are of our own making? Or do you think it's an entirely chemical/genetic condition that we would have got even if we'd made brilliant choices our whole lives? Cause the...

MORE THAN JUST FEAR? do you ever wonder whether it's more than just fear that we feel? Maybe the term "fear" is used too broadly. Maybe those feelings that we get to run away, or to get outside into space, or to just get out of certain social situations, aren't just because we're scared. Maybe...

damn, well that was another socially anxious evening....i'm feeling like I want to cry right now....and I'm feeling like I want to vent......and I'm feeling like I may aswell try to do something constructive with these feelings and share them with you guys, so that maybe I might help somebody...

anyone else find this? That lunch breaks, or any other time that involves socialising, are the hardest work you do in the day?....it's insane....you work 3-4 hour shift, then what you really need is a good break to be alone somewhere and refresh and recharge your battery's....but instead you...

argh, I just came back from this thing, and I thought I was doing so well with my SA until suddenly tonight, I just froze up, and totally recoiled inside myself. I go to this bible study with these guys, and I knew they were gonna do some praying tonight, which really weirded me out to begin...

I know this is a global website, so most people won't care much, but for those in England who care, HOW MAD IS THIS!!!>???? anybody lucky enough to get the day off work/school?! I was up at 6.30am this morning, cause I had to catch a train, so my footsteps were one of the first on the...

I just got back from a workmates leaving do.....and it went horribly.....I really didn't want to go, and I usually avoid these work parties....but the guy who was leaving seemed to really want me to be there so I said I'd go, and I don't like to go against my word, even though I've never been...

yo, just found some pretty good podcasts about social anxiety....it's very clear and informative, with tonnes of helpful advice. [they're halfway down the page] http://www.trumix.com/podcast.php?mode=view&p=5230#podcast_8 there's also some podcasts on assertiveness that I found helpful too...

hey guys! anyone out there know of some good books about socializing?! I'm particularly interested in getting right to the roots and learning about exactly what are and are not appropriate things to say in certain situations.....where are the bounderies of free speech.....social etiquette and...