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So many people around me talk about funerals as being a celebration of someone's life. Lately, I've been thinking, what about my life would there be to celebrate? Other than my son, I can't think of much. I haven't done anything worth noting with my life. Do any of you have thoughts on this subject?

Do you ever wonder about other people's perception of you? I think I generally have a slightly inflated ego about what other people think about me. I tend to think that they like me (or at least, don't dislike me) based on my previous experiences (people tell me I'm nice and are usually nice to...

Okay...so I feel stupid. My normal hairsylist started working at a new spa. I just called to make an appointment, and was confused by the fact that the girl asked if I wanted 60 minutes or 90 minutes. I said 60, figuring that's plenty of time to get my hair cut. Shortly before I hung up, I...

Today, a friend called our place of employment while I was working. I could tell that she was upset, and asked if she wanted to talk about it. She acknowledged that she wasn't okay, but said she didn't want to talk. I immediately thought she was mad at me, but later she texted telling me that...

Do you have a time of the day that you like the most and/or one you dread? I like mid-morning to early afternoon, because it's not too early, but there is still time to be productive in the day. I get very anxious in the evening and at night, because I realize I have wasted my entire day, and...

I have a weird question--and maybe this has been asked before, but I don't recall seeing it--I am obsessed with planning/preparing for things. I tend to avoid doing things I should or going places because I don't feel prepared enough. If I don't think I have planned enough in advance, my...

Does anyone else feel like their life is at a standstill? Even though some things have changed over the years, I feel as though my day-to-day habits have remained the same. I am horribly afraid of taken action, but I do want things in my life to be different.

I have a 4-yr-old son in preschool. I have come to realize that my difficulty socializing is probably affecting his social life, as I do not talk to any of the other parents at his preschool. We hang out with my friends and their kids, with whom my son is friends, but none of them are his age...

Does anybody work from home? I would like to have a (legitimate) work-from-home job that requires little to no experience. I think something like that would be pretty much the closest thing to an ideal job for someone with SA. If you know of anything, I'd appreciate if you could post it.:)...

I have given this a lot of thought, and I'm afraid that, in some ways, there is no help for people with SA. I do not mean that people who have SA can never get better, or at least make some progress, but that others may not really be able to do anything for us, because, ultimately, we have to...

I am recently going back to college after a 2 year break. I have been going off and on for over a decade. I feel like I may never finish, which makes me feel like an even bigger loser than I normally do. I was very optimistic at first, but then met with an advisor who said that while it could...

I just found this site last night, and can relate to a lot of what I've read. I've dealt with social phobia for as long as I can remember--I'm 28 now, so that's a pretty long time. It has affected school, my ability to work, and now even my finances/credit, as I am divorced-so I am solely...