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I've been filling out job applications for a couple weeks now and the wait is killing me. I haven't held a job for 3 years now and I'm sooooooo nervous about starting again. I had so much anxiety at my last job I quit after 3 weeks. Now I'm on meds and feeling a bit calmer around people, but I'm...

Soooooo, after years of avoiding people and bouncing around from job to job, I finally decided to go back on medication/therapy and now I'm in the process of getting a job. The medication really helped me the first time I took it. I went from hiding in the house to making 3 real good friends and...

Hi, I'm starting a new job soon where I will deliver and stock stuff in several stores a day. Some of the people there I will only see for short periods of time and I'm worried about making small talk, so I don't come off as a mean person. For example: Lets say I see a greeter or a certain...

My therapist wants me to go to busy places to get more comfortable around people, so I will be less nervous when I start my new job. It makes sense and I'm doing it, but going places without friends ( I have none) is depressing. I went to best buy and Taco Bell today. Walked around Best Buy, but...

I'm reading this self help book and the author says it's very important to smile at people, because it allows others to relax around you. I think this is part of my problem. My natural face expression is pretty much a frown and I bet that's why people rarely approach me. My sister has the same...

awkward. Meeting new people is always tough for me because I struggle to come up with things to say. For instance, if you are directly working with someone, it's easy to shake their hand and tell them your name and ask questions about the job until you get used to them, but if I have limited...

I've always been quiet and even before I had SA I had 1 or 2 friends at most. Then I started having anxiety problems and the first two years of high school were horrible. Through therapy and medication I made a couple real good friends and the last 2 years of high school were great times. Then I...