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    my situation makes socializing difficult

    i live in a small town. i don't work or go to school. most of my days are spent at home, writing, painting or on the computer. it's not likely i'm going to meet a potential friend at the grocery store. there is almost no opportunity to meet people. does anyone have a similar situation?
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    would you rather be around women or men?

    i'm a guy yet i've always gotten along better with women. i've known a lot of women who say they get along better with guys. women are better at communicating, especially when it comes to ideas and feelings, which is why i prefer being around women. do you prefer being around the same sex...
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    for those over 25

    would you return to your childhood if you could, given what you know now?:confused:.
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    anyone from outside the US

    I was curious about medical insurance outside the U.S. I've heard that most other countries have free health care. How does that work? Maybe I'll move to Canada.
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    SA and PTSD

    social anxiety and ptsd are apparently related. this means both are caused by a traumatic event or series of events in the past. i never thought about it but it makes sense. i can't think of a particular event that stands out but if it's really bad i probably blocked it out.:mad::eek:::
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    social phobic has phone phobia

    i hate talking on the phone. anyone else have this problem? when the phone rings i cringe. even people i like, i don't like talking to on the phone. i think this started with my mom, who used to call me and prattle on endlessly about things that had nothing to do with me. whats worse, i...
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    Whats the difference between an addiction and and blackberry cobbler ice cream?

    So you think the topics are unrelated? Have you tried Blue Bell Blackberry Cobbler Ice Cream? I challenge you to try some. It's the Lay's of frozen desserts. It's physically impossible to eat one spoonful and put it down. More than a few relatively stable individuals have begun eating this...
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    shyness as a child affects the rest of your life

    During the first 20 years or so of my life, I was extremely shy. I am beginning to realize just how much this affected my emotional and mental development into young adulthood and beyond. :eek:Because of my fear, I had few friends. The ones I did have were also "misfits", which is how it...
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