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    How do you tell others that your lonely?

    Or can you? I've moved 3 hours away from home and to Austin. Trying to see if I can start a new life here. I need to make this change in my life otherwise I'll be trapped in my old one where friends will leave one by one because they are making positive changes. I'm on a temporary stay for...
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    How do you tell someone your "depressed?"

    I don't need to go into detail with you all of why I am currently, but I feel like I can't even say the word "depressed" to anyone. I don't want to cause people to generate that feeling of "Oh great, here we go again." I mean what form of words should I say to one if they ask me what is wrong?
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    Is not being affectionate a Social Phobia symptom?

    When people are affectionate with me by hugging me I'll lightly hug them back. But I'm not one to initiate a hug by stepping forward to give one a hug to get them to hug me back. Someone high fives me I'll high five them back. Someone wants to shake my hand I'll shake their hand back. But...
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    Being indifferent a form of Social Phobia?

    I feel indifferent in the negative sense. A deeper level of the "ehh whatever" feeling like I just don't care anymore when it comes to certain things. Like going to bed when I should, or pursuing Love, or getting out to go date like others. It has come to a point where it feels like I've...
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    What is to happen after the meds have adjusted to your brain?

    After 3 months of my effexor I was told by a drugstore guy that you feel the temporary state of depression which I am currently feeling. Just because your not feeling that mellow high feeling after the first week of the meds doesn't necessarly mean that it has stopped working right?
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    Do you feel rage, and blame on those who triggered your Social Phobia?

    I can't help but blame my family for my development, that led to the way I am. Their verbally abusive, aggressive manner, their negative attitudes. I still feel anger, and blame on someone who betrayed me when I was 12. When I didn't really have friends, he made me feel welcomed in joining...
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    I fear my effexor has now worn off, may have to try something else

    Six years ago I was taking Effexor fora while, and there was a positive difference with me, but because of a job loss cutting off insurance, I was cut off from being allowed to still take effexor. But last May they came out with the generic brand of it, my insurance covers for this one. I...
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    Is social phobia and A.D.D. related?

    I have the bad attention span kind, I wonder if that and sp are the same.
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    Is a social phobia something your born with???

    Or is it something that is triggered by things that happened in your upbringing from early childhood to your teens?
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