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Are you a child or grandchild of an alcoholic? How many of those are there here? I'm curious! By the way (off topic), I want to encourage you all by saying that I have seen a TON of healing over this past year, and I want you all to know that there is a way out of social anxiety. I have a few...

I have gone through an amazing process and I have gotten over my avpd and s.a within 3 months if any others on here are looking for some serious change then please don't hesitate to send me a message :)

K, I'm sry but this is really freaking me out. The other day, my dog looked at me, and for the first time I felt anxious around him. I started breathing heavily, heart started pounding.. i mean, what the crap??? It's my DOG!!!... sigh... i left the room, like i do when i'm anxious around...

I haven't been on here in a while; in fact, I haven't even thought about my SA in a while, even in the times that it acted up. Reason I've stopped coming here is because of how negative this place is. Negative thoughts are not good for your SA. The reason my life's been so good lately is because...

Long story short (won't go into details), my roomie storms into the kitchen while I'm worn out from a long night of work and starts chewing me out about something I said to him in a text. All I could do was stand there and listen, wishing I had something perfect to say-- for a moment I felt like...

This whole "don't measure your performance" and "don't judge yourself" thing is so new to me. From constantly looking back over my posts and threads and making sure I didn't look stupid anywhere, to making sure I sounded witty or smart or cool or funny or normal everywhere in the post. In real...

Something black silently swooped across the night sky. “Bird,” thought George. Then one of the blinking stars in the sky moved. “Airplane,” George thought. Suddenly there was a blinding beam of purple light in his eyes, and he felt himself leave the warm surface of his rooftop and float up into...

These are notes I took from Overcoming SA: Step by Step for the first 5 weeks. 12/20/10 1) Repetition, Reinforcement, & Reprogramming a. 30 minutes a day is important… Have consistency 2) Slow talk a. Slows down brain’s thoughts b. Makes you think about what you say c. Makes you concentrate on...

Sometimes it feels like such a waste to keep a journal without getting any feedback on it. But then blogging is like, writing stuff FOR the ratings and comments. I want to go in between those two things... vj288 inspired me to do this, and I'm gonna copy him in the format because I liked his...

Earlier today I was feeling really bored, antsy, wanting to do something CONSTRUCTIVE so I wouldn't feel like a loser (aka no Starcraft 2 or watching my roomie's Simpsons or Seinfeld DVDs). Seriously-- I was writing a huge journal entry wondering if I'd done right in stopping doing so many of my...

Anyone know how to deal with this? This is definitely my predominant SA issue, probably makes up about 80-90% of my SA. It's not that I look away from people's eyes out of shyness. It's out of fear that I'm going to scare them by looking at them (even my own parents, siblings, and friends). It...

(Now that I've caught your attention with that thread title...) My twin brother and I were laughing on the phone last night about how much BS I make up when I talk about stuff I know nothing about. I've matured to the point where I stop myself right as I'm starting a BS sentence and say, "K...

As I was driving around today turning in one job application and picking up another, I stopped by a hamburger place to go in and ask for one. On my way out, there was this strange, surreal feeling that struck me like lightning as I smiled and said "Excuse me" to a lady cleaning up the entry way...

We could warm up to it with text-chatting first if you wanted to. And we wouldn't even have to say anything on webcam either... Remember, exposure helps. ALWAYS. My skype sn is Lubbockite, and my first name is Michael.

I remember as a middle schooler, I had a youth minister at church who I felt uneasy around. Why? Well, I saw how my twin brother and his friends always made him crack up laughing-- I didn't know how to do this and felt like I had to do the same as well. But I rarely succeeded. I resorted to just...

Hey everybody, here are some notes I took from "Overcoming Social Anxiety: Step by Step" tapes today. I particularly found this to be very profound and helpful... You ought to take what is about to be read to heart: ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts) examples: a. I make a fool of myself if I...

If you have, or someone you know has ever overcome/gotten rid of their social anxiety disorder... Please tell me their names and how they did it. I need hope. I'm listening to "Overcoming Social Anxiety Step by Step" tapes recorded by a man named Dr. Richards who claims to have overcome his SA...