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Why are we all trying to get rid of sa/sp? In order to be happy. I say: screw happiness!! Embrace your social anxiety. Be awkward and uncomfortable. Accept isolation and despair! Accept misery! Only when you accept being unhappy will you overcome unhappiness. When someone tells you that...

Odd little things that have helped my social anxiety somewhat: 1. Getting rejected: the other day I was in class and I was quite exhausted from work. So when the professor asked students for comments on the text we were reading, I decided to go out on a limb and make a few conjectures...

Does anyone know anything about this disorder? I've been reading some things on it lately. Here's a pretty informative website: http://www.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/aspergers.html It would seem very possible that many cases of social anxiety are caused by Asperger's syndrome. Reading...

Does anyone else have trouble talking to people in positions of authority? It's not that big of a deal for me to talk to people younger than me, my own age or even older than me... what matters seems not to be age but degree of authority. People with expertise intimidate me because I feel like...

I've recently read a few books on sa/sp and I can see some of the symptons manifesting themself in me. I've always been extremely shy my entire life, but have got along okay most of the time. The thing is, I don't mind being shy. I actually enjoy the advantages of being introverted (I'm a...