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I found this good article, and although it expresses fairly simple and self-evident information -it is nonetheless a valuable point of view and I think would concern everyone here. ...is a large part of our problem to do with the fact that we perceive ourselves to have a 'problem' -ie: we don't...

Hi, I am doing a few things that involve completely gettomg absorbed in what I am doing. Like today, for instance, I helped my mum clean and paint a flat. I felt great doing something productive and just getting absorbed in something also was great. I have read that Buddha says there are 2...

I know how awful it is to have social anxiety and/or be socially isolated, but I was wondering if people are able to notice anything -excuse this annoyingly optimistic word!...ahem! (#!!*!)... positive (there I said it!) things that are coming out of your time of sufferring and isolation...

Imagine this is your reality... Imagine that you will never in this life time get over Social Anxiety. That you will always remain socially isolated and rejected. That the reality is that you simply cannot change. OK, don't imagine this too much. Because recently I have been thinking along...

I was thinking.... Why doesn't everybody join in group meetings with others with social anxiety. I figure that way, people could feel accepted within a group setting, for example, and work on other confidence issues. It could also help with support and understanding. And, it could lead to...

Hi, After reading about the Sydney support group I thought, why not get one happenning in Melbourne? So, if anyone is interested, please express your interest in this thread; and I guess we'll just take it from there. Thanks, Muffet

Hi, I'm back from an overseas trip. Spent 8 days out of 10 on my own except when time was organised as a group and only went out at night once once. It was quite painful at times. But I was also lucky that a good number of people seemed accepting of me to an extent -they would be kind and...

Hi, I have mentioned the following resource: www.mindfulrecovery.com before. And I think I have also mentioned that the creator of mindfulrecovery.com, Cesar Bujosa, also offers a contact through email to him. And all of this is given free of charge. I have been following the program -one...

Hi , I've been reading ideas about attaining 'no mind' in books on Buddhism. I do have some idea of what this is about -but only a pretty vague one. So I was wondering if someone could possibly shed some light on what is meant by such theories. ...Funny though, I have been giving up thinking...

...that is also wise and describes part of the Buddhist approach to solving problems. And it is a good tale to keep in mind when we are trying to change anything; since the idea is that in trying or desiring to change something, we often increase our problems and sufferring. I found it in a...

I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind There was something so pleasant about that place. Even your emotions had an echo In so much space And when you're out there Without care, Yeah, I was out of touch But it wasn't because I didn't know enough I just knew too much Does...

...because it seems to be working for me. I still largely avoid going outside of my house (which I have done since I lost my job last year and had a really harrowing experience with anxiety there). ...but I am getting braver. I feel less shame about being anxious. I can step-putside of my...

...If Shakespeare's right and:- "All the world's a stage, and the men and women merely players" ...how would you describe your acting style? Do you follow the Stanislavski Method Acting style, like Marlon Brando and James Dean? Or do you prefer Stellar Adler's and Sanford Meisner's...

I mentioned this site in another thread. I really recommend it. I sent the author, Cesar Bujosa, an email about a question I had, and he replied with the following -I think- excellent advice... In a message dated 4/1/2007 2:02:18 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, "LittleMissMuffet" writes: "so...

Please check this site out that I found when I googled the words: "Mindfulness" and "Anxiety". Website: http://www.mindfulrecovery.com It was started by Caesar Bujosa who is himself recovered from Social Anxiety. He has put together information about anxiety as well as questionnaires and...

I found this really helpful Buddhist technique for dealing with strong emotions. It is powerful because it helps separate shame and guilt for when we feel hurt or angry from ourselves so that we can actually do something about our situation, instead of getting overwhelmed by strong emotions and...

How many of you can relate to this story.....? One thing that I noticed today is how much anxiety is a family problem for me. Despite being the only one to come-out with officially having anxiety, it is a problem that has festered in my family for at least 3 generations. IT's usually like...

...well, relatively speaking, by which I mean speaking as one whose has fairly strong anxiety in the past, it was a great day. I still experienced nervous tension and apprehension in people situations, but this was less often and the rest of the time it was less intense. The stand-out thing...

I've written down my "social experiment" in a more concise way, so that people don't have to read the rest of this post unless they really wanted to. Here it is -my "social experiment".... Firmly make up your mind to treat anyone who judges negatively your manner or behaviour as a person...

I found this just now on the net!!!!! it was found at: www.mindfulness.net.au Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is MCBT ? Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, or MCBT, is a...