6. How often are you online? Everyday, sometimes for many hours.
7. Is your SA diagnosed? Yes.
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? Emotional Dysregulation Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Dysthymia.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? Seeing a psychologist... Currently off meds.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Short-term = I don't know. I really need to sort myself out.
Long-term = Get better, mentally - Strengthen my connection with God - Write a book - Continue/complete education/get a friggin' job - Have friends?
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? Yes. But not by its self!
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? Just a lot of stress
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? Accepting I have panic disorder. My motivation is to not let it become full out agoraphobia. Not letting my SA affect my work. Letting co-workers and friends know that I have panic disorder so no "surprises" are brought up. Working out my anxiety in a non-medicinal way.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? In regards to my SA is to realize that I may have this the rest of my life and to just live with it and control it, not let it control me.
1. 24 years old
2. Male
3. USA
4. White
5. No
6. Everyday, multiple times
7. Yes
8. Depression, overweight, hypersomnia, some OCD, hypochondria
9. Medication, Therapist
10. Get back to school (short term), Finish school with a degree in something I like, and to get a job in something I like, in which I make enough to support myself, and possibly help me family. (long term)
18(turning 19 in 2 months), Female, from Philippines, Asian, not religious but believes in God, not that often online but I find time, SA is diagnosed, other health issues are: epilepsy, insomnia and bipolar disorder, for now I'm not doing anything to conquer my SA but I have intentions to do so sometime in the future(right now I just live with it), short-term goal: to lose some more weight, long-term goal: to have a college diploma
1. How old are you? 26
2. Are you male or female? Female
3. What country are you from? America
4. What ethnicity are you? Welsh (nearly 100%)
5. Are you religious? Yes. I am a Nichiren Daishonin Buddhist. (Soka Gakkai International)
6. How often are you online? all day, every day
7. Is your SA diagnosed? Yes
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder, Asthma, PCOS, and I am currently fighting my second bout of Ovarian Cancer (and winning!)
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? Therapy once a week and talking to you guys..
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? Short term... to make it through the next 3 months until I can move to California and be with my boy friend for good.. *wants to fast forward to June please*
Long term... to have a family again.. a life
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? of course
4. What ethnicity are you? Mexican, English, Indian, Irish.
5. Are you religious? Nope
6. How often are you online? ummm like 14 hours a day. So basically I'm always on when I'm awake.
7. Is your SA diagnosed? No
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? I realized recently that I have agoraphobia.. I'm not to happy to be labled with another disorder. Social anxiety is already bad enough. And I have a ton of other things wrong with me but I doubt anyone wants to know about them..
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? Nothing at the moment. But I've been wanting to try going on cam and talk on mic with random people to work on my anxiety. Haven't gotten around to doing that though
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? I'm not really sure :\ I like to be realisitc with goals. And I really can't do most of the things I want to do. But ok, Id like to learn to drive, and hopefully find at least a part time job. That would be awesome. Oh and I also would really like to start talking on the phone more with people.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? Hellz yeah, I love cheese.
4. What ethnicity are you? Puerto Rican/English/French
5. Are you religious? I just love Jesus Christ.
6. How often are you online? 4 hours day
7. Is your SA diagnosed? No
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? I'm a nervous wreck but not sure I qualify legally for anything. They told me once I was scyzophrenic. But I doubt it.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? Trying to get right with God and overcome with my personal fear and doubt. Trying to learn to like myself.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? Short term goals to get back in my daughters life and get a good job. Long term goals to find a girl, get married and start a family.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? It's alright. Sometimes it's nasty.
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?
AvPD and Depression
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?
Just started therapy,given up trying to fix myself after 6 years of no success. 10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Short term - survive college and track, see improvement.
Long term - Be able to be myself everywhere and always.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? I love cheese!
How can anyone not like cheese?
5. Are you religious?
Non, completely unbiased on the religious/atheist thing.
6. How often are you online?
When I a have reason to be.. It's always different. I actually don't like being on the computer that much. I rather do crafts or watch TV. ;3
7. Is your SA diagnosed?
Yes, it was.
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?
Allot, but I have yet to undergo further examination to find them out. Social Phobia is the foremost obstructive one at the moment, and I put all my concentration on that.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?
Taking it day-by-day and task-by-task.. No one specific thing, really.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
World domination and/or creating a semi-successful franchise.
Okay, the first one is a joke, the second one isn't. ;3
Bonus question: Do you like cheese?
Some kinds, yes. :B
4. What ethnicity are you? White. (Of English and German descent.)
5. Are you religious? No.
6. How often are you online? Almost always.
7. Is your SA diagnosed? Yes. 8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? Depression, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Asthma, Bursitis in my knees.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? Seeing a therapist and conducting Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. 10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? Short term: Text an old friend tomorrow. Long term: None at the moment.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? Yes, of course.
5. Are you religious? Raised Irish Catholic, Catholic-ish now
6. How often are you online? A LOT
7. Is your SA diagnosed? Yes, since I was 13
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? Bipolar, SA, ADHD Primarily Inattentive, OCD
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? Surrounding myself with music, candles and love. Kicking the bull sh*t out of my life and focusing on living day to day.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? Short term: get accepted to SMU. Long term: lose 65 lbs
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? YESSSSSS (one of the nicknames my Mom still calls me to this day is cheese mouse ^_^ )
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? agoraphobia, social anxiety, avoidant personality maybe?(undiagnosed), drug addiction, arthritis,
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? forcing myself to go on walks daily, about to go back to my therapist for weekly visits
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? short term, beat my addiction. long term is to find love and beat my SA.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? do i like cheese? do you know who you're talking to son? :😛: i live on cheese.
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8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? agoraphobia, social anxiety, avoidant personality maybe?(undiagnosed), drug addiction, arthritis,
Arthritis. Painful, yes? After a good storm, I get a good flare up. Can't move right hand fingers without pain. Told its seasonal arthritis. I have no idea. Rusted joints.