2. Are you male or female?
Male
3. What country are you from?
United Kingdom
4. What ethnicity are you?
White British
5. Are you religious?
No
6. How often are you online?
Few hours a day
7. Is your SA diagnosed?
Don't think so (explained to my Dr and he just said to stop worrying and be brave)
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?
None
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?
Try to speak to at least 2 people at Uni (It's freshers week and I'm the only one not out partying)
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Short-term- above
Long-Term- Don't know
Bonus question: Do you like cheese?
No, I hate the small and taste of cheese
3. What country are you from?
Born in US, Southern California
4. What ethnicity are you?
Hispanic
Parents were born in Montevideo, Uruguay
I'm half Italian, quarter Spanish, and a quarter Portuguese
5. Are you religious?
Raised in a Catholic family, although I'm not what you would call a "good Catholic"
6. How often are you online?
The internet is practically my life since I avoid the real world as much as possible.
Sad but true.
7. Is your SA diagnosed?
Yeah, I've been diagnosed with AvPD (Avoidant Personality Disorder) but my psychologist won't put me on meds yet because he thinks I'm too young and I have a history of depression.
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?
I have Lordosis, which basically means my spinal cord is curved inward more than it should be.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?
Not much, I just try to tune everyone out and deal with it the best I can.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
To get over my anxiety and be able to live a happy life.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese?
LOVE is the proper term :9
4. What ethnicity are you? White - German, English, Dutch, Spanish, Scottish, Irish, Cherokee - 100% mutt
5. Are you religious? no - philosophical Taoist if I must pick a label
6. How often are you online? all the time
7. Is your SA diagnosed? Yes
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? I was diagnosed with ADHD, Dysthymic Disorder, and AvPD at different points.
My physical health is excellent if you don't count the bifocals.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? Being a smartass on this forum.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? Enjoy my life.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese? I live in Wisconsin - it's required by law.
1. How old are you?
18
2. Are you male or female?
Male
3. What country are you from?
Sweden
4. What ethnicity are you?
White
5. Are you religious?
No
6. How often are you online?
A lot.
7. Is your SA diagnosed?
No
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?
OCD and Bipolar.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?
Pushing myself little by little.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Go to bed. I don't really make goals, but I want to finish school, get a job and then my own place.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese?
No
4. What ethnicity are you? - German, Italian, Polish, English, French, Irish, Czech, and Hungarian.
5. Are you religious? No - I would like to believe in God, and hope one day to meet one. I'll have to wait and see now wont I?
6. How often are you online? - Too much
7. Is your SA diagnosed? - No
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have? - Depression, besides that I am relatively healthy besides an abnormal skeletal structure in my feet which can be painful.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA? - Actually using forum boards rather than lurking. TRYING to actually talk to people at work, not just say "hi, or how are you". Besides that a whole lot of nothing, still avoiding everyone from my past that still cares.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals? - Do something with my life.
1. How old are you?
17 years
2. Are you male or female?
Mail
3. What country are you from?
The Netherlands
4. What ethnicity are you?
White but after some sun like an italian
5. Are you religious?
eh well i hope to become a buddhist
6. How often are you online?
too often
7. Is your SA diagnosed?
nope
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?
no idea
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?
talking more
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
short term make new friends long term improve myself and my friends
Bonus question: Do you like cheese?
Love it
<b>3. What country are you from?</b> United States of Wwhatevver
<b>4. What ethnicity are you?</b> White/Caucasian
<b>5. Are you religious?</b> Sure
<b>6. How often are you online?</b> A good chunk of the day, heh
<b>7. Is your SA diagnosed?</b> Does self-diagnosing count?
<b>8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?</b> Epilepsy
<b>9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?</b> Trying to make friends, talking to strangers, calling people on phones, looking people in the eye
<b>10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?</b> Short term: Make friends with my roommates and other college students Long term: Build on my art skills, learn to play guitar, graduate college with my Bachelor's, overcome SA
<b>Bonus question: Do you like cheese?</b> Hate it
4. What ethnicity are you?
Caucasian-- Of predominantly teutonic peoples I presume.
5. Are you religious?
No, but i'm still healing from the rattlesnake bites.
6. How often are you online?
All too often, but this will be diminished when the new semester starts.
7. Is your SA diagnosed?
Yes
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?
I was diagnosed with SP and OCD at age 15, but I wonder if there might not be more (or less... i'm not too OCD anymore) to my symptoms. My shrink seemed like a bit of a flake, and the psyche-pillgiving-meister seemed largely disinterested, so I'm the star wrangler of this rodeo now. hee-haw.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?
Focusing like a laser on my goals. I also drink lots of beer and listen to music to convalesce after the daily tedium/discomfort. I focus on the horizon, and when bouts of despair set in, I pray for no more emotions .
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Short-term: Put another record on and polish off this six-pack. Long term: Finish school, get career, and buy property in the midwest US in some isolated place where I can go for long expanses of time and subsist with a large newfoundland dog and a Mule I'll call Mr. Morris.
Bonus question: Do you like cheese?
Yes. Favourites are brie and camembert, and I like them with a crusty baguette, some intense olive oil, and this peppery sausage I can't remember the name of.
5. Are you religious?: I'm an atheist. So I guess not!
6. How often are you online?: Often. For some reason I'm not on here as often though
7. Is your SA diagnosed?: Self-diagnosed, I guess...
8. What other disorders or general health issues do you have?: I have AVPD
Might have insomnia but I doubt it
I'm depressed
Extremely shy
Not an agoraphobic but I'm not a fan of going outside my house and backyard.
9. What are you currently doing to conquer SA?: Nothing! Going on the forum, if that counts.
10. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Play the piano
Learn to skate
Be less socially awkward with certain people
Make a friend all by myself
And major in psychology
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