Hush
New member
Hello, I'm a single guy in my early thirties living with social phobia.
To say that the condition has put a crimp in my style would be an understatement that I'd think most here could relate to.
Some days are worse than others, and I find that the less reflecting I do, the better. I get through life by having about a dozen coping-mechanisms going at a time and by trying my level-best to keep myself distracted.
I just want to be able to choose. To not be a servant to fear and the constant knowledge that I'm making due with a life that feels like a consolation-prize.
I think the way I feel today is best summed-up by a line of Jack Nicholson's from "As Good As It Gets": "What makes it so hard is not that you had it bad, but that you're that pissed that so many others had it good."
Believe me, I know others have it worse, and I'm grateful for what I have, but sometimes a little cynical gallows-humor takes the edge off.
So anyway... I look forward to getting to know everyone here and I hope to be able to contribute to your community in a productive way very soon.
To say that the condition has put a crimp in my style would be an understatement that I'd think most here could relate to.
Some days are worse than others, and I find that the less reflecting I do, the better. I get through life by having about a dozen coping-mechanisms going at a time and by trying my level-best to keep myself distracted.
I just want to be able to choose. To not be a servant to fear and the constant knowledge that I'm making due with a life that feels like a consolation-prize.
I think the way I feel today is best summed-up by a line of Jack Nicholson's from "As Good As It Gets": "What makes it so hard is not that you had it bad, but that you're that pissed that so many others had it good."
Believe me, I know others have it worse, and I'm grateful for what I have, but sometimes a little cynical gallows-humor takes the edge off.
So anyway... I look forward to getting to know everyone here and I hope to be able to contribute to your community in a productive way very soon.
