A Place to Introduce Yourself

[fedupoffear88]

Hey Sachin,
I hate takin pics too and think i dont look good enough in pics. Anyways, i'm Indian too..
For me, sometimes i'm very confident, while other times i get nervous in social situations, and once i do, i freak out, i just lose it!!!

 

[JCS008]

I'm a 27 year old male from the midwestern part of the US. I don't really have SA, but I have had a tough time dealing with OCD for the past five years or so.

I've been trying my best to overcome it, but it's just so difficult and frustrating. I really just want it to be over, since I know it's all in my head, but I just can't.

It's gotten to the point where OCD has affected my career, relationships, and just overall enjoyment with life.

 

[tth]

Hi, Im new here. Well, not really since i did came here a couple times before i actually decided to finally become a member. This is my first post and I just want to introduce myself. Didnt know where would be a great place to introduce until i found this thread. Anyways, i'm a female and from Canada, Ontario. Just graduated from college in May and now desperately looking for a job. Im glad alot of people on this forum is just like me, suffering from SA.

 

[Makahiya]

Hi. I'm not really sure if I have SA or AvPD but I feel very awkward around people and I find it difficult to connect with acquaintances. I have always been rather timid but somehow people seem to think I'm just antisocial... Anyway, I'm a 27 year old female from Philippines.

Hope I can learn to make friends here... I don't know how or where to start

 

[Lunarsoldier]

Hello, I'm new to the site. I come from England and have had shyness and social anxiety since I was at school. Now I'm 35. Although the anxiety and social phobia have gone, I'm still painfully shy and have difficulty in communicating. I'm also a mum of a 2 year old.

 

[talisman]

Hi, I actually signed up to this site quite a while ago, posted a bit and then didn't return often until now, so I might as well introduce myself. I had a period of apathy and loss of confidence regarding posting online which lasted a year or three, but I seem to be recovering a bit now...finally!

This place sure has grown since I first signed up :O

Anyways I'm male, 25 and from Kent in the UK.

I'm really in need of a circle of friends, because at the moment I have very few and next to no social life. I'd love to meet like-minded people and hang out, go travelling, generally have fun...all the stuff normal confident people in their 20s do.

My interests include history, mythology, current affairs, web design, programming, photography, fantasy and sci-fi movies/books, writing, tennis and music (metal, neo-mediaeval, traditional folk and soundtracks)

 

[overcomer33]

Well, I am glad I found this thread. I am new here. Actually today is my very first day. Continuing, I am a believer in Jesus, Christ; that is something most people know me know about me. I am currently doing my MBA at Nova Southeastern University, hoping to become my own boss one day.

I have been suffering with panic attacks for quite sometime and it was really recently that I decided to something about and I discovered a great technique that is helping kill my panic attacks every time they attack me. Praise God.

Well, I am really looking forward in interacting with other individuals on this forum.

Later!

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Learn How I Stopped Coping With Panic Attacks. Now, I Just Kill Panic Attacks!
http://http://www.killingpanicattacks.com/My_Story_.html

 

[dream]

Hi all!

I'm frm Toronto,Can. I did not no i had sa for a few years now.I wish i didn'tt have sa/depression.No one understands where you are metally,emotionally enless you have been in there shoes.It's easy to judge but you would just be ignorant.

 

[Yoyshaia]

This thread is a really good idea! I'm new as of yesterday, and I feel a bit awkward to just start posting. I get anxiety attacks at night - normally triggered by thoughts of getting sick and dieing slowly. Fun fun fun. And was wondering if anybody shared this? I'm not talking about just worrying about it, which my parents seem to think I mean, but proper heart-pounding, shaking and crying stuff.

Anyway, thanks for starting this thread ScaredGirl.

 

[BlauweEngel]

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[Adammm]

Hey y'all. I just joined this site today, so thought i'd say hello here I'm Adam, aged 20 from the UK. I've struggled with SA for pretty much my entire life, particularly when i was at school. I've been making huge improvements over the last few years and i'd only class my SA as mild now, but i hope that reading other peoples experiences and posting about my own SA experiences will help both myself and others to improve our lives. Anyway, i'm useless at writing introductions (this took me about 10 minutes to write haha), so i'll leave it at this.

 

[tobefreeme]

Hello there, wow, great to read about other social phobics on the site, im new to the site, and would really like to chat to and communicate with and hopefully make new friends who truly understand this very debilatating phobia. I would go as far to say i knew something was amiss with me when,. as a very young child would hide away under foliage in other peoples gardens etc. Honestly its been absolute hell and i truly want to be healed and free it seems like a very good site. Is there anyone out there who has tried and gone through either hypnosis/ and or cognitive b therapy, am tyring to be meds free(doctors recommendation), apart from an anti-depressant, but i have been using various meds my entire life and feel as though i will never cope without. Any comments ?????
Take care

 

[CelestialDreams]

Hi, I'm new here too, been floating around for the past few weeks waiting verification so that I can actually make posts, and I finally got verified today, **YAY**

It's nice to find a place to go and meet other people that have similar problems.. I have had SAD ever since I can remember, which has also led to serious AvPD, among other things.. but anyway, I am 24 years old from Arizona. I am very good with communicating online and tend to be very open, just can't seem to be like that in real life.. lately though, I haven't been doing so well and things are getting worse.. sometimes I try to communicate and end up sitting here typing things out, just to delete them because they don't sound right or seem out of place... I suppose I will leave the rest to the appropriate sections though, before I go off on several tangents. Nice to be here, nice to meet you all.

 

[Pineapple]

Hi, I'm new. :3

I'm 19 and from the north of England. I've had SA for all my life (although I've only recently found out it had a name) and I find things like small talk hard and so I find it hard to make friends etc. I'm glad I've found this forum as now I know I'm not alone in feeling this way and it may possibly help me to reduce my SA.

 

[Jonhy]

Hi,

I'm 26 and i'm from Mexico, i'm not sure if i had social phobia when i was like 6 or that the loneliness ofpeople just ignoring me cause me social phobia. I found very hard to talk even online, and i'm kind of makes me feel that there are other people in similar situation than me. Nice to meet you all

 

[WalkingWithStrangers]

I'm 16 and from New York. Social phobia has made me incredibley lonely over the past couple of years, and I've been using internet forums to interact with people (I think the anonymity of the internet helps) but this is the first time I've joined a forum specifically for dealing with social phobia.

 

[omnispace]

Hi, I'm James, and I have SA.

 

[Rxqueen]

Hi,

I'm 22 from Missouri in the US. I've been extremely shy all my life, but now its to the point where I can barely look anyone in the eye and have absolutely no friends. I have a habit of not talking for long periods of time and have anxiety attacks when I'm around people. I even find it hard to talk on the phone or on the internet. I hope this site helps me out with some of that.

 

[PhobiaTired]

I haven't introduced myself either. I have had social phobia my whole life, well it started severely affecting me at about 10 and l'm 28 now, a mixture of genetics from my dad and the environment l grew up in (not knowing my place in my family with older confident half brothers and sisters and a messed up dad). High school was like jail, l didn't exist, l guess l'm still trying to realise l have a RIGHT to exist and deserve what everyone else has. I don't work, haven't had a boyfriend, have no friends and great difficulty maintaining any r'ships, and life is just a struggle. I think a really supportive therapist would do wonders for SPers, but my current one is not too knowledgeable in it, so l leave thinking maybe l'm making stuff up to get attention or l'm blowing things up. But l get home, and go over all the anxiety and difficulties l have that seriously hinder me and l know this is a real problem. I'm giving her up. Facing things is really hard, l feel so ashamed and guilty telling my therapist things, so usually l leave out the most embarrassing parts.
You two inspire me as you're both in rships which seems a dream to me, cos l don't even meet guys right now.

Hi I havnt introduced myself yet ...
Im new to this site and so far just readin a few threads have helped me because i feel that i can really relate to many ppl here
Im 20 years old, live in California, and Im starting my 3rd year in college this monday...NERVE RACKING!

Pearl, I felt that you where describing my life! I didnt exist in high school neither...and Im still invisible in college ::
I havent had a boyfriend. I dont have any friends LITERALLY. And living each day is a huge struggle...

 

[PhobiaTired]

Hi,

I'm 22 from Missouri in the US. I've been extremely shy all my life, but now its to the point where I can barely look anyone in the eye and have absolutely no friends. I have a habit of not talking for long periods of time and have anxiety attacks when I'm around people. I even find it hard to talk on the phone or on the internet. I hope this site helps me out with some of that.

Hi Rxqueen
Ive also been really shy most of my life. And I cant look at much ppl in the eyes nor do I have any friends (no boyfriend neither)....But to make this worse I blush excessively :: so im ALWAYS worring about turning red when anyone (even family member) talks to me...
What I wanted to tell you is that you are not alone! I can really relate and also hope that this site helps me! Good luck