A Place to Introduce Yourself

[DeadmanWalking]

Hey Ambere, welcome to the forum! Like you, I didn't have social anxiety my entire life either; something happened and now I am who I am. But, I'm a lot better now than I was in the beginning! I think the first step is to immerse yourself in social situations and to be exposed to them. If you have any friends, then ask them if you can hang out with them. You also need to learn how to not care about stuff; if you hear someone talk badly about you, then shut the idea down before you can start to think about it. Replace it with something else or just stop thinking overall, just something that will distract your brain from that bad thought. A therapist could also help in this matter. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it here!

 

[Valhalla]

Hello. I'm new to this forum as well. I'm not diagnosed, nor do I have the problems many of the other members have. But I guess I would be viewed as "different" by the world, and I'm a loner, with a very marginalized social life since - well - almost my entire life. My head too often feels like the universe, my "personality" feels like the shade of grey. I carry around lots of regrets, and hatred. I recently faced a crisis concerning my relatively young age, with the fear that I'm wasting my life.

I hope to read about others stories and feelings, and hopefully I might come to some realizations.

 

[Boby]

Hi Valhalla,welcome to the forum.

 

[MikeyC]

Welcome, Valhalla.

 

[coyote]

Hi everyone, welcome to the forum.

 

[psych]

Hello everyone. Nice to be somewhere specifically for social anxiety.

I had been coping better than in previous years... But, it only took one bad day for me to realize that the supplements I've been using to control it are nothing more than a band-aid.

 

[Srijita52]

Hello everyone. Nice to be somewhere specifically for social anxiety.

I had been coping better than in previous years... But, it only took one bad day for me to realize that the supplements I've been using to control it are nothing more than a band-aid.

Hi, welcome to the forum psych.

 

[jc972]

Hi, I am a 26 y/o man from the U.S. I'm married to my college sweetheart and we have 2 children. I work in a small factory as a machinist. I was nervous the first time I said anything on here too. I get very nervous with anything new around me. There are guys I have worked with for years and i am too nervous to speak to. I don't like change of any kind for the most part. I have had a few minor panic attacks in the past. I want a different job but I am too loathe to change to get one. It's nice to meet you all

 

[MikeyC]

Hi Psych and jc972. Welcome, fellas.

 

[jc972]

Thank you, Mikey C. I am glad I interact with all of you, it really helps.

 

[Srijita52]

Hi, I am a 26 y/o man from the U.S. I'm married to my college sweetheart and we have 2 children. I work in a small factory as a machinist. I was nervous the first time I said anything on here too. I get very nervous with anything new around me. There are guys I have worked with for years and i am too nervous to speak to. I don't like change of any kind for the most part. I have had a few minor panic attacks in the past. I want a different job but I am too loathe to change to get one. It's nice to meet you all

Welcome jc972 Good luck with everything.

 

[MikeyC]

Thank you, Mikey C. I am glad I interact with all of you, it really helps.

I'm glad.

 

[psych]

Thanks for the welcome, though I'm not a "fella", Mikey.

Interaction online does make me feel a little less lonely.
I fear I've worn out my best friends cellphone lately. I wish we lived in the same state we could get together & do the SA thing with company.
I remember the first time I told him about it... Before I had to move away. We were at a video store, & I was literally stepping on his heels I was so anxious.

 

[Inanimate]

Hello Everyone,

I've been visiting this site periodically for a while (lurking... I'm sorry about that) and created an account a couple months ago, but never could bring myself to post anything until now. I am a 20 year old college student, and SA has pretty much defined my identity and existence since my first semester of high school. I don't want to make too long an introduction, so for now I'll just say that reading your comments on this forum has been very comforting on some of my more difficult days and I would like to start to contribute if I can.

 

[Srijita52]

Hi Inanimate, welcome to the forum.

 

[Mondo]

Hi everyone, just stumbled on this forum and apparently I am already a member As SA goes I qualify... I have been this way since University (Im 34 now).

I use to belong to another SA forum 10 years ago and it really helped me. Look forward to posting and replying.

Cheers
Mondo

 

[LonelyGuitarGuy]

Hello,

Just introducing myself. I'm not much of writer so I'll keep it short. I suffer from Social Anxiety like a lot of others here. I hope to meet some new friends, and share my experiences in dealing with Social Anxiety.

 

[DeadmanWalking]

Hello,

Just introducing myself. I'm not much of writer so I'll keep it short. I suffer from Social Anxiety like a lot of others here. I hope to meet some new friends, and share my experiences in dealing with Social Anxiety.

Hey, welcome to the forum. I hope you make lots of friends on here. We welcome new members with open arms.

 

[Srijita52]

Hello,

Just introducing myself. I'm not much of writer so I'll keep it short. I suffer from Social Anxiety like a lot of others here. I hope to meet some new friends, and share my experiences in dealing with Social Anxiety.

Hi and welcome to SPW. I hope you make some great friends and share whatever you want, we're always there to listen.

 

[Srijita52]

Hi everyone, just stumbled on this forum and apparently I am already a member As SA goes I qualify... I have been this way since University (Im 34 now).

I use to belong to another SA forum 10 years ago and it really helped me. Look forward to posting and replying.

Cheers
Mondo

Welcome Mondo.