Hi everyone.
I'm from Fermoy, which is in County Cork.
I'm a friend of Tucker, who started this thread, though he doesn't seem to post to this forum anymore.
I'm 26 years old and have been shy my whole life. I developed full-blown Social Anxiety when I was about 16 i.e. that is when I started avoiding social situations.
On top of having general SAD, I also have a specific form of social anxiety, known as Paruresis or Bashfull Bladder. Basically, what this means is that I have difficulty in urinating in public toilets i.e. in bars, airports, shopping centres etc. Even a lot of fellow SA sufferers seem to have difficulty in understanding Paruresis, or that it is a form of Social Anxiety, so I often feel very isolated.
If anyone wants to send me a personal message or an e-mail, I'd love to hear from you. My e-mail is:
[email protected]
Hope to hear from some of you soon.