Are you worried people will find out you are registered in this forum?

[Tiercel]

I'm not too worried about it. But do I visit this site when family members are around? F no!

With how my computer is set up now, my back is to a doorway. And I always worry that someone will see the screen and ask what I'm doing.

 

[agoraphobickatie]

i'm really open about my anxiety/agoraphobia.. all of my friends know about it and support me and help me through anxiety attacks if i need it, ha.. and about being on this forum, i talk about that openly, too.. haha like just tonight i was telling my friend something about "on this social phobia forum i'm on"... i talk about this forum a lot, actually, hah

 

[fitftw]

i showed my friend this site today at the school library. She's a psych major lol

 

[Why]

yes, that is why i dont post many pics here. I think society thinks social phobia is a kind of freak disorder (well who can blame em, SA makes me do stupid things) and i'd be very embrassed if ppl found out because i put on a fake visage in life.

 

[206Raider]

I used to... but now I could care less becuase f them ppl. They held me down. I need to rise up and be positive and do something big. I'm not afraid to admit I socially anxious but I don't want it to sound like a problem or excuse.

 

[Silentknight]

Constantly everytime my friend calls me and we talk I'm always worried she is going to say she found this forum and happend across a few of the postings I've written on here and now she wants to talk about it. Scary thought

 

[Haruhiist]

I am, that's why I use nicknames and never reveal my name.
Then again, if someone would discover me on this site, doesn't mean he / she has SA too?

But I'm afraid that my family finds out that I'm on this site, so I erase the history a lot.

 

[Hikari]

I am because it will give people I know more fuel for their insults. So I won't post my picture or anything like that. That and I've been stalked online before by someone, so I am always paranoid about it on every site.

 

[lilymartens]

I don't go around telling everybody about my condition, but it's not really a secret either. My mom, my doc and my best friend know. That's enough for me, but if somebody would ask, I'd tell them the truth.

 

[A l a n]

Yes! I don't think anyone I know would even suspect I have anxiety because I do come off as quite an outgoing person in real life sometimes.

Although the chances are low that people I know would ever find me on here, I'm still paranoid about it so that's why I keep my email and Facebook info on here hidden to contacts only or through PM.

 

[nightcrawler]

Yes! It's very unlikely anyone I know even knows about SAD/SP let alone a forum dedicated to it. Nevertheless I still won't post a pic of myself just in case.

 

[Square_Eyes]

I know the odds are slim but I can't help worrying about it. I posted a picture of my shoes, of all things, a couple of hours ago and I've been sitting here ever since anxiously picturing someone I know inexplicably stumbling across this website, recognizing the footwear and putting two and two together like some sort of ridiculous shoe detective.

 

[Damaged]

No im not, i've told my mum im on here because i told her it helped me a lot to be more positive and was nice to know people were going through the same things that i was, as i felt alone at first.

Although I am a bit worried my ex boyfriend will find out because i've wrote about our relationship a lot and he would just end up texting me loads of abuse

 

[Illusions]

I used to be paranoid about it, but now I couldn't care less. I'm sure it wouldn't come as a surprise to some people who know about my awkward tendencies, anyway.

 

[Tuco]

Thank you all for your replies, after reading them I think it is about 50/50 (worry/not worry). In any case, I won't be posting my picture here or in any other site anytime soon. I guess facebook is not an option for me either.

 

[dottie]

this girl sums it up:

YouTube - Vlogs and Loss of Privacy on Internet: My View

 

[Orbital]

Yup, I mainly use the same username for every forum/account on the internet, but used a different one here in case someone googles it. I know it's stupid because everyone I know IRL figures out I have SA eventually, but I can't help it.

 

[Mr.Moon]

I don't normally use this name in other places so I doubt anyone could find me by that.. But even if they could I wouldn't really care. I would feel a little stalked though if someone was trying that hard to find me on the netz.

 

[spect01]

I don't even care anymore. Nothing I can do to hide anyway...

 

[Richey]

my parents found out when i accidentally clicked print screen one time and because the printer was off nothing happened but when they accessed the newtork and turned the printer before i had a chance it printed out a thread while i was at work a few hours later. so when i got home the sheets of paper were sitting on my bed as if to say "we found this, its on your bed now" ...

i didnt say anything and neither did they. but i hate it when stuff like that happens. just the worst possible scenario i mean. because i think the thread was actually about parents as well. just shocking luck.