Has anyone on this forum toyed around with the idea of assignments for members? Think Fight Club. Only instead of picking a fight with a stranger, what about just picking one person you don't particularly know and doing something simple like saying "Hello"? Then people who do it post the results. Thoughts?
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evil feline space cadet
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Scrumblebee that's a great idea!!
Maybe get a list of people and pull assignments out of a hat?
Maybe get a list of people and pull assignments out of a hat?
Kat
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Yes, I sent a pm t0 raider ab0ut a similar idea t0 d0 a v0ice call thr0ugh the IM even if they just said hell0 and hang up and then they c0uld rate their anxiety levels fr0m 1 t0 10 and tell us ab0ut in the thread. And try d0 it again but maybe say s0mething m0re next time 0r d0 the same thing, just f0r practice.
I didn’t want t0 start the thread because my plate is a bit full at the m0ment but if s0me0ne d0es I think it will be great
. And s0rry ab0ut my typing my keyb0ard is missing a letter.
I didn’t want t0 start the thread because my plate is a bit full at the m0ment but if s0me0ne d0es I think it will be great
. And s0rry ab0ut my typing my keyb0ard is missing a letter.
evil feline space cadet
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Yes, I sent a pm t0 raider ab0ut a similar idea t0 d0 a v0ice call thr0ugh the IM even if they just said hell0 and hang up and then they c0uld rate their anxiety levels fr0m 1 t0 10 and tell us ab0ut in the thread. And try d0 it again but maybe say s0mething m0re next time 0r d0 the same thing, just f0r practice.
I didn’t want t0 start the thread because my plate is a bit full at the m0ment but if s0me0ne d0es I think it will be great
You've given me an idea Kat. How about we "tag" one person to do an assignment (ask them are they willing to take part before telling them what to do though.) Like since you chose Raider, he could do his assignment and write back in a thread. But in the meantime he could choose one person, ask them if theyd be willing to take part, then dish out an assignment to them. We can give advice on how to make it easier for them too?
Whaddya think? Or would the names out of a hat or any other suggestions be easier?
Kat
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Yeah, that maybe doable maybe let them know what the assignment is before hand and then more people might be willing to take it on .
Maybe have one assignment request per person who wants to give the request but several people could take it on at once but people pick and chose what assignment request they want to do. I know the Yahoo IM has a feature where you can do voice calls and people could build up the duration they talk for with the willing participant they have tagged with and give it an anxiety rating each time they do it.
They can also chose to do it one on one with another willing participating member and who knows maybe after some practice they would be ready to do a group chat with sp members through the IM voice call feature.
Build it up overtime.
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Kat
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lol and I don’t mean to drag Raider into this I was going to get him to start the thread but this is just an idea at the moment. I am not sure if he has even read the email about the thread idea but let’s hope there will be people willing to partake.
But there has been no tagging going on yet so you can relax
But there has been no tagging going on yet so you can relax
Nicholas
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LOL, that's actually a good idea for those who are even afraid of talking to strangers on the net or on the phone... I don't really have that problem, as long as I don't have to talk about my life with someone in real life or in public But just saying "hi" is pretty easy, and even those who have trouble with that can easily overcome that problem. The real problem, as I said, is getting confident when talking about personal stuff, in more complicated conversations.
But just saying "hi" is pretty easy, and even those who have trouble with that can easily overcome that problem. The real problem, as I said, is getting confident when talking about personal stuff, in more complicated conversations.
Kat
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Thanks for the support and yeah you're right different people would have different anxiety to different things but if people post up different assignments requests they may be able to find something they find personally challenging.
Me and x_Nil_Painting_x have arranged to just say hello over the IM and hang up, we haven't done it yet but are hoping to, I am already a little nervous about it, as I am sure she might be.::
We may have to get some volunteers to start some threads to get this to work. So, if any one wants to help with this, just say so.
One thread will be for people who are interested in partaking in the assignments and maybe people can post their name up so people can see who are interested in taking on the assignments and they can pm someone from the list to potentially tag with, if an assignment involves them to interact with one another somehow.
Another thread will be to post up one assignment request idea per post:
Maybe post something up you find personally challenging because someone else may as well because it’s the challenge request thread you don’t necessarily have to take on the challenge yourself just make a request.
And the last thread will be to rate their anxiety levels from a scale of 1 to 10 each time they have taken on an assignment request. You can keep doing one assignment request as many times as you want but once you think your anxiety is at a the lower end of the scale, it be good to try something else. It’s up to you.
and yeah you're right different people would have different anxiety to different things but if people post up different assignments requests they may be able to find something they find personally challenging. Me and x_N
il_Painting_x have arranged to just say hello over the IM and hang up, we haven't done it yet but are hoping to, I am already a little nervous about it, as I am sure she might be.::We may have to get some volunteers to start some threads to get this to work. So, if any one wants to help with this, just say so.
One thread will be for people who are interested in partaking in the assignments and maybe people can post their name up so people can see who are interested in taking on the assignments and they can pm someone from the list to potentially tag with, if an assignment involves them to interact with one another somehow.
Another thread will be to post up one assignment request idea per post:
Maybe post something up you find personally challenging because someone else may as well because it’s the challenge request thread you don’t necessarily have to take on the challenge yourself just make a request.
And the last thread will be to rate their anxiety levels from a scale of 1 to 10 each time they have taken on an assignment request. You can keep doing one assignment request as many times as you want but once you think your anxiety is at a the lower end of the scale, it be good to try something else. It’s up to you.
losttroy
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Nicolas said:
That's right! It is totally easy to say just howdy, wherever you are. But we're all afraid of the "water" you might say, right?
Well, this is a good way to start wading into it. Before we know it, those scary depths might not afear us so much & could become something fun.I am happy to know there are so many great people here who suffer with this chit, but still have the desire to help others in dealing with theirs! This is truly a great idea.
My sincere thanks to Scrumblebee, No Oil Painting, and Kat!
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evil feline space cadet
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Kat you are a genius!!!
Kat
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Well I am definitely no genius just crazy:
: but thanks for the nice thought. and ok now for our first trial
We are doing ours and scrumblebee troy said he would say hi to you over the IM
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lyricalliaisons
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The idea of that scares me lol. People randomly PM me sometimes & I get scared & don't know what to say & never end up replying because I don't know what to say & am too scared.
I figured it'd be cool to follow through with this idea so I've posted a follow-up thread here: http://www.socialphobiaworld.com/the-first-rule-of-social-club-is-23399/
Darker Than Black
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I can't even finish my own assignments, 10 + hour for CIVE 270 T_T
