Do you guys ever "hide"?
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theblank
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Yes, I've been hiding and waiting since I was a child. It started when I would be playing in the front yard and would hear a car coming down the street. I would hide behind a big tree until the car passed. I'd wait until I was sure the car was gone and then come back out to play. Since that time it's expanded to most social situations. I am very patient and will hide and wait as long as I have to.
PhantomPod
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Yes, I do this too. I am always straining my ears to listen if people are in a room before I enter. For example, in work I go into the break room every morning to fill my water bottle and as I'm walking towards the break room/kitchen I strain my ears to hear if anyone is in there. Sometimes if someone is in there I will keep walking right past and do another lap and go back to the kitchen in a few minutes. lol. And times when I do get brave and I go in I feel stupid and awkward and anxious and wish that I took the extra lap and just waited until I could hear that no one was in the room.
Also at work, as I am walking towards the bathroom I will listen to see if I hear any of the toilets flushing or the water in the sinks running, indicating that someone is in there. I don't like going into the bathroom when others are in there and I'll usually even do a scan of the floor where I work to see if I see any co-workers away from their desks who might be in the bathroom. Then I'll wait until they come back to their desk to go to the bathroom figuring the coast is clear. lol.
Even writing these and reading about what others do, it seems so stupid and funny. But I can't seem to help it even if I rationally think they're silly things to do.
Also at work, as I am walking towards the bathroom I will listen to see if I hear any of the toilets flushing or the water in the sinks running, indicating that someone is in there. I don't like going into the bathroom when others are in there and I'll usually even do a scan of the floor where I work to see if I see any co-workers away from their desks who might be in the bathroom. Then I'll wait until they come back to their desk to go to the bathroom figuring the coast is clear. lol.
Even writing these and reading about what others do, it seems so stupid and funny. But I can't seem to help it even if I rationally think they're silly things to do.
yes i hide, lots and lots and lots..............
its like if i go online on "bebo" people know then that im home and awake (so ive deleted my account with bebo now)
i hide from the postman, (for reasons best known to someone else)
basically i dont feel secure in my own home unless im sleeping!
Post Traumatic Stress, they call it!!
its like if i go online on "bebo" people know then that im home and awake (so ive deleted my account with bebo now)
i hide from the postman, (for reasons best known to someone else)
basically i dont feel secure in my own home unless im sleeping!
Post Traumatic Stress, they call it!!
Lorraine Manca
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I hide sometimes too. Most of the nightmares I had as a kid were about hiding. I had to hide because everyone I knew turned into these hideous monsters in my dreams. Freaky stuff.
Richey
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I generally only do this if i'm at a party with alot of people. You might spend twenty minutes saying hi to all the new people and then slowly the self consciousness builds and builds as you run out of conversation unless you are in the zone! the situation can become uncomfortable as you start to focus on yourself "not saying anything" and if you cant control yourself you sort of freak out a little, especially if everyone else in the room is having the time of their life in a free spirited way. Its really hard sometimes to overcome that mental barrier.
Sometimes i walk into another room and pretend i'm on the mobile or i've even just walked out onto the street to kill time then walked back in. Also toilets are hard to hide in at parties because its always in demand ..
anyway it depends on the situation
Sometimes i walk into another room and pretend i'm on the mobile or i've even just walked out onto the street to kill time then walked back in. Also toilets are hard to hide in at parties because its always in demand ..
anyway it depends on the situation
I've been reading this forum for a while and finally decided to register here, so hi everyone.
And when it comes to hiding... yeah, I do it all the time. Actually the only people I don't hide from are my mom and brothers. I can't even begin to descripe how pathetic I feel like when I'm hiding, especially since I'm 24 and feel I should act like an adult instead of such a loser. The moments I'm home alone are the worst 'cause I dont know when exactly the postman comes, if someone's trying to come to visit etc, so I just keep all the windows closed and doors locked.
I definitely don't want to be rude, socializing is just something I can't do at the moment.
And when it comes to hiding... yeah, I do it all the time. Actually the only people I don't hide from are my mom and brothers. I can't even begin to descripe how pathetic I feel like when I'm hiding, especially since I'm 24 and feel I should act like an adult instead of such a loser. The moments I'm home alone are the worst 'cause I dont know when exactly the postman comes, if someone's trying to come to visit etc, so I just keep all the windows closed and doors locked.
I definitely don't want to be rude, socializing is just something I can't do at the moment.
I am affected by blushing as a social anxiety issue. I don't really hide, but leading up to a situation that is likely going to make me blush (meeting with large groups of people, speaking in meetings with many people, etc) I get anxious and stress myself out. After a blush I really feel down on myself but at the same time I know I need to keep putting myslef in challenging situations or I won't get past the problem.
hippiechild
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We have social anxiety, meaning that we perceive social situations to be a threat. With that said, why not a bit of good old-fashioned flight or fight response (fight, of course, being totally out of the question) 
sounds good to me
sounds good to me
NothingElseMatters
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sometimes turning my cellphone off gives me a feeling of hiding and safeness
Iranianguy
Member
i hide quite a lot from people because i am scared that they are going to think something of me,i dont know what
Argamemnon
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i wasn't referring to you as a person, i too hide from people as much as i can. maybe you're right and we do it because we have no other choice, who would want to feel horrible after all. we feel horrible around others.
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Argamemnon
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You completely misunderstood. I wasn't referring to dottie or anyone else. I mean generally speaking it is rude to stay in your room when there are visitors. I have done this myself for years. I do realize that the anxiety is so overwhelming that we have no choice. But "normal" people would consider this to be rude. I can't even hold a job due to social anxiety and depression, so I know how debilitating it can be.
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BeachGaBulldog
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I have done the "hiding" thing countless times. There were instances when I just didn't want to face people.
faithnomore
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I am hiding from society right now. Its difficult to get back out there.
I never like making appearances etc.
Everyone says to me that i have to go out, but its not that simple. I need to find courage from somewhere.
I never like making appearances etc.
Everyone says to me that i have to go out, but its not that simple. I need to find courage from somewhere.
When I was in high school, my brother brought along some classmates in college to our house for a project they were doing. Back then, I was very shy and I couldn't face a bunch of people I didn't know personally at all. So, what I did was I hid in my room for hours until it got to the point that I got fed up with being stuck in my room. So, I finally went out of my room, ignored them and went to the kitchen where my mother was.
Regards,
atvsamala
Regards,
atvsamala
Quickslash
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Absolutely.