Good video on social phobia
- Thread starter Vincent
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Lewis
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Good job vincent!...that was really great....plus I've learnt a new term....next time I have to explain my condition, instead of telling people I have social anxiety disorder, I can just tell them that I have "an overactive amygdala"!!! awesome!!!
..also on a slight side issue I just feel like I want to mention how amazing the internet is and how lucky we SA-ers really are to have it.....if it wasn't for the internet, how many more people with SA would be suffering alone right now, with no clue where to turn for help.....but with the internet there is this secret lifeline where we can go to find answers and no-one needs to know....we can just search in our bedrooms!
..also on a slight side issue I just feel like I want to mention how amazing the internet is and how lucky we SA-ers really are to have it.....if it wasn't for the internet, how many more people with SA would be suffering alone right now, with no clue where to turn for help.....but with the internet there is this secret lifeline where we can go to find answers and no-one needs to know....we can just search in our bedrooms!
alter_ego
Well-known member
Just watched that video and thought it was excellent at explaining. I wish they'd show it in all schools, colleges and workplaces to help people understand exactly what social anxiety disorder is.
Because I chat in work I often have people say to me in disblief "You're not shy!" (happened again quite recently) when I try to explain what the condition is like. I mean, how can I say to them "Well, you're making me feel uncomfortable and anxious just by talking to me. You're making me feel even worse now by criticizing me and I hate to be judged or criticized in any way - but if I tell you all this you'll probably stare at me in disblief and then I'll feel more uncomfortable...." Catch 22.
Videos like that one certainly would help educate people.
Because I chat in work I often have people say to me in disblief "You're not shy!" (happened again quite recently) when I try to explain what the condition is like. I mean, how can I say to them "Well, you're making me feel uncomfortable and anxious just by talking to me. You're making me feel even worse now by criticizing me and I hate to be judged or criticized in any way - but if I tell you all this you'll probably stare at me in disblief and then I'll feel more uncomfortable...." Catch 22.
Videos like that one certainly would help educate people.