JP2006
New member
Hello Everyone,
I am not only new to this web site but also to Social Anxiety. I have always thought something was not right in my life, but couldn't quite get a grasp of it until tonight. I was taking shower and thinking, there has to be something mentally wrong me, because my life is going no where and I am just a big coward. As soon as I hopped out of the shower, I began searching for mental disorders. After reading each disorder, Social Phobia, is what best described my "condition". It matched all of my problems that I have been having since childhood.
To put things in simple terms -- I have always been too self-conscious and always feared how people felt or would feel about me and what I do. My problems have kept me from developing a successful life with myself and others. The best way for me to describe my problem is by creating a list and then answering any questions concerning the items on this list.
Problems Affecting My Life:
- Overly Self-Conscious with myself and what I do.
- Always wondering how people think of me.
- Always wondering if I am being watched or talked about.
- Can't stand to be hated or disliked.
- No social life.
- Have my drivers license, but rely on others to take me places.
- I am always finding excuses not to go anywhere with friends.
- I cancel dates at the last minute and worry about what others think.
- I am a perfectionist when doing something.
- When I do something for someone, I don't stop until it's completed correctly.
- I am 26 and still live with my parents with no desire to move out.
- I rely way too much on my parents.
- I still feel like a kid and not an adult.
- I stay in my bedroom almost 24/7.
- Like being alone and not bothered. People call me a hermit crab.
- Have a cell phone but hardly ever answer the phone or call any one.
- Have a lot of knowledge under my belt, mainly from "mail-order" schooling.
- Got out of a 5 year relationship in 2003.
- Have denied several relationships since 2003, don't care to be in one.
- No physical problems with my body. Been called cute, handsome, and the like.
- Can't keep job longer than 3 months, had 4 jobs since High School.
- Have been unemployed for about a year now.
- I am absolutely terrified of interviews. I worry for weeks before and after.
- I won't use a public restroom if there is anyone besides close family in there.
- I have problems eating around people I don't know.
- I stumble upon answers when asked questions from whom I don't know.
- I dread anything that places attention on myself.
- I don't see a future in my current situation.
There is a lot more that I could probably list here, but I have a feeling that a lot of people here already can relate to my problems. I am just glad I can put a word with what I am experiencing and that I am not alone in this adventure.
I am not only new to this web site but also to Social Anxiety. I have always thought something was not right in my life, but couldn't quite get a grasp of it until tonight. I was taking shower and thinking, there has to be something mentally wrong me, because my life is going no where and I am just a big coward. As soon as I hopped out of the shower, I began searching for mental disorders. After reading each disorder, Social Phobia, is what best described my "condition". It matched all of my problems that I have been having since childhood.
To put things in simple terms -- I have always been too self-conscious and always feared how people felt or would feel about me and what I do. My problems have kept me from developing a successful life with myself and others. The best way for me to describe my problem is by creating a list and then answering any questions concerning the items on this list.
Problems Affecting My Life:
- Overly Self-Conscious with myself and what I do.
- Always wondering how people think of me.
- Always wondering if I am being watched or talked about.
- Can't stand to be hated or disliked.
- No social life.
- Have my drivers license, but rely on others to take me places.
- I am always finding excuses not to go anywhere with friends.
- I cancel dates at the last minute and worry about what others think.
- I am a perfectionist when doing something.
- When I do something for someone, I don't stop until it's completed correctly.
- I am 26 and still live with my parents with no desire to move out.
- I rely way too much on my parents.
- I still feel like a kid and not an adult.
- I stay in my bedroom almost 24/7.
- Like being alone and not bothered. People call me a hermit crab.
- Have a cell phone but hardly ever answer the phone or call any one.
- Have a lot of knowledge under my belt, mainly from "mail-order" schooling.
- Got out of a 5 year relationship in 2003.
- Have denied several relationships since 2003, don't care to be in one.
- No physical problems with my body. Been called cute, handsome, and the like.
- Can't keep job longer than 3 months, had 4 jobs since High School.
- Have been unemployed for about a year now.
- I am absolutely terrified of interviews. I worry for weeks before and after.
- I won't use a public restroom if there is anyone besides close family in there.
- I have problems eating around people I don't know.
- I stumble upon answers when asked questions from whom I don't know.
- I dread anything that places attention on myself.
- I don't see a future in my current situation.
There is a lot more that I could probably list here, but I have a feeling that a lot of people here already can relate to my problems. I am just glad I can put a word with what I am experiencing and that I am not alone in this adventure.
