mangoman
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Hi there, I'm a 19 year old from the city of Manila in the Philippines. I have been a social phobic for an extremely long time. It all started when I was around 9 years old. I guess being different is really my personality. I have always had, even before becoming socially phobic, been a very quirky, friendly, and upbeat person.
I always loved to be out of the norm and become an open-minded thinker. But then, as the years rolled on, I realize that people really did treat me differently because of my personality and being a very sensitive person, I took it badly and started to gradually distance myself from people. I have changed school several times and at least once it was because I wanted to start a new life. I have realized that life is all about even worse tragedies than this but sometimes I believe that this mental disease truly has robbed me of years of happiness.
But this disease has also brought me joy. I have realized many things and become a much wiser person. I am currently in the process of trying to better accept my disease and try to live with it and improve on it.
Social phobia is not something that can be cured overnight. But I believe that the best cure for it is talking to others in the same predicament.
Trying to return to your original state before you had social phobia is virtually impossible because many of us have been social phobics since childhood and it would be like trying to turn back time and be a kid once again.
The best that we can do is accept the disease and try to move on by talking with others with the disease.
Let's get the facts straight: SOCIAL PHOBIA IS A DEBILITATING DISEASE THAT DESTROYS THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. LET EVERYONE WITH THE CAPABILITY TO DO SO MAKE A BETTER WORLD FOR SOCIAL PHOBICS OUT THERE! But take note: SOCIAL PHOBIA IS A PLAIN AND SIMPLE DISEASE. IT IS NOT PART OF YOUR PERSONALITY. Saying that social phobia is part of your personality is just as absurd as saying that being diabetic is part of your personality.
I even have a theory that social phobia causes many more diseases especially heart disease. This disease is only beginning to be accepted as a legitimate mental disorder. Studying it is growing to be more relevant in recent years due to the phenomenon of rising numbers of people being diagnosed as socially phobic.
But be warned, MEDICATION IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. Medication for social phobia will rid you of the symptoms but not the cause. The cause is somewhere in your brain's systems and there is no medication formulated yet that will completely cure you of this disease. Buying medication for social phobia will only deplete your financial resources and permanently alter your brain's wellbeing. The best medication for social phobia is talking to others with the disease because the root cause of social phobia is a vicious cycle of withdrawing from and not adequately socializing with people for fear of being harmed or offended, etc. Hopefully, people on this forum can discuss their difficulties and improve their lives.
So please, my message is for SOCIAL PHOBICS AROUND THE WORLD UNITE!
Thank you and I really appreciate being a member of this forum. It has really been a godsend.
Good Luck and God Bless to all of you and I hope one day we all eventually get cured of this disease! Peace and good will to you all.
I always loved to be out of the norm and become an open-minded thinker. But then, as the years rolled on, I realize that people really did treat me differently because of my personality and being a very sensitive person, I took it badly and started to gradually distance myself from people. I have changed school several times and at least once it was because I wanted to start a new life. I have realized that life is all about even worse tragedies than this but sometimes I believe that this mental disease truly has robbed me of years of happiness.
But this disease has also brought me joy. I have realized many things and become a much wiser person. I am currently in the process of trying to better accept my disease and try to live with it and improve on it.
Social phobia is not something that can be cured overnight. But I believe that the best cure for it is talking to others in the same predicament.
Trying to return to your original state before you had social phobia is virtually impossible because many of us have been social phobics since childhood and it would be like trying to turn back time and be a kid once again.
The best that we can do is accept the disease and try to move on by talking with others with the disease.
Let's get the facts straight: SOCIAL PHOBIA IS A DEBILITATING DISEASE THAT DESTROYS THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. LET EVERYONE WITH THE CAPABILITY TO DO SO MAKE A BETTER WORLD FOR SOCIAL PHOBICS OUT THERE! But take note: SOCIAL PHOBIA IS A PLAIN AND SIMPLE DISEASE. IT IS NOT PART OF YOUR PERSONALITY. Saying that social phobia is part of your personality is just as absurd as saying that being diabetic is part of your personality.
I even have a theory that social phobia causes many more diseases especially heart disease. This disease is only beginning to be accepted as a legitimate mental disorder. Studying it is growing to be more relevant in recent years due to the phenomenon of rising numbers of people being diagnosed as socially phobic.
But be warned, MEDICATION IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. Medication for social phobia will rid you of the symptoms but not the cause. The cause is somewhere in your brain's systems and there is no medication formulated yet that will completely cure you of this disease. Buying medication for social phobia will only deplete your financial resources and permanently alter your brain's wellbeing. The best medication for social phobia is talking to others with the disease because the root cause of social phobia is a vicious cycle of withdrawing from and not adequately socializing with people for fear of being harmed or offended, etc. Hopefully, people on this forum can discuss their difficulties and improve their lives.
So please, my message is for SOCIAL PHOBICS AROUND THE WORLD UNITE!
Thank you and I really appreciate being a member of this forum. It has really been a godsend.
Good Luck and God Bless to all of you and I hope one day we all eventually get cured of this disease! Peace and good will to you all.