hello, just wondering if u think i have SP

[IanM]

hi people, yea just wondering if u guys think i have sp, personally i think i do but i need confirmation....

ummmm.....well where to start, well i don't like being in social situations, somtimes i feel i loose grip of the converstion and find it hard to contribute, ummmm sitting in silence i often find awkward depnding who i'm with and the situation. i dont like calling people up and chatting on the phone i'd rather text to be honest, i will normally wait for them to call, unless i have no choice. my social life is okay, i'd say i have 2 true friends, not sure on one of them but the other 1 is definate, and i ve got my girlfriend whoes wicked and i should really class as a friend but for some reason i think thats cheating......... no she's a mate so yea 2 true friends and 1 mate who i'm not sure on he's a good bloke and his hearts in the right place but i dunno, well i text him the other 'hows it going? and anwsered 'all good this end i assume everythings all good yours' and i text back and said well actually not, and i havent heard from him since, but to be honest this is typical behaviour, its just annoying...............

lol sorry for that yea and 1 more thing ( i promise it wont be toooo long)
when i go and buy ciggarettes late at night somtimes i avoid going to my local petrol station coz i know the bloke there, i know it sounds wierd, but i dunno i think he's cool thats why i started to try and get to know him, but now coz i know him i drive to another petrol station which is further away, lol bit fucking nuts dont you think, i dunno it to do with social interactment tho isnt it.

so yea wat do u think, i think i'm pretty fucked up to be honest, ive read a few post before signing up, could realte to alot of stuff u guys were talking about. anyways........look forward to your reply. cheers ian

 

[LA-girl]

Hi Ian!

I'm not sure I can confirm your presumed diagnosis (I guess only a doc can), but I can give you my thoughts....And yes, to me it sounds pretty much like SP/SA. I don't know how old you are, but I would definately consider to get some help/therapy as early as possible. I believe the sooner you get help, the easier you will be able to improve. That being said, you're not crazy...if you stick around on this forum you will soon discover that most :wink: people here are not nut-cases! :mrgreen:

 

[Ahmed]

i never like to see other people having this disorder, cause it really is weird, but i would say yes. I'm pretty much like you man, avoiding people. they call it AvPD ,avoidant personiality disorder, and its kind of linked with social anxiety. since u feel anxiety, u tend to avoid interactions and so on.

Anyways, try to get some CBT, if u were normal before, then you can get well easier.

my problem is that i was born quiet and shy i guess, and ive been so until like college. When i found out that i am not socializing with people, i tried to be more sociable, but failed since im not used to it. then i started to form social phobia and AvPD and had it since then. i'm 24 now.i can still work and function, im an embedded software engineer actually. So, i know im not crazy i just have a messed up part im myself that needs fixin.

God be with us!

 

[IanM]

cheers for the reply guys & gals, so u think i probably have got this, yea so thats wat i thought, i dont really want to go and see a doctor or anything just becuase its difficult, as i'm sure u guys know, ummm yea i wasnt always like this started at 18 after 1 night of drugs, and gradually got worst from there.....and now i'm 23, so yea 5 years.

wats CBT ahmed, more drugs eh :roll: just kidding. ive downloaded some self hypnosis stuff aswell maybe that will help, ive seriously considered hypnosis i think thats probably the best option u know reset my mind to the way it thought before......