Social Anxiety - the question list

[jhanniffy]

1.How old are you?
19

2.Are you male/female?
Female

3.Do you have SA?
Yes

4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
50 but depends

5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
Yes

6.Are you shy?
Intensely

7.What makes you anxious?
People and unknown places/ situations

8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?)
No

9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?)
Yes ,but its to be decided what to do with me

10.Since when did your SA start?
Know no different

11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
Unsure

12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
Sometimes

13.Do you have friends?
Thank God

14.Do you have online friends?
not a whole lot

15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
On my own in my room, listening to music or reading or by the beach

16.Do you work, go to school?
College

17.Do you have a relationship?
Nope

18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
To me its part of me/ who am I, I’d feel odd without it

19.What are your hobbies?
Reading, music, internet, getting creative

20.Do you drink? smoke?
No and no

21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
Introvert

22.Do you have any more disorders?
Not that I yet know of

23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
No

24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
Yes

25.Where you bullied in your youth?
A little

26.Are you a quiet person?
Extremely

27.Do you avoid eye contact?
It’s okay for like 15 seconds and then it just feels like I’m starting and will burn a whole in that person

28.Do you blush alot?
I have bad days

29.What makes you really happy?
Finding a good film or finishing a new book, seeing someone do good…..IDK

30.Do you hardly make friends?

31.Does your family know about your SA?
NO no no

32.Did you ever visited a doctor?
To do with sa, nope

33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. don’t be shy.. tell us)
Getting my college work done and handed in on time.

34.Are you depressed?
Have my momnets

35.Do you believe in god?
Idk

36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile?
Hide them

37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
No

38.Are you happy with your looks?
No

39.What kind of music do you like?
Soft rock, acoustic, gothic,…anything apart from rap/rnb/ extreme pop

40.Do you do sport??
Always sucked at it

41.Do you like art?
Yes

42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
No

43.Do you like animals?
Yes

44.Are you friendly?
I like to think so

45.How would you describe yourself?
Strange

46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
Not any more

47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
Not usually

48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
No

49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff?
Try

50.Are you optimistic?
Most of the time

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
I can

52.What makes you feel relaxed?
Walking, music, reading,

53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
No

54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
No

55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
Yes, a reason on my appearance

56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
No

57.Do you ever gave a speech?
Only when forced

58.Do you like walking in the park?
Yip

59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
No

60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?

 

[mari_13]

1.How old are you? 34
2.Are you male/female? female
3.Do you have SA? I think
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 70
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? no
6.Are you shy? yes
7.What makes you anxious? Having to talk to other people (includes chating, phone, smoke any way of comunication)
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) no
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) I was, but I stop two months ago because my therapist gave up
10.Since when did your SA start? I have no idea

11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? sometimes
13.Do you have friends? yes
14.Do you have online friends? not many
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? at home reading, or anywhere but alone
16.Do you work, go to school? work
17.Do you have a relationship? no, nothing serius for 6 years
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I am not sure I want to .... love being alone
19.What are your hobbies? reading, playing risk, and because of therapy the gym.
20.Do you drink? smoke? drinking yes , smoke no

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? introvert but when drinking so extrovert 22.Do you have any more disorders? no that I know of
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? yes
26.Are you a quiet person? not really
27.Do you avoid eye contact? yes
28.Do you blush alot? yes
29.What makes you really happy? being alone, reading by a fireplace

31.Does your family know about your SA? no
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? yes
33.What makes you feel confident? dancing
34.Are you depressed? yes
35.Do you believe in god? no
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? open, I can not lie.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? yes
38.Are you happy with your looks? yes
39.What kind of music do you like? all sorts
40.Do you do sport?? yes

41.Do you like art? yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) yes
43.Do you like animals? yes
44.Are you friendly? yes
45.How would you describe yourself? honest, simple person. Love to laugh, love nature and hate humans for destroing it
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? yes
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? yes
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? huh ?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? yes from my friends but lately I feel going out with them makes me feel depress
50.Are you optimistic? no but learning to be

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? not really
52.What makes you feel relaxed? being alone
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? no
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? yes, I am pretty hard on myself
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) yes, I always thing there is something wrong with me
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? maybe but not sure it works, hate showing myself as something I am not
57.Do you ever gave a speech? no
58.Do you like walking in the park? no
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? i used to think that
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? what ? I think maybe too complicated, snobbish and quiet

 

[recluse]

1.How old are you? 28
2.Are you male/female? M
3.Do you have SA? Of course, why else would i be on here!::
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? Varies depending on situation and location i am in
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Self diagnosed
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? People i feel to be superior especially mouthy people
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Used to
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Used to
10.Since when did your SA start? Since high school but i was always shy and quiet

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Not sure
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? If i did not suffer from anxiety i would
13.Do you have friends? Not sure
14.Do you have online friends? Yes
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? At home in my room
16.Do you work, go to school? Work
17.Do you have a relationship? No
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) No
19.What are your hobbies? Shooting, music, films
20.Do you drink? smoke? Drink in moderation, don't smoke

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert with extrovert aspirations
22.Do you have any more disorders? Depression
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes
26.Are you a quiet person? Mostly yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Sometimes
28.Do you blush alot? Sometimes
29.What makes you really happy? Nothing really
30.Do you hardly make friends? I avoid people

31.Does your family know about your SA? I don't know
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Yes
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Compliments from people, doing well in my hobbies
34.Are you depressed? Often
35.Do you believe in god? Not sure
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Hide them mostly
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Sometimes
38.Are you happy with your looks? Yes
39.What kind of music do you like? Rock
40.Do you do sport?? I do some weight training

41.Do you like art? Yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) I actually love people but i'm unable to deal with them.
43.Do you like animals? Yes
44.Are you friendly? Yes
45.How would you describe yourself? Human
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Often
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Depends on the person
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Not sure
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? No I'm stuck
50.Are you optimistic? Pessimistic

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Yes
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Watching tv
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Often
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yes
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes because i think i appear to act weird because of anxiety
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? No
57.Do you ever gave a speech? In school i think
58.Do you like walking in the park? depends
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? I'm boring, weird, weak

 

[JamieD]

1.How old are you?
18 (19 in april)

2.Are you male/female?
male

3.Do you have SA?
Yes

4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
30-40 sometimes.

5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
No, but i know i have it.

6.Are you shy?
Yea

7.What makes you anxious?
Responsibility, pressure, new situations, crowds, shopping centres.

8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?)
Not any more. Felt like a zombie.

9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?)
No, but might eventually.

10.Since when did your SA start?
I've always been shy, but it got bad at 17.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
??? Not really

12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
Yea, if i could.

13.Do you have friends?
Lots online, talk to none in person

14.Do you have online friends?
Yea

15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
Home

16.Do you work, go to school?
No

17.Do you have a relationship?
No

18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
I'll think i'll always have it, just gotta tame it.

19.What are your hobbies?
Playing bass guitar, gaming and stufffff.

20.Do you drink? smoke?
Neither.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
Guess.. Introvert

22.Do you have any more disorders?
Not that i know of.

23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
Not afraid, but like shopping centres- very SA provoking

24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
Yea

25.Where you bullied in your youth?
A tiny bit

26.Are you a quiet person?
Very

27.Do you avoid eye contact?
Yea

28.Do you blush a lot?
When talking to strangers, yea.

29.What makes you really happy?
Not having to do anything on any day. lol

30.Do you hardly make friends?
Yea

31.Does your family know about your SA?
Yea, but have the 'get over it' attitude

32.Did you ever visited a doctor?
Oh god, yea

33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
I have no idea.

34.Are you depressed?
Surprisingly not.

35.Do you believe in god?
No

36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile?
A bit of both

37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
Sort of.

38.Are you happy with your looks?
Yea

39.What kind of music do you like?
The Killers, RHCP, U2, Coldplay, FOB, u get the gist..

40.Do you do sport??
No

41.Do you like art?
A little

42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
To an extent

43.Do you like animals?
YEAAA

44.Are you friendly?
Yea

45.How would you describe yourself?
Lost

46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
Have done.

47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
A bit

48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
???

49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff?
I wish i had more motivation

50.Are you optimistic?
What's the difference between being pessimistic and realistic? Nothing. So no i'm not.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
Showing, but not seeing

52.What makes you feel relaxed?
Having nothing to do

53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
No

54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
Kind of

55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
Hell yes, i wonder if i look at them to see of they're looking at me, so they look at me back!? LOL

56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
Not really.

57.Do you ever gave a speech?
Naa

58.Do you like walking in the park?
If i had the motivation to do it

59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
No

60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?
??? Probably why i'm acting strange

 

[dooby-duck]

1.How old are you? 30
2.Are you male/female? Male
3.Do you have SA? Probably
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 70
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? No
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? People, my thoughts
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) No
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) No
10.Since when did your SA start? Around about 16

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Eh?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Sometimes
13.Do you have friends? Not really
14.Do you have online friends? Not really
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? I'm always anxious
16.Do you work, go to school? Work
17.Do you have a relationship? No
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) Yes
19.What are your hobbies? Cycling, dog,
20.Do you drink? smoke? No

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? In between the two
22.Do you have any more disorders? Probably Tourettes, OCD, Avpd maybe a few more
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Not really
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Sometimes, but sometimes overdo it
28.Do you blush alot? Not any more
29.What makes you really happy? Peace, times of low anxiety
30.Do you hardly make friends? Hardly ever

31.Does your family know about your SA? Never told them anything
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? No
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Acomplishing tasks I find difficult
34.Are you depressed? No, not often
35.Do you believe in god? Mmmm it depends
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Hiding them
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Yes
38.Are you happy with your looks? Mostly
39.What kind of music do you like? A wide variety
40.Do you do sport?? Cycling and sometimes weights/ gym stuff

41.Do you like art? Some of it
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) I think so, I would like to be
43.Do you like animals? Yes
44.Are you friendly? Yes
45.How would you describe yourself? Awkward, anxious, kind, trustworthy
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Occasionally
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Yes
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Eh?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Sometimes
50.Are you optimistic? Yes

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Yes
52.What makes you feel relaxed? I can't relax
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Full blown rarely, minor ones regularly
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yes
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Sometimes
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Yes
57.Do you ever gave a speech? A few presentations in school and university
58.Do you like walking in the park? Yes, as long as it's quiet
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Not really
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That i'm strange, suspicious looking

 

[Riptor]

1.How old are you? 20
2.Are you male/female? Male
3.Do you have SA? Yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 40 on a scale of fear, 90 on a scale of avoidance
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? No
6.Are you shy? To a fault
7.What makes you anxious? Humans
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) No
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) No
10.Since when did your SA start? Early childhood

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? I don't know what that means but I'm gonna go ahead and say "yes."
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? I can enjoy it very much
13.Do you have friends? I let 'em all get away
14.Do you have online friends? I don't like getting to know people online because I can't punch them when they make me mad
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? Home and sometimes work
16.Do you work, go to school? Both
17.Do you have a relationship? No
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? I believe I can slog through anything
19.What are your hobbies? Plotting elaborate one man heists
20.Do you drink? smoke? I drink but not to excess

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Innie
22.Do you have any more disorders? No
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Only the people at the supermarket
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? It's one of my oldest fears
25.Where you bullied in your youth? I was a loner and people left me alone
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? No
28.Do you blush alot? If I do no one tells me
29.What makes you really happy? Helping people feels great
30.Do you hardly make friends? I'm cautious so yes

31.Does your family know about your SA? They underestimate it
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? I had poison ivy bad once
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Good grades, pay raises
34.Are you depressed? Yes
35.Do you believe in god? Yes, but I call it nature and the forest is his temple
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I hide them but I can be open to people I trust (SPW for example)
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I'm quick to laugh, and to take a joke too far
38.Are you happy with your looks? I think I am, then I keep finding faults
39.What kind of music do you like? That is top secret
40.Do you do sport?? No, I should

41.Do you like art? Yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) I actually think I am sometimes
43.Do you like animals? Love them
44.Are you friendly? Can be
45.How would you describe yourself? Wirey
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Yes
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? No
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? I just Googled "inforement" and this thread was the sixth result
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? I don't want to do social stuff so much as to not let the social stuff keep me from doing everything else
50.Are you optimistic? Sometimes

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? I can see them well, can't show them myself
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Star Trek
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? No
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yes
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes, I'm put together weird
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? My courage rises with the situation
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Yes, it was a mess
58.Do you like walking in the park? Love it, but unbroken forest is better
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Let's just say I don't expect anyone to have made it this far down my survey
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That I'm a prick

 

[Krista]

This is incredibly long..

1.How old are you? 19 :]
2.Are you male/female? Female.
3.Do you have SA? I do, mild to moderate now.
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? Above.
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Yes.
6.Are you shy? Yes.
7.What makes you anxious? Unknown people.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Nope.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) I did.
10.Since when did your SA start? Around ten.

11.Do you have good support from your reinforcement? My what? Family? Yes?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? I do very much.
13.Do you have friends? Yes, I do.
14.Do you have online friends? Yes.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? My living room.
16.Do you work, go to school? Yes.
17.Do you have a relationship? Nope.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) Yes, I do.
19.What are your hobbies? Reading, the theoretical rolling stone that Bob Dylan sang about.
20.Do you drink? smoke? I rarely drink, I do smoke weed.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? I'm a bit of both.
22.Do you have any more disorders? OCD.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? A bit, yes.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Not anymore.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes.
26.Are you a quiet person? For the most part.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? No, I have the worst habit of staring at people.
28.Do you blush alot? I do.
29.What makes you really happy? My family, my dreams.
30.Do you hardly make friends? It's fairly easy for me to make friends when I try.

31.Does your family know about your SA? Yes.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Yes.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Honestly, listening to a great song can make me feel amazing or black panties.
34.Are you depressed? Not at the moment.
35.Do you believe in God? I do.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I don't hide them but I don't talk about them. I'm private depending on the person.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? To a point.
38.Are you happy with your looks? Eh.
39.What kind of music do you like? An eclectic mix of all things old. Don't care for rap or country really.
40.Do you do sports? As much as I can?

41.Do you like art? I do
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Yes.
43.Do you like animals? Yes.
44.Are you friendly? Yes
45.How would you describe yourself? Um, a frog on a bump on the branch on the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea. Couldn't quite define it for you.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? No.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Sometimes.
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Who?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? I do, I have my down days.
50.Are you optimistic? I try to be.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Not myself, I'm very well aware of most people's whether I pursue them to tell me or not.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Reading and sleeping.
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Yes.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? I use to, sometimes I still do.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes, though I know they don't.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Nope.
57.Do you ever gave a speech? I have.
58.Do you like walking in the park? Not alone.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Nope.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That I'm just some girl, no matter how hard I bother it will never be enough. This thought comes fleetingly less than before thank gosh.

 

[I_jailed_me]

1.How old are you?
29

2.Are you male/female?
Male

3.Do you have SA?
Dhhaaa..

4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
100 to 50

5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
My doc was kind enough to call me obsessive compulsive

6.Are you shy?
Ya

7.What makes you anxious?
People

8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?)
Used to but I need to find out how to handle my problems without help.Moreover it never works.


9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?)
Once i went for couple of months,did not help.


10.Since when did your SA start?
21yrs.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
No, no one supports a 6ft guy with social phobia,thats for sweet girls.

12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
Not any more.

13.Do you have friends?
Yes but lost touch havent meet any.. which mean i have no friends.

14.Do you have online friends?
No.

15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
When sleeping.

16.Do you work, go to school?
Finished collage, worked for a year and could not continue.

17.Do you have a relationship?
No.

18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
Yes i think i can but i dont know how or when.

19.What are your hobbies?
internet, TV.

20.Do you drink? smoke?
Social.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
Former extrovert, now inintrovert.

22.Do you have any more disorders?
No.

23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
I like it sometimes..

24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
Yup..since 3yrs.

25.Where you bullied in your youth?
I was bullied some times i bullied too.

26.Are you a quiet person?
Right now, ya.

27.Do you avoid eye contact?
Absolutely.

28.Do you blush alot?
Ya.

29.What makes you really happy?
Talking to some one who may understand.

30.Do you hardly make friends?
Yes.

31.Does your family know about your SA?
I guess the whole world knows now.

32.Did you ever visited a doctor?
Yup, now your pushing it..lol.

33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
If i felt confident i wont be shy i suppose!

34.Are you depressed?
On and off.

35.Do you believe in god?
On and off.

36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile?
I dont have to tell people they find out the way i freek.

37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
Used to now i freek out before i complete the joke!

38.Are you happy with your looks?
Ya.

39.What kind of music do you like?
Rock,Soft metal.

40.Do you do sport??
I jog.. used to play a lot of tennis.

41.Do you like art?
Depends.

42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
i dont get it..

43.Do you like animals?
Love them.

44.Are you friendly?
Like a puppy.

45.How would you describe yourself?
A human being trying to fit the social mold.

46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
Ya.

47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
Ya..

48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
Whats an inforement?

49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff?
Tried and failed. Have no clue now.

50.Are you optimistic?
I think even the negative thought is an optimistic way to get at something.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
Yes.

52.What makes you feel relaxed?
TV.

53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
Dont know what that is.

54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
Yes, thats the problem.

55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
Yes.

56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
Used to thats busted too. Crap.

57.Do you ever gave a speech?
Yes, many times since i feel apart.

58.Do you like walking in the park?
Yes but i get confused and anxious at times.

59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
Yes, if i quite this stupid habit.

60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?
Where you drunk? Lol..
I am usually afraid of being seen afraid, its an vicious cycle and I am shy of being judged sexually.

 

[DeathMetal]

1.How old are you? 31
2.Are you male/female? male
3.Do you have SA? yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? around 60
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? no
6.Are you shy? yes
7.What makes you anxious? Being in any kind of social situation.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) no
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) no
10.Since when did your SA start? I've had it for as long as I can remember.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? no
13.Do you have friends? no
14.Do you have online friends? no
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? in my room
16.Do you work, go to school? Yes and no. I really need to build the courage to go to college though, before I am too old.
17.Do you have a relationship? never
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I doubt it.
19.What are your hobbies? Video games, working out, playing guitar.
20.Do you drink? smoke? I've never done either of them.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? no
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? If I will be talking to a stranger, yes.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yeah, by my brother.
26.Are you a quiet person? yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? yes
28.Do you blush alot? no
29.What makes you really happy?
30.Do you hardly make friends? yes

31.Does your family know about your SA? no
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? no
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
34.Are you depressed? yes
35.Do you believe in god? no
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I hide them.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? yeah
38.Are you happy with your looks? Not really.
39.What kind of music do you like? metal
40.Do you do sport?? I enjoy playing baseball and basketball, but it has been over 10 years since I have done either.

41.Do you like art? yeah
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) no
43.Do you like animals? yes
44.Are you friendly? yes
45.How would you describe yourself? I'm a loser.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Every once in a while.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? In front of strangers, yes.
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Not really
50.Are you optimistic? no

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? yes
52.What makes you feel relaxed? being alone
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? sometimes
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? yes
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) I feel that everyone is looking at me and that everyone is better then me, because I am a loser.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? no
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Back in my school days, and I dreaded them.
58.Do you like walking in the park? I never do it, but I don't think I would hate it.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? no
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That I am strange, and boring.

 

[coriander1992]

Good idea for a thread.

1.How old are you? 17
2.Are you male/female? Female.
3.Do you have SA? Unfortunately.
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? Would be impossible for me to say, as I don't know how I compare to others with it.
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? I am indeed.
6.Are you shy? By definition lol.
7.What makes you anxious? The thought of other people thinking negatively about me, the thought of rejection etc.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) No, but i'm hoping to start ont them soon.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Yes, I've had some group therapy designed to build confidence, but I didn't complete the course. I've also started CBT and systematic desensitisation.
10.Since when did your SA start? The more I think about it, the more I can recall SA-type thoughts and behaviour from when I was as young as 7, but I don't think it really became a problem until I started at secondary school.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? My what? lol.
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? I do, or I would if not for the anxiety.
13.Do you have friends? I do.
14.Do you have online friends? Yes.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? When i'm at home alone.
16.Do you work, go to school? I go to college.
17.Do you have a relationship? No.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) No, but I believe that I can learn to cope with it and lead a decent life despite it.
19.What are your hobbies? Horse riding and general sport.
20.Do you drink? smoke? Drink, don't smoke.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Hard to say, I think i'm extroverted underneath the SA. I used to be when I was a lot younger.
22.Do you have any more disorders? No.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Certain aspects of it, yeah.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Depends on who they are to.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes.
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? I try not to now, but I don't hold it as well as some people.
28.Do you blush alot? No.
29.What makes you really happy? Horse riding, playing sports and when I consider myself to have acted fairly normally in social situations, because it doesn't happen often lol.
30.Do you hardly make friends? I find it hard usually.

31.Does your family know about your SA? Both of my parents do, though i'm not sure they fully understand.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Yes.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Not sure really...alcohol I suppose!
34.Are you depressed? No.
35.Do you believe in god? No.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I prefer to hide them.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Not sure, probably not.
38.Are you happy with your looks? No.
39.What kind of music do you like? A bit of everything really.
40.Do you do sport?? Yes.

41.Do you like art? Hmm, depends what you mean by art!
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) I can't work that out.
43.Do you like animals? Yes!
44.Are you friendly? Yes, thought I probably don't come across that way to most people.
45.How would you describe yourself? I don't like to try.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Yes.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Yes, though recently i've been able to do it in certain situations.
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Say what?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Yes.
50.Are you optimistic? Yes, generally though I have bad patches like most people.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Yes, find them quite hard to deal with or react to.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Alcohol?
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? No.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yes
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Sometimes - I look quite different to a lot of people where I live, which doesn't help.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? In some situations, yes.
57.Do you ever gave a speech? I have to in college sometimes.
58.Do you like walking in the park? Yes.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? Far too much to go into.

 

[johnny 85]

]1.How old are you? 24
2.Are you male/female? M
3.Do you have SA? i do
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? it depends
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? i am
6.Are you shy? around females
7.What makes you anxious? people, public places.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) nope
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) i did but quit !!
10.Since when did your SA start? i belive it started at the age of 20

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? i do
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? yes
13.Do you have friends? yes
14.Do you have online friends? yes
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? at home and with my best mates
16.Do you work, go to school? doing a course
17.Do you have a relationship? nope
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) yes
19.What are your hobbies? music, music, reading and watching movies
20.Do you drink? smoke? yes and yes

21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
22.Do you have any more disorders? dont think so.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? if on my own , i do feel uncomfortable.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? nope
25.Where you bullied in your youth? yes
26.Are you a quiet person? lol, depends.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? i try not to anymore.
28.Do you blush alot? rarely
29.What makes you really happy? family, friends and music !!
30.Do you hardly make friends? im actually quiet good at making friends.

31.Does your family know about your SA? yes
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? yes
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) hmmm, music i guess .
34.Are you depressed? no
35.Do you believe in god? i do.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? i tell my family and best friends everything.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? i like to tink so, yes
38.Are you happy with your looks? lol
39.What kind of music do you like? anything really, except rap, hip hop.
40.Do you do sport?? yes

41.Do you like art? wats ur definition of art ???
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) yes
43.Do you like animals? yes
44.Are you friendly? yes
45.How would you describe yourself? lol, pass !
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? no
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? no
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? wa ?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? i guess so, yes.
50.Are you optimistic? i used to be very optimistic, atm im not.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? nope, i believe im good at reading ppl !
52.What makes you feel relaxed? music
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? no
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? NO, i try to be myself, as much as i can !!!!
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) yes, i dont know why. i suppose its all in my head !!
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? no
57.Do you ever gave a speech? god no.
58.Do you like walking in the park?
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? nope
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? hold on and i write a book. lol

 

[PhillyFlyersGrl]

1.How old are you?
29
2.Are you male/female?
Female
3.Do you have SA?
Yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
hmmm I would say at 50
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
Yes
6.Are you shy?
Yes
7.What makes you anxious?
My thoughts, people
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?)
Celexa generic kind
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?)
No
10.Since when did your SA start?
16yrs
11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
inforement? huh
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
It depends, I wouldnt mind playing cards or board games with people, I like if there's dancing, I like going to flea markets..if its an activity where peoples attention are on something other then me then yes lol
13.Do you have friends?
2
14.Do you have online friends?
Yes
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
Umm at home most of the time, over my fiance's house
16.Do you work, go to school?
Work
17.Do you have a relationship?
Yes
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
Yes
19.What are your hobbies?
Reading, online, playing with my dogs, going to hockey games, baseball games, concerts
20.Do you drink? smoke?
I drink rarely, I smoke

21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
Introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders?
Avpd
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
Sometimes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
Not as much
25.Where you bullied in your youth?
Yeah here and there
26.Are you a quiet person?
Yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact?
Sometimes
28.Do you blush alot?
No
29.What makes you really happy?
My dogs, and...I dont know, its such a fleeting feeling
30.Do you hardly make friends?
Yes

31.Does your family know about your SA?
A couple of family members
32.Did you ever visited a doctor?
Yes
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
When I do something I thought I couldnt, it could be anything
34.Are you depressed?
No
35.Do you believe in god?
Yes
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile?
I hide them sometimes, Im trying to be more open with people closer to me
37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
Sometimes
38.Are you happy with your looks?
Yeah for the most part
39.What kind of music do you like?
Heavy metal, rock, oldies etc
40.Do you do sport??
I dont play sports I just watch them

41.Do you like art?
Yes I love art
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
Without it, Im still an introvert mostly
43.Do you like animals?
Yes
44.Are you friendly?
Yes but my S.A. probably makes me seem otherwise
45.How would you describe yourself?
gentle, peaceful, introverted, quiet, thoughtful
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
No
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
Sometimes
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
Huh?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff?
Sometimes I feel motivated
50.Are you optimistic?
Im realistic

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
Showing yes, seeing no
52.What makes you feel relaxed?
reading, going online, a nice massage lol
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
No
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
Yes sometimes
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
Stare no..
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
Im a bad actress
57.Do you ever gave a speech?
No
58.Do you like walking in the park?
Yes
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
More mysterious
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?
That im weird or snobby, or I look scared

 

[minimalish]

1.How old are you? 17
2.Are you male/female? female
3.Do you have SA? yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? some days 20, some days 80
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? I'm diagnosed with depression and body dismorphic disorder. But it's been awhile since I've been in therapy.
6.Are you shy? Around some people. But once I trust you I reaaally trust you.
7.What makes you anxious? People "judging" me.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) No.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) No.
10.Since when did your SA start? I've always been an anxious person...but maybe 13 or 14 years old?

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? I don't have a lot of outside support.
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? When it's with one or two people, yes.
13.Do you have friends? Two.
14.Do you have online friends? A couple, I go to school online.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? I don't know.
16.Do you work, go to school? I go to school online. Next year I'm going to Columbia.
17.Do you have a relationship? No.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I think so. A lot of my anxiety comes from being around my verbally abusive father, and in the past when I've been away from him for several weeks at a time, I've experienced a lot less anxiety.
19.What are your hobbies? I love reading. I love/hate writing. And I don't know...boring things...listening to music or watching movies.
20.Do you drink? smoke? Rarely and sometimes.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? Sort of in the process of getting over an eating disorder
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Yes.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes. Calling for take-out freaks me out.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Not too much. I wasn't really popular but... not really.
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Yes.
28.Do you blush alot? Yes. My middle school teacher called me "red".
29.What makes you really happy? Two really good friends I met at an arts summer camp.
30.Do you hardly make friends? I don't make a lot of new friends right now since I do online school, but I think college will be good. A chance to start over, start positive. Meet some new people.

31.Does your family know about your SA? My mom does. My dad thinks I'm just... I don't know.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Yes.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) When I'm reading my writing in a group and it's good.
34.Are you depressed? Not as much as I was.
35.Do you believe in god? No.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I'm open about it with a few close friends.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? It depends on who you ask.
38.Are you happy with your looks? No.
39.What kind of music do you like? Some 60's music (Bob Dylan, Beatles, Velvet Underground). A lot of female singer songwriter types like Cat Power and Fiona Apple.
40.Do you do sport?? No.

41.Do you like art? Yes. I can't draw or paint to save my life, but I like art.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) No.
43.Do you like animals? Not really.
44.Are you friendly? Ehh...I'm not unfriendly but I won't go out of my way.
45.How would you describe yourself? I don't know. A work in progress.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Sometimes.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Yes.
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? No.
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? No.
50.Are you optimistic? No. I'm working on it.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Sometimes. When I'm just numb-ish.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Chopin. And strangely, big cities. I feel like I blend in there.
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Yes.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yes.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes, I feel like I'm fat or ugly enough to draw a lot of attention.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? No.
57.Do you ever gave a speech? I've had to for school. I do alright if I have a valium.
58.Do you like walking in the park? Yes.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Some people.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? "She's fat, has bad skin, and thinks she's better than she is."

 

[FountainandFairfax]

1.How old are you?
33
2.Are you male/female?
Man
3.Do you have SA?
Yessir
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
75
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
Yes
6.Are you shy?
Yes
7.What makes you anxious?
Specifically, whenever I feel like I'm being scrutinized, I freak.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?)
Not anymore
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?)
No
10.Since when did your SA start?
Hard to say because I was always shy. Probably mid-teens.
11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
Environment? Yes, they support but don't really get it.
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
Some stuff, yes.
13.Do you have friends?
I do, most people like me once they get to know me. I steer-clear of making friends though because it takes a lot out of me.
14.Do you have online friends?
Yes, but I generally don't get close to people because it's draining. I keep it superficial and if someone gets too close, I make distance fast.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
At home. I keep it cool and dark. My dream is to some day get one of those sensory-deprivation tanks that were popular in the 70's. I'd chill out in one of those things all the time if I had one.
16.Do you work, go to school?
I work part-time. A very small part. Ha Ha
17.Do you have a relationship?
No
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
No, but I think I can probably suppress and leran to live with enough of it to one day have a pretty decent life.
19.What are your hobbies?
Drawing, digital painting
20.Do you drink? smoke?
No and No
21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
Intro
22.Do you have any more disorders?
Depression, but it's totally co-morbid.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
Yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
Yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth?
Yeah, but not for long.
26.Are you a quiet person?
Until I know you, yes. Then I'd say I'm average.
27.Do you avoid eye contact?
Almost always
28.Do you blush alot?
No
29.What makes you really happy?
Not being under anyone's control or being bound to something.
30.Do you hardly make friends?
Hardly
31.Does your family know about your SA?
Yes
32.Did you ever visited a doctor?
Yes
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
I'm a decent looking guy when I'm in shape (pre-holidays) and I'm a great artist.
34.Are you depressed?
Sometimes
35.Do you believe in god?
Sometimes
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile?
I'm open about them to my friends and family, people I have to interact with.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
I think so
38.Are you happy with your looks?
Not right now, I gained a lot of weight between october and January. Ha Ha
39.What kind of music do you like?
All kinds
40.Do you do sport??
Not anymore
41.Do you like art?
Love
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
So-so, I'm not a misanthrope.
43.Do you like animals?
Yes
44.Are you friendly?
Very
45.How would you describe yourself?
Shy, respectful, artistic
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
Not really
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
Sometimes
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
50/50
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff?
Yes
50.Are you optimistic?
Not by nature, but I fool myself into looking on the bright-side of things.
51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
No, I probably have more trouble hiding them.
52.What makes you feel relaxed?
Nighttime
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
Sometimes
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
I'm definitely too hard on myself.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
I feel like they do, I've always felt deformed. Ha Ha
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
No way. When I fake it, it comes-off as arrogance.
57.Do you ever gave a speech?
Not since high school.
58.Do you like walking in the park?
Yes
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
Yes, freak-shows are awesome. Ha Ha
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?
That I'm a lazy gold-bricker. Ha Ha Ha

 

[AGlife]

1.How old are you?
17

2.Are you male/female?
Male

3.Do you have SA?
O ya

4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
differs..usually a 60-70ish. sometimes non-existant.

5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
mhm

6.Are you shy?
now, wasn't before SA

7.What makes you anxious?
afraid that people will judge me.

8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?)
nope
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?)
Ya, ive just started with a new therapist (3rd one). Just getting into CBT

10.Since when did your SA start?
about 5-6 years ago. when i was around 11.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
definetely

13.Do you have friends?
Yup
14.Do you have online friends?
not at all

15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
home?

16.Do you work, go to school?
High school
17.Do you have a relationship?
i wish

18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
yes, just a matter of when.
19.What are your hobbies?
reading, video games. Tv. Sports (soccer, hockey)
20.Do you drink? smoke?
not really, never smoked and dont plan to.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
i dont even know anymore. I think extrovert. Without the SA.
22.Do you have any more disorders?
not that i know off
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
nope
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
depends to who it is
25.Where you bullied in your youth?
only for 1 year...but it was really bad
26.Are you a quiet person?
yes, but only cause of SA
27.Do you avoid eye contact?
i guess
28.Do you blush alot?
never
29.What makes you really happy?
accomplishing something. usually in a social situation ( make good conversation..etc)
30.Do you hardly make friends?
not anymore

31.Does your family know about your SA? yes. parents are supportive. Sisters are.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? yes
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
34.Are you depressed?
Yes, getting out of it though
35.Do you believe in god?
Im not sure. I do believe in something greater than us, would not label it 'god '. God is suppose to look over those he rules.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile?
I would love to open up about them. But i have yet to do this, and fake everything with a smile.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
id like to think so
38.Are you happy with your looks?
ya, a bit short though
39.What kind of music do you like?
mainly rock. like franz ferdinand, RCHP, blink 182.etc
40.Do you do sport??
YESS they were the best. any sport is good.

41.Do you like art?
nope
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
yeee
43.Do you like animals?
yee
44.Are you friendly?
yee
45.How would you describe yourself?
a nice, quiet kid that has potential to be fun if comfortable
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
rarely
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
nah
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
i dont know what inforement means
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff?
YESS
50.Are you optimistic?
YESSS

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
showing yes, seeing? not at all.
52.What makes you feel relaxed?
music
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
rarely
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
alot of the time
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
yup
57.Do you ever gave a speech?
i have, for school
58.Do you like walking in the park?
ya, its very relaxing
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? i can be...depends on the person
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?
'why is he so awkward' mainly.

 

[OPERA]

1.How old are you?
23
2.Are you male/female?
female
3.Do you have SA?
something
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
i don't know
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
no
6.Are you shy?
something
7.What makes you anxious?
things
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?)
i used to
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?)
no
10.Since when did your SA start?
i've always had a bug in my head
11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
my what
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
yes. that is to say, when anxiety is not taking a dump on me!
13.Do you have friends?
i know people
14.Do you have online friends?
talk to a few peeps
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
my bed, with my cats, natureistic places
16.Do you work, go to school?
go to school
17.Do you have a relationship?
no
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
i believe i can become more comfortable with who i am
19.What are your hobbies?
drawing, soccer, video games. music
20.Do you drink? smoke?
on occasion
21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
i'm a mix
22.Do you have any more disorders?
depression, but i hate labels. i'm just me
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
you mean grocery store?
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
yeah
25.Where you bullied in your youth?
yes
26.Are you a quiet person?
anxiety makes me shut up my yapper, apart from that, i swing to both extremes (quiet to loud)
27.Do you avoid eye contact?
well, i dont go around staring at people
28.Do you blush alot?
no
29.What makes you really happy?
music, drawing, soccer, doing stuff
30.Do you hardly make friends?
i don't know anymore
31.Does your family know about your SA?
well, we don't call it by that. they know something is up
32.Did you ever visited a doctor?
yeah
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
my art, being active (running), feeling strong, like i can kick some @ss
34.Are you depressed?
usualllylylyly
35.Do you believe in god?
something
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile?
i don't know, depends who i'm with. dont think its necessary to talk about all that stuff really
37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
i amuse myself
38.Are you happy with your looks?
usually
39.What kind of music do you like?
freaky deaky
40.Do you do sport??
getting back into soccer lately
41.Do you like art?
yah
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
yeah
43.Do you like animals?
yeah
44.Are you friendly?
i don't know. i'm usually cranked
45.How would you describe yourself?
i dont know
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
yes
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
yes
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
can you please inforne me what that is
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff?
i dont know
50.Are you optimistic?
not usually
51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
is it possible to see emotion?
52.What makes you feel relaxed?
touching my cat
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
no
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
yes
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
yes. they wonder whats up
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
maybe 14%
57.Do you ever gave a speech?
yes
58.Do you like walking in the park?
its ok
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
i dont know
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?
im an icicle/bitch/mental diseased/whore/devil/cow/clown/witch doctor/alchemist

 

[WearyChild]

1.How old are you? 19
2.Are you male/female? Female
3.Do you have SA? Yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 150?
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Anxiety yes not specificly SA
6.Are you shy? Hell Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Everything
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) NO
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Used to
10.Since when did your SA start? ... 2008 after my moms heart failure

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Meh
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? When I don't think I'm going to die
13.Do you have friends? 1
14.Do you have online friends? Yeah
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? No where... while I'm sleeping
16.Do you work, go to school? NO
17.Do you have a relationship? NOOOOO
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I wish
19.What are your hobbies? Reading-ish
20.Do you drink? smoke? Used to not anymore

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? ??????
22.Do you have any more disorders? Panic and Anxiety
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Not really/a bit
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes mostly
27.Do you avoid eye contact? No
28.Do you blush alot? YES
29.What makes you really happy? Can't remember what happy is
30.Do you hardly make friends? Yeah

31.Does your family know about your SA? Yeah
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? therapist
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Ummmmm
34.Are you depressed? Yes
35.Do you believe in god? In a way (wish I was stronger in faith)
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Half half
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Usually
38.Are you happy with your looks? Meh its me I'm used to it
39.What kind of music do you like? Rock/emo
40.Do you do sport?? No

41.Do you like art? Sometimes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Not really
43.Do you like animals? Yes
44.Are you friendly? Yeah
45.How would you describe yourself? Hopeless
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Once or twice
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Not really
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Not really
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Not really to scared
50.Are you optimistic? Not in the slightest

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? No
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Nothing
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? YESSSSS
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Sometimes
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) No
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Not really
57.Do you ever gave a speech? No
58.Do you like walking in the park? Yes when I could leave the house
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Sometimes
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? Ummm

 

[ashley90]

1.How old are you? 17
2.Are you male/female? female
3.Do you have SA? yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 70
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? no.
6.Are you shy? i don't think so.
7.What makes you anxious? talking to people i don't know, eating in front of people, walking weirdly, any kind of public speaking
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) yes effexor. isnt helping me.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) no, but i might be soon
10.Since when did your SA start? about a year ago. but might have had it when i was younger just not as bad.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? nope
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? no unless its with my bestfriends sometimes. i'm somewhat comfortable with them.
13.Do you have friends? yeah
14.Do you have online friends? yup
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? hm in my bed. unless i'm trying to get to sleep..
16.Do you work, go to school? both
17.Do you have a relationship? noo
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) i like to think so yes
19.What are your hobbies? guitar!
20.Do you drink? smoke? i drink

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? an introvert because of SA
22.Do you have any more disorders? i think im depressed
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? when im alone yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? if its work or a business yeah
25.Where you bullied in your youth? nope
26.Are you a quiet person? yup.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? yup
28.Do you blush alot? noo not unless i'm about to go to a party
29.What makes you really happy? i dunno, music mostly.
30.Do you hardly make friends? its impossible now days

31.Does your family know about your SA? they know i have anxiety. not social anxiety though
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? ugh yeah.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) i dunno, getting good marks i guess. and when i lose weight.
34.Are you depressed? i think sooo
35.Do you believe in god? yup
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? definitely hide them
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? yup
38.Are you happy with your looks? not my body
39.What kind of music do you like? all kinds
40.Do you do sport?? no way haha

41.Do you like art? yup
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) uhmm i'm not sure.
43.Do you like animals? i love them!
44.Are you friendly? uhmm yeah i think i am without SA
45.How would you describe yourself? independent, considerate
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? noo
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? yes!
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? no
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? i do try to yeah.
50.Are you optimistic? hmm i am but right now im depressed so not really.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? yes actually
52.What makes you feel relaxed? being alone
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? yup in class
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? omg yees
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) sometimes, depends whos around. and i wish i knew why.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? yeah sometimes
57.Do you ever gave a speech? yup like 2 years ago before i had this
58.Do you like walking in the park? noo
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? no way
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? that im stuck up, boring, weird, awkward

 

[lavender]

1.How old are you? 19
2.Are you male/female? female
3.Do you have SA? yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 50, but it depends on the day
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? yes
6.Are you shy? no. I'm introverted, but not shy.
7.What makes you anxious? If I have to go out and do something.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) no. I was put on them when I was a kid, horrible.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) no
10.Since when did your SA start? when I was younger, got bad when I was about 11

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? lol, I don't know what 'inforement' is.
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? yes, in moderation.
13.Do you have friends? no(and I have to admit, it feels good to say that around people who understand)
14.Do you have online friends? yes
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? at home
16.Do you work, go to school? no, I'm looking into getting my GED
17.Do you have a relationship? no
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I think parts of it will always be with me, but there are ways I can live my life that make it a lot better.
19.What are your hobbies? knitting, cooking, reading,
20.Do you drink? smoke? no

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? I've been told I have a variety of things in my life, I don't identify with most of them anymore.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? yes, I'm not so bad at farmers markets.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? sometimes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? no
26.Are you a quiet person? yes, but I'll say something if it needs to be said.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? not really
28.Do you blush alot? no
29.What makes you really happy? being productive
30.Do you hardly make friends? I make friends, I just don't know how to initiate anything, so I don't keep them.

31.Does your family know about your SA? yes
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? yes
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) I don't think anything specific, it's just how I feel that day
34.Are you depressed? I get sad and upset, but there's reasons behind it.
35.Do you believe in god? yes
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I'm not that open about them, but I'd choose to be open before I'd hide them.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I think so.
38.Are you happy with your looks? somedays
39.What kind of music do you like? I like all sorts of music, I think mostly folk stuff though..
40.Do you do sport?? I exercise... if that's what this means

41.Do you like art? yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) funny enough, I am.
43.Do you like animals? I love animals. I take care of a budgie, 2 guinea pigs, and a dog.
44.Are you friendly? usually.
45.How would you describe yourself? I hate this question, lol. Three things I'm comfortable with defining myself are; Christian, anarchist and vegan, only because it seems like most things just stem from there
46. Did you have suicidal thoughts? not really
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? sometimes, yeah.
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? what does this word mean? I looked it up and I can't find it lol
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? no
50.Are you optimistic? yes

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? sometimes
52.What makes you feel relaxed? animals
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? yeah, not as often as they used to be.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? yes, even though I have no model for what perfect is, I get like that sometimes.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) sometime I have that whole 'ideas of reference' thing going on, but not usually.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? I don't know how to act like anything, really..
57.Do you ever gave a speech? no
58.Do you like walking in the park? yes, amongst the trees.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? some people have been interested in me, but not usually.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? I don't really know.. this is kind of worded funny.

 

[cobalt_bluester]

1.How old are you? 39
2.Are you male/female? Male
3.Do you have SA? Yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 95
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Yes
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Eye contact, and feeling very nervous in myself
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Seroxat and Trazadone
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) CBT
10.Since when did your SA start? Around the age of 16-18

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Average
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Yes and no
13.Do you have friends? Just 2
14.Do you have online friends? Yes, about 4
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? Nowhere
16.Do you work, go to school? No, am unemployed
17.Do you have a relationship? Yes, partner of about 7 years who I love dearly
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) Not at the moment
19.What are your hobbies? Internet and watching trashy tv - sad I know!!!
20.Do you drink? smoke? Drink sometimes

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert by nature
22.Do you have any more disorders? Depression, stress and anxiety
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Yes, it can seem a very intimidating place to me
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes, quite a bit
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Yes, it has always been hard for me and somewhat unatural
28.Do you blush alot? No
29.What makes you really happy? Nothing anymore, I cannot remember the last time I was truly happy
30.Do you hardly make friends? Haven't made a friend for a long time now even though I would love to

31.Does your family know about your SA? Some of my family do
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Many times
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Nothing
34.Are you depressed? Extremely - I am worried about my future
35.Do you believe in god? Not sure
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Prefer to try and hide them, only tell people I really trust and like
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Very
38.Are you happy with your looks? No
39.What kind of music do you like? Variety
40.Do you do sport?? Not anymore, but I used to be in an athletics club.

41.Do you like art? Yes, very much so.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Yes
43.Do you like animals? Yes, love them
44.Are you friendly? Would be if didn't have SA
45.How would you describe yourself? Introverted, intelligent, tortured soul
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? All the time now, every single day!!!
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Sometimes
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Yes
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Not anymore
50.Are you optimistic? Not anymore

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Yes showing but not seeing
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Watching the tv can sometimes help
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Yes
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? To some extent
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes, because I am tall and look very depressed and weird
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? In theory
57.Do you ever gave a speech? No avoid it like the plague
58.Do you like walking in the park? Not really
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Perhaps to some
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? Not sure what you mean, sorry