Social Anxiety - the question list

[EscapeArtist]

Thanks for the survey Saskia. SA allows lot more listening than talking, not only in person but through using the internet, Tv.... It's all listening. So surveys can be so mentally helpful

1.How old are you? 18
2.Are you male/female? femm
3.Do you have SA? Yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 40-50
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Yes
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Everything
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Nadda
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Yes.. I'm not sure what kind
10.Since when did your SA start? I've always been introverted/shy, but it began around 13

11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? If I was comfortable I would
13.Do you have friends? No
14.Do you have online friends? Yes
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? In a car with family
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 know so
19.What are your hobbies? Guitar, reading when I have mental energy, studying nutrition/health sciences, worrying
20.Do you drink? smoke? Nop

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Int
22.Do you have any more disorders? Depression, avPD
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? Yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? I avoid eye contact in public places. One on one I make amazing eye contact but it takes everything out of me
28.Do you blush alot? No
29.What makes you really happy? Good health Running. Nature. Positive accepting happy healthy people... Sunshine. The promises of the future..
30.Do you hardly make friends? Spot on

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) When I'm in good health, doing everything I can to make sure I'm in good health... If I were to lose weight (there I said it ..) Exercise!
34.Are you depressed? Yes
35.Do you believe in god? No but am spiritual
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I try to be open but am conflicted over which is a smoother option in the short and long term.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? When in good health... If I feel horrible my humour dies completely for months at a time.
38.Are you happy with your looks? No
39.What kind of music do you like? Ambience, suthern rock, post rock, acoustic....
40.Do you do sport?? No, competition makes extremely anxious

41.Do you like art? Yeah
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) underneath it all... I want to be, and thus, must be, somewhere
43.Do you like animals? Yes... the less corrupt beauties of life put a smeil across the face
44.Are you friendly? Very
45.How would you describe yourself? Yearning...
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Not anymore.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Yes
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Inforement??
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? It comes and goes.... It is not my main priority right now but it will be within a few weeks... It is there.
50.Are you optimistic? Yes

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Big time
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Nice music... Feeling emotions rather than hiding from them.... Feeling comfortable in a group of people.
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? No I've only ever had one, it was horrible
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Subliminally yes but less
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) I do assume so. Why? I believe it is when the body is under a state of disarray or attack, damage. This can be translated mentally... if the body is not at peace you do not have a safe place inside of yourself to go to... So you are constantly on guard while imbalanced
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Yes
57.Do you ever gave a speech? I used to be good at them, 4th grade
58.Do you like walking in the park? It depends
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? I can be, anything can be interesting
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? Sorry I don't understand the question all that well. But I'll try at it, I assume that they think that I am fat, sloppy, and do not belong anywhere around them

 

[Deus_Ex_Lemur]

Thanks Saskia, this is good stuff to do.

1.How old are you? 25 soon
2.Are you male/female? Male
3.Do you have SA? Oh Yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? Ranges... generally, 60-90. I'd say 70s-80s currently.
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Not officially...
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? People, performing, working, putting myself out there, making mistakes and feeling hopeless
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Only EAS (my RL initials =D
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) I want to... badly.
10.Since when did your SA start? 16? Wasnt terrible until my Junior year in HS...

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? My primate patrol officer?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? GREAT QUESTION. Not simple. When comfortable and relaxed - YES. But when do those elements happen together? Some things no - I admit, because its draining - prob the anxiety of it and being hard on self in the moment.
13.Do you have friends? Yes
14.Do you have online friends? Yep.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? My dreams.
16.Do you work, go to school? Used to work... last semester of college right now...
17.Do you have a relationship? No
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I WILL overcome it, just a matter of when. I hope - soon.
19.What are your hobbies? Filmmaking, writing, tennis, poker, music, worrying, reading when in the mood. Hopping.
20.Do you drink? smoke? NO smoking, never. Drinking - used to - not much anymore.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Well like most an introvert.
22.Do you have any more disorders? Some AvPD (which imo is natural for long-term suffers of SA, and some OCD.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Nope
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? YES - I have protruding ears, they stick out. This was the bane of my youth =(
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes and no - when I have something to say, NO... or comfortable to SAY it, NO... and feel good - but... due to SA and those two factors not happening in most social situations - I am quiet. But I think if I conquered SA I wouldnt be quiet.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Yup.
28.Do you blush alot? No
29.What makes you really happy?
30.Do you hardly make friends? I can actually make friends easily, given the situation, easily. KEEPING/maintaining that - no. I hardly do that. Example: at school, friendly with a person in class, be FB friend... thats it. Never leads to more.

31.Does your family know about your SA? Yes and no...
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Not for this.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Writing. Helping others.
34.Are you depressed? I suppose, partly. It depends?
35.Do you believe in god? Lemurs dont have a god. Its complicated =)
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Open to myself about my problems, not others (except here =)
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I think so. It's... different. =)
38.Are you happy with your looks? Meh... given years of being made fun of with ears, now my hair may be thinning, but knowing there are SOME decent qualities - I am not happy, but not hateful either.
39.What kind of music do you like? All types. Soundtracks, to CCR, to Elton John, to Metalica, to Rolling Stones to Musicals to... a lot.
40.Do you do sport?? TENNIS and I play - love baseball but dont play.

41.Do you like art? Yes.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Hmm... unsure how to answer this hard to remember not having the SA part. I guess YES - given best time of my life 3 years ago I was OVERALL I'd say.
43.Do you like animals? You do the math =)
44.Are you friendly? Yes. Usually =)
45.How would you describe yourself? Creative, quirky, hopeful, misunderstood, hopeless romantic, yearning, open, empathic, observant of others, intuitive, shy.
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?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Motivation is hard to last. I HAD IT 3 years ago. Since then... not until recently.
50.Are you optimistic? Overall - yes.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Not seeing emotion if mean other ppl - SHOWING my own, yes.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Health, Tennis, Star Trek and ST:TNG (corny and geeky? Yes, but great childhood memories...) and... meh
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Very rarely. I used to.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Not act. Do - yes.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes... ties to my ears.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? HOW TO - Yes. Doing is another matter - for you must believe it, not just act it.
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Yeah - this isnt as bad, because its structured and planned before hand.
58.Do you like walking in the park? Sure.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? In a good or bad way? =)
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That they see me as cold, stuck up, weird because I am shy and awkward in such situations and avoid a lot or convo's.

 

[Bustn Justin]

1.How old are you? 30
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? 90
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Yes
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Rejection and treated like crap
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) No
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Did last year
10.Since when did your SA start? 16

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? No
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Would like to
13.Do you have friends? No
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? Work. Have a degree in psych and anthropology.
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? If that is watching TV, computer, listen to tunes. Would like to try dancing and DJ’ing
20.Do you drink? smoke? Drink socially. Don’t smoke

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? Yes, Depression
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? No
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Sometimes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Yes
28.Do you blush alot? Sometimes
29.What makes you really happy? Not sure
30.Do you hardly make friends? Making friends is difficult

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 ) Not confident at all.
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? Depends who I talk to
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Sometimes
38.Are you happy with your looks? For the most part yes. Need to build some muscle
39.What kind of music do you like? Mostly techno. Like some other stuff too but country.
40.Do you do sport?? Was trying to bodybuild till I got majorly sick. I do not watch sports though.

41.Do you like art? Yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) I can be
43.Do you like animals? Yes
44.Are you friendly? Yes
45.How would you describe yourself? Loner, boring
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? No
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Not really
50.Are you optimistic? Sometimes

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Yes
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Listening to music while in bed
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??) No
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? No
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Afraid to do so.
58.Do you like walking in the park? When its nice out
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? They don’t like me or hate me.

 

[meek]

You asked. I answered.

1.How old are you?
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? Can't really put a number to the effect. It sure seems like I go all-out on the anxiety, though, in the right instances. - Maybe a solid 100?
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Officially? No.
6.Are you shy? Yes.
7.What makes you anxious? Unwanted social confrontations.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) No.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) No. Recommendations, anyone?
10.Since when did your SA start? Those weird middle school days.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Can't say that I do. - Is that the guy who does my taxes?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? I, honesly, couldn't say. I haven't had the experience of ever being out in public without the feeling of intense anxiety.
13.Do you have friends? Acquaintances - yes. Friends - no.
14.Do you have online friends? No.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? In my dreams. How sad.
16.Do you work, go to school? School, but anxiety makes it such an awful experience.
17.Do you have a relationship? No.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I'd like to believe so, but it doesn't seem likely.
19.What are your hobbies? I don't have any. I desperately need some.
20.Do you drink? smoke? No and no.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert.
22.Do you have any more disorders? Yes. - Avoidant personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. I'm sure I have more, but these are just the obvious ones that I know of without doing any research on my sanity.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? If it's busy - yes.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Mentally, not physically.
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes - very much so.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? I try to.
28.Do you blush alot? Not a lot. Just the occasional instances.
29.What makes you really happy? Nothing, sadly.
30.Do you hardly make friends? Yes. I never really put myself out there.

31.Does your family know about your SA? They do not think much of it. It's also not something we talk about regularly.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Not regarding social phobia.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Again, nothing, sadly.
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 would be open about them if I had the right person to talk to, but there's really not much to talk about.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I'd like to think so.
38.Are you happy with your looks? No.
39.What kind of music do you like? I do not listen to music.
40.Do you do sport?? No. Never have.

41.Do you like art? I appreciate art, but I do not indulge in it myself.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Face to face confrontations aren't my thing.
43.Do you like animals? No.
44.Are you friendly? Yes. I don't get to show it off much, though, as expected.
45.How would you describe yourself? Meek.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? It's a relief to think about it sometimes when things are looking bleek, but not something I could/would ever do.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Yes. I've always refused to "go out to eat".
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? I don't think I've ever met my tax guy.
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? No.
50.Are you optimistic? No.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? No. I don't show many emotions, if any. Most people are too open with their own emotions, making it easy to tell how they are feeling/what mood they're in.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Going for a walk or sleeping.
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Yes.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? No, but even with not-so-high expectations, I still manage to disappoint.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes. Wouldn't that be weird if they actually were?
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Yes. I can't pull off the charade.
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Yes - for school. Worst memories were giving speeches/oral reports.
58.Do you like walking in the park? I walk, but there aren't parks around here. Parks are usually were people gather, so probably not, even if I had the opportunity.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No. I'm not there to impress.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? Probably just the typical "loner" comments.

 

[Newtype]

1.How old are you? 23
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? 90
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? No
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Everything that involves being around other people, talking to other people (even if not face to face).
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? 13 years old
11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Don't have one.
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Yes
13.Do you have friends? One
14.Do you have online friends? No
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? Nowhere
16.Do you work, go to school? No, yes.
17.Do you have a relationship? I wish.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) If live gives me the chance, yes, but if it keeps putting roadblocks on my path, then no.
19.What are your hobbies? Video games, anime, movies, music, television.
20.Do you drink? smoke? No, no.
21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert.
22.Do you have any more disorders? I'm a recluse and I'm depressed.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes
25.Were you bullied in your youth? No
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? When I accomplish something and I'm proud of myself.
30.Do you hardly make friends? It's impossible for me.
31.Does your family know about your SA? More or less.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? No
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) When I feel handsome.
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 never tell anyone and I'm always faking my smiles.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Yes
38.Are you happy with your looks? No
39.What kind of music do you like? Not popular stuff that we hear all the time on the radio and TV.
40.Do you do sport?? I used to play hockey and soccer. Not played once since I have SA. I feel bad about that.
41.Do you like art? I guess I can appreciate beautiful things.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) No
43.Do you like animals? Yes
44.Are you friendly? I'm not sure about this one.
45.How would you describe yourself? 23-year-old loser with no life who's filled with despair and regret.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? No, but I'm tired of being alive. I just wouldn't go as far as killing myself.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Yes, I hate that.
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Don't have one.
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? If life gives me the opportunity, I will have the motivation. Right now, I don't.
50.Are you optimistic? No
51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Yes
52.What makes you feel relaxed? I dunno.
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 think it's because I'm crazy and I imagine things.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? No
57.Do you ever gave a speech? No
58.Do you like walking in the park? I don't get out of the house.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? I don't understand this question.

 

[ILovePocky]

1.How old are you? 19
2.Are you male/female? female
3.Do you have SA? Yep >.<
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? I'd say probably in the 90's.
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? I've never actually been to a therapist or doctor to get help about it... I know I should but it kind of freaks me out.
6.Are you shy? Extremely. Even around people I've known for years :/
7.What makes you anxious? Meeting people, small talk, going out in public, etc.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) No
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) I've been considering it a lot lately but I haven't gone to any yet.
10.Since when did your SA start? I think probably back in elementary school and as I've gotten older it's gotten worse.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Support? not really.
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? No, I hate it.
13.Do you have friends? I don't know. Kind of? They're people I get along with but I can't really talk to them about anything.
14.Do you have online friends? A few
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? Home. My room is my haven.
16.Do you work, go to school? Nope :/
17.Do you have a relationship? No. I'm on my way to becoming a crazy old cat lady xDD
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) Honestly, I'm not sure.
19.What are your hobbies? Reading, watching anime, sleeping.
20.Do you drink? smoke? Nope.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert.
22.Do you have any more disorders? Probably. I know I have a depression problem. I'm pretty sure I have Avoidant personality disorder and agoraphobia too
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Yes. I HATE going shopping.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Not really. I was just kind of a loner.
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? As much as possible.
28.Do you blush alot? Not really.
29.What makes you really happy? I'm not sure.
30.Do you hardly make friends? It takes a lot for me to make new friends.

31.Does your family know about your SA? Yes and no. They don't believe it's that serious.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? No. I hate doctors >.<
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) I'm not sure...
34.Are you depressed? Yes.
35.Do you believe in god? Kind of? I believe he's out there but I don't pretend to understand it. And I hate how narrow-minded most religions can be.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Whenever I do go out in public I pretend that everything's fine- then I come home and collapse.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Probably not. I like being goofy though.
38.Are you happy with your looks? No.
39.What kind of music do you like? Alternative, rock, J-Pop. I hate the stuff that's always played on the radio.
40.Do you do sport?? Nope.

41.Do you like art? Yes.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) No.
43.Do you like animals? I love them.
44.Are you friendly? I try to be, but I usually come off as awkward or cold.
45.How would you describe yourself? Lost.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? A lot, recently.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Yes. That was a big problem for me through high school.
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. I really don't have any motivation anymore.
50.Are you optimistic? Nope.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Around certain people
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Listening to music, being alone
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Only when I'm put on the spot. Like if I had to give a presentation, or go to an interview.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Sometimes. It's usually not that bad though.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes. I feel like everyone is judging me, wherever I go.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? I have no clue xD
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Yes, I had to give one or two in school.
58.Do you like walking in the park? Sometimes.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No, I feel like I'm pretty boring.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That I'm ugly, weird, stupid, etc.

 

[Shygirl2011]

1.How old are you? 19
2.Are you male/female? female
3.Do you have SA? I'd say I d0
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 60
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? No
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Speechs, meeting new people
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Just my ADD pills
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) no
10.Since when did your SA start? sixth grade

11.Do you have good support from your infotainment? My family? yes
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? I do it, but I'm not invited too often
13.Do you have friends? A few
14.Do you have online friends? A few more
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? My car
16.Do you work, go to school? Yes and yes
17.Do you have a relationship? Single now, talking to guys/ex debating getting back with me though.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) My job helps me talk to people freely. I just put myself out there in the social world.
19.What are your hobbies? Sing, writing, dancing
20.Do you drink? smoke? no and no

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? ADD
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? no
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? kinda
25.Where you bullied in your youth? YES- personal tale though
26.Are you a quiet person? yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? I try not to
28.Do you blush alot? yes
29.What makes you really happy? being with people I love
30.Do you hardly make friends? yea

31.Does your family know about your SA? They know I'm shy
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? no
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) cute outfits (I know it sounds lame, but yea) and when I write and sing and get positive feedback.
34.Are you depressed? no
35.Do you believe in god? Yes, proud Christian
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Fake it
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I think so
38.Are you happy with your looks? kinda. Want to be skinny though
39.What kind of music do you like? All kinds
40.Do you do sport?? no

41.Do you like art? yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) not really
43.Do you like animals? yes
44.Are you friendly? very
45.How would you describe yourself? shy, creative, kind
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? used to a long time ago
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? no
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? sometimes
50.Are you optimistic? I am most days

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? not sure
52.What makes you feel relaxed? music and walking
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? no
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? no way
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?? I wish
57.Do you ever gave a speech? yes
58.Do you like walking in the park? yes
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? maybe
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? too shy

 

[BleedTheFreak]

1.How old are you? 22
2.Are you male/female? M
3.Do you have SA? Yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 80-90ish
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? No
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Being put on the spot in front of people, trying to carry conversations, meeting people for the first time, etc.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) No
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Used to, just counseling
10.Since when did your SA start? Since I was 13/14

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? No
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Yes
13.Do you have friends? No
14.Do you have online friends? No
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? My room
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?) Hope so but I doubt it
19.What are your hobbies? Music, movies, watching hockey, internet, etc.
20.Do you drink? smoke? No

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? Yes
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Only when it's my turn to put my stuff onto the conveyor belt thing...
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Very
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Yes
28.Do you blush alot? Used to, probably still would but I haven't put myself into that embarassing of a situation for years
29.What makes you really happy? Dreaming
30.Do you hardly make friends? Yes

31.Does your family know about your SA? I don't if they even know the term, but they know I'm a recluse
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Not in a long time
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Wearing a hood
34.Are you depressed? Yes
35.Do you believe in god? I don't believe or disbelieve, I think it's good to have doubt
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Suffer in silence
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I think so
38.Are you happy with your looks? Not at all
39.What kind of music do you like? Mostly rock and metal
40.Do you do sport?? Used to

41.Do you like art? Not really
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) No
43.Do you like animals? Yes
44.Are you friendly? I think so
45.How would you describe yourself? idk...
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Yes
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Only messy things
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? Occasionally, but it never lasts
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? Used to
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??) Sometimes I convince myself that they are, I guess I look nervous
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? No
57.Do you ever gave a speech? No
58.Do you like walking in the park? Sure
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Not at all
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That I'm ugly and that I look nervous/out of place

 

[Snowdrop]

Nice thread

1.How old are you? 19
2.Are you male/female? F
3.Do you have SA? Yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? to me, i would say 100 but only because i do not know how bad everyone elses' is
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? No
6.Are you shy? No
7.What makes you anxious? Almost any kind of social situation, situations moving too fast
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Used to
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Used to undergo CBT + counselling
10.Since when did your SA start? 13 yrs old

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? ?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? I want to enjoy it but i don't
13.Do you have friends? Yes, i suppose
14.Do you have online friends? Yes
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? Nowhere
16.Do you work, go to school? College
17.Do you have a relationship? No
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I always hope so
19.What are your hobbies? Art, reading, video games
20.Do you drink? smoke? Neither

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? depression
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? mildly
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? mildly
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? succeeding in being social
30.Do you hardly make friends? yes

31.Does your family know about your SA? yes, to an extent
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? yes
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) when someone laughs at my joke
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? hiding them
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? not a clue
38.Are you happy with your looks? somewhat
39.What kind of music do you like? almost any
40.Do you do sport?? no

41.Do you like art? yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) i guess so
43.Do you like animals? some
44.Are you friendly? i don't know
45.How would you describe yourself? quiet
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? not really
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? yes, kind of
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? sometimes
50.Are you optimistic? not sure

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? sometimes
52.What makes you feel relaxed? being at home
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've no idea
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? yes, sometimes
57.Do you ever gave a speech? yes
58.Do you like walking in the park? no
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? not at all
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? i'm boring comes to mind.

 

[dancingintherain]

1.How old are you? 18
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? 78
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Yes
6.Are you shy? Always been!
7.What makes you anxious? public speaking, parties and new people
8.Do you use meds? no
9.Do you go to therapy? no
10.Since when did your SA start? Always had it but it got worse at aged fourteen.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? mmmm
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Nope!
13.Do you have friends? I have two
14.Do you have online friends? plenty!
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? My home and bedroom
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?) I want to believe so
19.What are your hobbies? Art, singing, maybe writing
20.Do you drink? smoke? None!

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? No
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Sometimes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes and I don't have a phone to make me happy!
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes
26.Are you a quiet person? sometimes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Rarely
28.Do you blush alot? Yes!
29.What makes you really happy? Music, humor and family
30.Do you hardly make friends? yes

31.Does your family know about your SA? Some
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? yes
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) when I'm able to achieve a task. When I'm happy and when there's a mirror!
34.Are you depressed? Yes
35.Do you believe in god? Have to
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Hide most of it but to my friends would admit anything
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? Yes yes ::
38.Are you happy with your looks? A bit
39.What kind of music do you like? Rock, french, electronic
40.Do you do sport?? NO

41.Do you like art? Very much
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? very strange, funny and cuddly!
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? meow
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? uh.... I'm not guilty
50.Are you optimistic? sometimes

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? yes
52.What makes you feel relaxed? reading or watching a movie
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? sometimes
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? nope
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) yes for some reason, mostly ones my age stare at me horribly.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Be hilarious?
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Yes
58.Do you like walking in the park? no
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Actually...yes
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? meow

 

[xLindziex]

1.How old are you? 17 (18 at the end of April)
2.Are you male/female? Female
3.Do you have SA? Yeah
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? I'd give it a 73 maybe?
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Not by a doctor if that's what you mean
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Others thinking I'm stupid and cashiers (because they're ringing up the things I buy)
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Yeah. Not for SA, but for other things.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Nah, maybe someday I will
10.Since when did your SA start? I think I've always had it, but when I had to move from my old house during the summer after 5th grade, that's when it started to really show (because before then, I was hanging out with people I've known all throughout grade school)

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? My what?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? No, I'm much happier staying in bed all day
13.Do you have friends? I have "friends"
14.Do you have online friends? Mhmm, they are better friends than my "friends"
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? In my room
16.Do you work, go to school? Currently in high school (for another two and a half months! Woo!)
17.Do you have a relationship? You know how they say "sweet 16 and never been kissed"? I'm almost 18 and that still holds true
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) Yes. Believing I can is half the work
19.What are your hobbies? Reading, writing, thinking, playing Pokemon, drawing
20.Do you drink? smoke? No and eww

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? Uh... it's not a disorder perse
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? I'm still at home, where my mom does all the shopping, so I have no reason to be (yet)
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yeah, but I think I'm starting to overcome that
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Nope
26.Are you a quiet person? Yup
27.Do you avoid eye contact? All the time
28.Do you blush alot? Like a tomato
29.What makes you really happy? Talking with my online bestie <3
30.Do you hardly make friends? Yes? I'm not good at it if that's what you mean...

31.Does your family know about your SA? Yes. Do they believe it's anything but shyness? No.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Not for SA
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming"
34.Are you depressed? Sometimes. Not clinically, though.
35.Do you believe in god? I do.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them and faking a smile? They tend to hide away. I only let them come out if I feel I can really trust the person I'm with. Or if I feel they care in any way at all.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I like to think I do. Just not for stupid things.
38.Are you happy with your looks? Meh, could be better.
39.What kind of music do you like? Alternative, Rock, Pop-Rock and some Metal
40.Do you do sport?? No, I do not play sports. I suck. A lot.

41.Do you like art? I love it
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) No
43.Do you like animals? I love the little buggers =3
44.Are you friendly? Yessir
45.How would you describe yourself? Quiet. Nice. Smart. Funny.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Depends on my mood. Generally, no.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of others? No
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? I still don't know what that is
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Not really
50.Are you optimistic? Depends on the situation

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Why is 'emotions' in quotes?
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Listening to music.
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? I've had one. And it was because I didn't get to stay up and watch my favorite band play on TV *is lame*
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yes and no. I KNOW I don't, but I have no other reason for explaining why I should fear any of the situations I fear. I like to think "what's the big deal?", but if everyone is different, then there is no "perfect" and people should know that I am not and no one else is, so what would I be afraid of them thinking? That I'm not perfect? That I'm anyone but me? </overthinking>
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Sometimes. Not that there's anything to stare at. But it's like they know, so they just stare. I don't know.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? "Keep your hopes up high and your head down low"
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Not a speech, but many presentations. One big one last year. I hated it a lot and was thankfull I didn't puke or anything before hand
58.Do you like walking in the park? I never tried. I think I would, though. Maybe I'll try. Or maybe I won't because I'd be afraid of what passerbys would think of me being all alone and ~weird and whatnot
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? Ugly. Boring. Stupid. Awkward.

 

[StarShine]

1.How old are you? 17
2.Are you male/female? Female
3.Do you have SA? Totally. =P
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 100+
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Yes.
6.Are you shy? Very shy indeed.
7.What makes you anxious? People of all kinds.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Nope.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Nope.
10.Since when did your SA start? Probably ever since elementary school.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Nope.
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Not really.
13.Do you have friends? Just one.
14.Do you have online friends? Very few.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? In my room.
16.Do you work, go to school? Nope. Dropped out.
17.Do you have a relationship? Nope. Choosing to die alone.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) Never.
19.What are your hobbies? Being a basement dweller.
20.Do you drink? smoke? No and heck no.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert all the way.
22.Do you have any more disorders? Depression.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Only when there are teens.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes, very afraid and embarrassed.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? All the time.
26.Are you a quiet person? Sadly, yes.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? I am too unworthy to look at someone.
28.Do you blush alot? Not really.
29.What makes you really happy? Imagining the couples I made up in my head.
30.Do you hardly make friends? Barely. Rarely. 1% of the time.

31.Does your family know about your SA? They say it's my fault. =/
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Haven't seen her in months.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) When I see my blood and think i'm close to death.
34.Are you depressed? Yes.
35.Do you believe in god? No. Never again.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I hide them, but I do not smile.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? My friend says I do.
38.Are you happy with your looks? Nope.
39.What kind of music do you like? Gothic Rock, Rock, pop, and power pop.
40.Do you do sport?? I do not do sport.

41.Do you like art? Yes, of course.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Nope.
43.Do you like animals? With all my heart and soul. <3
44.Are you friendly? Used to be. I'm more hateful than ever now.
45.How would you describe yourself? A stupid little late abortion who can't do anything right.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? I've been having them for years now.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Pretty much.
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Wtf is an inforement?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? I don't have the motivation to do anything but stay in my room.
50.Are you optimistic? Never was.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Sometimes...
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Day dreaming about my fictional couples...
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Err...not really.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yeah, but usually it turns out to be far from perfect.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes. Because I am very hideous, why else would they stare?
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Nope.
57.Do you ever gave a speech? A terrible one, yes.
58.Do you like walking in the park? Yes, when there are no other teens around.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No way.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? I'm weird, dense, too quiet, ugly, and i never smile whatsoever.

 

[geminimomma]

1.How old are you? 33
2.Are you male/female? f
3.Do you have SA? yes
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 110
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? yes
6.Are you shy? yes
7.What makes you anxious? everything and everyone
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) used to, not now
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) no
10.Since when did your SA start? its always been with me
11.Do you have good support from your inforement? maybe
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? not anymore
13.Do you have friends? no
14.Do you have online friends? not really
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? just at home...sometimes
16.Do you work, go to school? no
17.Do you have a relationship? yes, married
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) no
19.What are your hobbies? reading, cookind...not much
20.Do you drink? smoke? smoke

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? most likely
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? no
26.Are you a quiet person? yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? always
28.Do you blush alot? no
29.What makes you really happy? nothing
30.Do you hardly make friends? no 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) nothing
34.Are you depressed? probably
35.Do you believe in god? sometimes
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? hiding
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? yes
38.Are you happy with your looks? not at all
39.What kind of music do you like? lots
40.Do you do sport?? no

41.Do you like art? yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) maybe?
43.Do you like animals? yes
44.Are you friendly? yes...maybe
45.How would you describe yourself? stupid, weak, ugly
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? maybe
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? no
50.Are you optimistic? sometimes

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
52.What makes you feel relaxed?
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
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??
57.Do you ever gave a speech?
58.Do you like walking in the park?
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?

 

[freestylemonster]

1.How old are you?
20
2.Are you male/female?
Male
3.Do you have SA?
Yep!
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
60
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
I was
6.Are you shy?
VERY
7.What makes you anxious?
Any stressful situations and hanging out in big groups
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?)
Cymbalta
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?)
Nope
10.Since when did your SA start?
Around Jr. High
11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
Yeah
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
Love it!
13.Do you have friends?
Two great buddies
14.Do you have online friends?
A few
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
In my basement, or in the outdoors
16.Do you work, go to school?
University
17.Do you have a relationship?
I did
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
Hell yeh. I've been getting better every day!
19.What are your hobbies?
Video games and karate and snowboarding
20.Do you drink? smoke?
I drink and I'm trying to quit smoking

21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
Very introverted
22.Do you have any more disorders?
Depression
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
Used to be but now not at all
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
They still make me kinda nervous
25.Where you bullied in your youth?
Not really but my best friends were
26.Are you a quiet person?
Veeeery

27.Do you avoid eye contact?
I used to but I try not to now.
28.Do you blush alot?
Not really
29.What makes you really happy?
Good music, watching animals, love
30.Do you hardly make friends?
I haven't made a new friend in a while

31.Does your family know about your SA?
Yes they do
32.Did you ever visited a doctor?
Yeah
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
A nice outfit, nice hair
34.Are you depressed?
Not at the moment
35.Do you believe in god?
I don't know whether there is a god or not
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile?
I prefer to keep them to myself, I've had bad experiences when I've opened up
37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
Better than anyone's!
38.Are you happy with your looks?
I could be a bit more buff but Yes, I am
39.What kind of music do you like?
Ska, punk, alternative rock
40.Do you do sport??
I do karate and I snowboard

41.Do you like art?
Definitely
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
I tend to keep to myself but I do enjoy socializing with people I know
43.Do you like animals?
Love animals!!!
44.Are you friendly?
I think I can be too friendly sometimes
45.How would you describe yourself?
One word: Awesome
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
Sometimes but I'd never follow through with them
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
Not at all
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement?
Not sure what "inforement" means. But I do feel accepted by my peers
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff?
Definitely. I want to live a full, rich life!
50.Are you optimistic?
Most of the time

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
I find it incredibly easy to read emotions
52.What makes you feel relaxed?
Music, meditating
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
I do maybe once or twice a year
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
Naw, I do what I want!
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
Nope
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
I know how but something holds me back
57.Do you ever gave a speech?
I've done presentations in front of class
58.Do you like walking in the park?
One of my favourite things to do
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
I would be if I talked more
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?
I'm boooooring

 

[Lonelykitsune]

1.How old are you?
17
2.Are you male/female?
Female
3.Do you have SA?
Yup
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100?
Um around
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety?
Just by myself but I'm pretty sure
6.Are you shy?
Yeah very
7.What makes you anxious?
Being around groups,being on my own when everyone else in groups.Speaking to authority,interviews
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?
Since I was 9

11.Do you have good support from your inforement?
umm,no
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff?
Yeah with family or my cose friend
13.Do you have friends?
One close and a few aquaintinces
14.Do you have online friends?
A few,I can even speak to people I know in RL
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all?
At home,or with my firend
16.Do you work, go to school?
School
17.Do you have a relationship?
Hardly any contact with boys so no
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?)
I hope but its unlikely
19.What are your hobbies?
Reading,TV,music.Probably have more if not for SA
20.Do you drink? smoke?
Drink occasionly

21.Are you introvert of extrovert?
Introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders?
Dont think so
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket?
On my own yes
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls?
Hell yeah
25.Where you bullied in your youth?
Not really,most people are nice
26.Are you a quiet person?
usually
27.Do you avoid eye contact?
Yeah
28.Do you blush alot?
Not a huge amount
29.What makes you really happy?
Managing a conversation,good xam results,lie ins,new music etc etc
30.Do you hardly make friends?
Rarely,ususally an aquaintince I can chat a biyt too

31.Does your family know about your SA?
Sort of but little idea how severe it is
32.Did you ever visited a doctor?
A hypnotist but thats it
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us)
Being at music concerts
34.Are you depressed?
Don't think so
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?
I don't fake smile but don't share them either
37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
Quite a dry one that some people like,especially on facebook
38.Are you happy with your looks?
Their reasonalble I guess,a bit masculine

39.What kind of music do you like?
Anything as long as its not offensive,usually with clever lyrics,lots of instruments and female vocals
40.Do you do sport??
Ugh no,can't stand it

41.Do you like art?
To look at but pretty talentless
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)
I like being alone sometimes
43.Do you like animals?
Yes,but not in a 'oh soo cute!' way.I'd like to work with them and have pets
44.Are you friendly?
Yes I try to be but I appear quite aloof and rude to others I think
45.How would you describe yourself?
Very shy,awkward,quiet,cynical,untrusting,lazy
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts?
Sometimes but not anything really serious
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's?
Yeah
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?
Sometimes I get very motivated the night beofre but this confidence is gone by morning
50.Are you optimistic?
No

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''?
At home no,but elsewhere I have a pretty blank face
52.What makes you feel relaxed?
Reading,music and being at home
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell?
Not yet
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect?
I'm too lazy for that
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??)
Yes,don't know why,probably cos I'm alone and stick out as I'm awkward and funny to watch
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person??
no
57.Do you ever gave a speech?
Ok if its planned out and just reading something but not really
58.Do you like walking in the park?
There is none but when I get the chance at sometime I do,but only with my dog
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people?
When they think I'm weird their probaly intrigued but would get bored
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people?

 

[LonelyWonders]

1.How old are you? 16
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? 72
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Yes
6.Are you shy? Extremely
7.What makes you anxious? Pretty much any social situations.
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? About 4 years ago. 3-4.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? No
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Not really.
13.Do you have friends? Nope.
14.Do you have online friends? Many.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? Alone.
16.Do you work, go to school? Yes.
17.Do you have a relationship? No.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I hope so.
19.What are your hobbies? Ps3, internet chatting.
20.Do you drink? smoke? Use to, didn’t like it.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? Yes
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? No
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yes
25.Where you bullied in your youth? In a way
26.Are you a quiet person? Yes
27.Do you avoid eye contact? No, somebody said it was rude now im afraid to not give eye contact.
28.Do you blush alot? Yes
29.What makes you really happy? Finding somebody who will talk to me.
30.Do you hardly make friends? Only twice in my life.

31.Does your family know about your SA? Yes
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? No
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us ) Theres some good days that I do. Nothing really does otherwise.
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’m very open if I feel a persons worth being open to.

37.Do you have a good sense of humour?
38.Are you happy with your looks?
39.What kind of music do you like? Alternative, soft rock.
40.Do you do sports?? No

41.Do you like art? Yes. (especially if you consider writing an art.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??)Extremely
43.Do you like animals?Yes
44.Are you friendly?I’d say so
45.How would you describe yourself? Not a big fan of doing so.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Many times.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? YES
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? Meh
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Yes.
50.Are you optimistic? Nooo

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Not at all.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Being alone, demon’s souls. Talking on the internet.
53.Do you got panic attacks as well? 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??) sometimes (im pretty sure) because im freaky looking.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Somewhat.
57.Do you ever give a speech? No
58.Do you like walking in the park? If nobody else is there.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Not even slightly.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? Look at that stupid ugly child over there?

 

[awkwardamanda]

1.How old are you? 25.
2.Are you male/female? Female.
3.Do you have SA? Probably.
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? Mild. Really can't put a number on it.
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? No.
6.Are you shy? Definitely.
7.What makes you anxious? Stress. Various irritating things. Intrusive thoughts. Anticipation.
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 dunno. Always been shy.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? Umm, no?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Hardly.
13.Do you have friends? A couple of now distant friends.
14.Do you have online friends? A few.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? Nowhere.
16.Do you work, go to school? Retail bum. Done school.
17.Do you have a relationship? No.
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) Doubt it. Not trying too hard.
19.What are your hobbies? Bumming around on the computer and doing crosswords.
20.Do you drink? smoke? Nope.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Very introverted.
22.Do you have any more disorders? Likely AvPD, OCPD and depression.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? No.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Very.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes.
26.Are you a quiet person? Yup.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Sometimes.
28.Do you blush alot? Kinda, yeah.
29.What makes you really happy? Not much.
30.Do you hardly make friends? Hardly.

31.Does your family know about your SA? Nope.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Not for anything mental health related.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Not a lot. I really don't know.
34.Are you depressed? Yeah.
35.Do you believe in god? No.
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? Not at all. I keep everything to myself.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I think so.
38.Are you happy with your looks? Okay.
39.What kind of music do you like? Some pop.
40.Do you do sport?? No. Hate sports.

41.Do you like art? Yeah.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Definitely not.
43.Do you like animals? Yes. Cats especially.
44.Are you friendly? No. Being shy and awkward probably comes off as unfriendly.
45.How would you describe yourself? Shy, quirky and geeky.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? No.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Sometimes. Depends.
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? Very unmotivated.
50.Are you optimistic? Not at all.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Yes. Definitely.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Laying down and doing nothing. Daydreaming.
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Some sort of mild anxiety attacks I guess.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yes. I can be quite the perfectionist.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Sometimes. Maybe because I look awkward.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Not a clue.
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Just class presentations.
58.Do you like walking in the park? I like walking wherever.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Doubt it.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? Awkward, boring, shy, and unfriendly.

 

[GhoulsNightOut]

1.How old are you? 21
2.Are you male/female? Female
3.Do you have SA? Yup
4.How bad is your SA on a scale from 1 to 100? 75?
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? No
6.Are you shy? Yes
7.What makes you anxious? Anything that involves having to talk to people, and I mean anything
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Nope
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) I will, I had just made an appointment to see a therapist at my campus this Friday.
10.Since when did your SA start? Probably when I started elementary school.

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? No...?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Yeah, but I'm real picky with people.
13.Do you have friends? Not really, I don't know what to consider the few people I do keep in touch with. They're like in between acquaintance and a friend.
14.Do you have online friends? No
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? My room, the park, pet stores lol
16.Do you work, go to school? I go to college, got fired from a job not too long ago.
17.Do you have a relationship? No
18.Do you believe you can overcome SA? (or do you only hope so?) I only hope so...I don't know, it's not just my anxiety that makes it difficult for me to have friends but a lack of common interest and my attitude towards society. I think if I can find just one friend who has similar views like mine and wants to headbang at metal concerts with me, I can improve greatly. I also think moving out of my parent's home would be of great help.
19.What are your hobbies? Cooking, a bit of art...what's weird is that that part of my brain only gets activated once every several months. I have this one unfinished painting that bugs the hell outta me!
20.Do you drink? smoke? I drink socially, I don't smoke.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? Well I haven't been diagnosed (like w/SA) but I'm damn sure I also have ADD, Generalized Anxiety, and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder, which I just discovered a few days ago from studying for my Psych final. Hah
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? No, I only get nervous when I approach the cashier.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? YES, I always dread it.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? No
26.Are you a quiet person? Yeah, except around someone who I really click with, then I just get loud and obnoxious. ^_^
27.Do you avoid eye contact? All the time, too many things run through my mind from prolonged eye contact.
28.Do you blush alot? No
29.What makes you really happy? Animals, raucous music, beauty of nature, social outcasts who still go on to do something amazing with their life, exploring new places
30.Do you hardly make friends? Yeah...I can't stand people at my university and they can't stand me.

31.Does your family know about your SA? They don't even know that the condition exists. But it doesn't matter, they never care about what's going on with me, good or bad.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Yes but I'm hoping I never have to again. I despise doctors! (Most of them)
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) I honestly don't know. There will just be days where it seems I'm in a mild manic state and I'll feel euphoric and pumped up to get my life together and then the next week I'll plunge.
34.Are you depressed? Yeah
35.Do you believe in god? Nope
36.Are you open about your problems, or do you prefer hiding them? and fake a smile? I'm only open when I know for sure that the person can be understanding
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I think so
38.Are you happy with your looks? Not really, I feel disgusting
39.What kind of music do you like? Metal and a bit of punk
40.Do you do sport?? Nope

41.Do you like art? Yes
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Not sure...
43.Do you like animals? I love animals, I want to buy a house and have a zoo in the backyard
44.Are you friendly? Only to friendly people
45.How would you describe yourself? I don't know, SA has become part of my identity and with my mood swings, I'm not sure who I really am
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? Yeah, it comes and goes
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? Nope
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? I don't know what that is, lol...
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? Ah...again, it goes back to my damn mood swings. Sometimes I'll get really motivated and feel committed to a plan and then other times I just want to sleep my days away.
50.Are you optimistic? No..

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? I tend to be expressionless to hide the terror I feel inside, but I read people's emotions fine.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? Ironically...loud, aggressive, or depressing music. lol Also going for long walks.
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Not really
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yeah to the point where I don't get things done (This is the Obsessive Compulsive Personality part)
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) I'll think like that depending on how self-conscious I feel
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? Not really, otherwise I wouldn't be in this mess
57.Do you ever gave a speech? No
58.Do you like walking in the park? Yup
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? Only a few who accept my eccentric thoughts and behaviors
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That I'm unattractive, awkward, and incompetent.

 

[Gerdje]

1.How old are you? 39
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? currently, 95
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? never officially
6.Are you shy? yes
7.What makes you anxious? anything social, stress, changes, too many voices, too many cars, too many sounds, too many thoughts
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Xanax, Seroquel, Mirtazipine, Trazolan
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Not anymore
10.Since when did your SA start? around 10 to 12, aware of it since around 16

11.Do you have good support from your inforement? ?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? Very few
13.Do you have friends? No
14.Do you have online friends? No
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? Nowhere currently
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?) Not anymore
19.What are your hobbies? Authistic stuff
20.Do you drink? smoke? Smoke

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert, quite extrovert to close family
22.Do you have any more disorders? Probably, never told to me though
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Extremely
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Yeah
25.Where you bullied in your youth? I was the silent one, but bullied in the sence of theatened, no.
26.Are you a quiet person? Apparrently
27.Do you avoid eye contact? Sometimes
28.Do you blush alot? Never, Xanax does good at hiding the truth
29.What makes you really happy? Healthy family, having a better day...
30.Do you hardly make friends? Yeah

31.Does your family know about your SA? Slowly, they start to understand
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Way too much to stay healthy
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Being able to step-by-step help someone with computer- or other problems, things like that.
34.Are you depressed? Yes, but as a result of.
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 stopped faking smiles, it didn't lead to anything, quite the contrary.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I dunno
38.Are you happy with your looks? Don't care much about it
39.What kind of music do you like? '80's, componists like Hans Zimmer.
40.Do you do sport?? Not anymore.

41.Do you like art? Not exactly.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) Honnestly, I dunno.
43.Do you like animals? Yes
44.Are you friendly? Apparently, according to people who I do have some contact with, I am.
45.How would you describe yourself? Ego-centric, weird, dramatic, lazy, pessimistic.
46.Did you have suicidal thoughts? currently, no.
47.Have you trouble eating in front of other's? a little.
48.Do you feel accepted by your inforement? what's inforement ?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? I had, but I gave up on constatly getting thrown back at square 0.
50.Are you optimistic? No.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? yeah
52.What makes you feel relaxed? sleeping, talking with close family (sometimes).
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? A lot, no more full blown due to Xanax.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? Yeah, constantly.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes, why? So many things go through my head, that I cannot pick 1 "why"
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? I'm not an actor, so i dunno.
57.Do you ever gave a speech? Very very long ago, in class.
58.Do you like walking in the park? Perhaps, but I never get there. I don't think i would take it long that 15mins though.
59.Do you think you are interesting to other people? No
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? That i fake "interest" or I simply don't have interest when doing small talk.

 

[Alphasocket]

1.How old are you? 29.
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? 85/90.
5.Are you diagnosed with Social Anxiety? Yes.
6.Are you shy? Very.
7.What makes you anxious? The thought of being seen by or having any type of social contact with people.
8.Do you use meds? (if yes, what kind?) Anti-depressants and anti-psychotics.
9.Do you go to therapy? (if yes, what kind?) Not at right now.
10.Since when did your SA start? I'm unsure. Perhaps in my late teens/early twenties.
11.Do you have good support from your inforement? ?
12.Do you actually like doing social stuff? No.
13.Do you have friends? None.
14.Do you have online friends? Some.
15.Where do you feel safe, and not anxious at all? My 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?) Not really.
19.What are your hobbies? Playing guitar, writing and recording music, gaming a bit, listening to music, internet and tv.
20.Do you drink? smoke? Both although I only drink once in a blue moon.

21.Are you introvert of extrovert? Introvert
22.Do you have any more disorders? I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, AvPD and BPD.
23.Are you afraid of the supermarket? Yes.
24.Are you afraid of making phone calls? Sometimes.
25.Where you bullied in your youth? Yes.
26.Are you a quiet person? Yeah.
27.Do you avoid eye contact? A lot.
28.Do you blush alot? At times.
29.What makes you really happy? Being with my daughter.
30.Do you hardly make friends? Yes.

31.Does your family know about your SA? Yes.
32.Did you ever visited a doctor? Yip.
33.What makes you feel confident? (c'mon.. dont be shy.. tell us) Nothing.
34.Are you depressed? A little.
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? Somewhat open.
37.Do you have a good sense of humour? I don't think so.
38.Are you happy with your looks? No. My weight makes me unhappy.
39.What kind of music do you like? Rock orientated stuff mostly.
40.Do you do sport?? No.

41.Do you like art? It's okay.
42.Are you a social person? ( without the SA part...??) No.
43.Do you like animals? A lot.
44.Are you friendly? No.
45.How would you describe yourself? A non-entity.
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? ?
49.Do you got the motivation to get out of SA? and to do ''more'' social stuff? No because I don't have the belief that I ever will.
50.Are you optimistic? Nope.

51.Do you have problems with showing and seeing ''emotions''? Sometimes.
52.What makes you feel relaxed? A cup of coffee and a cig.
53.Do you got panic attacks aswell? Not much.
54.Do you think you have to act and do things perfect? No because it's human to make mistakes, but trying your hardest to get something done right is admirable.
55.Do you think people stare at you in social places? (if yes, why??) Yes and because I have a weird way about me.
56.Do you know how to act like a confident person?? No.
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? No.
60.What is the negative judge you guess from people? The negative judgement I feel I get from others is how I'm peculiar.