the best part about a community like this, is that there wouldnt be any of those unspoken social rules that make the first ten conversations you'd have with a person a mix between superficial, painful, and pointless. maybe we'd go hiking or kayaking. No one would have to say a word if they didnt want to. i imagine a lot of people would have dogs too. You see, this website is not representative of what a community of social phobics would be like, because the only medium for social interaction here is through talking and words, when really thats not the preferred method of social interaction for most of the socially anxious. the preferred method, i think, would be pure presence. just being in the room with another person, or just walking beside another person, not gabbing like you have to do to create a presence on a website. Most people dont understand that just because you arent talking to them doesnt mean you dont enjoy their company, so you lose the friend. that would be the beauty of being around other people with the disorder. Freedom to say what you want and freedom to say nothing at all.
