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girlsieJan 16, 2006 12:36am
so does anyone suffer any sort of anxiety?
216644Jan 16, 2006 8:35am
I have not been diagnosed for it but I am sure I suffer from social anxiety.

girlsieJan 16, 2006 9:59pm
l think everyone does at one time or another,for some it is worse,l know of a woman who hasnt been to a party for 10 years all because someone said something nasty,she has tried but freaks out,crowds never bothered her before,it is sad to think words can do so much damage.

KillgoreTroutFeb 15, 2006 7:38pm
my social anxiety has progressively gotten worse over the last couple years. i've become significantly more reclusive, and i don't know if that has caused the progression, or is a result of it.
216644Feb 16, 2006 2:14am
In my personal opinion I think it is a result of it. I know exactly where your coming from.

AmbrosiaFeb 16, 2006 9:49am
I would say, the type anxiety I have in social situations depends wheather I am one on one talking with someone... it is relatively low then. But when the crowd becomes bigger I become quiet, and I can't make decisions or lead... and the longer I am in that situation, the more anxious i get to return to where I can be alone at home. It is worse when the crowd or ppl arn't like me...


But I do feel that sometimes I can break my anxiety by detaching myself from it, and then i become an extreme extrovert. But it doesnt last long. Soon enough I recluse into my shell... and the more i am alone, the more anxious i am of meeting and talking with ppl.


I think that social anxiety can develope in a person over time, from being kept alone, or growing up alone, or being very different from the crowd, and possible abuse in relationships and at home can cause higher anxiety also in social situations as the self-esteem may be lower, and locus of control is more external... (just thoughts).

KillgoreTroutFeb 16, 2006 11:02am
one on one with an aquaintance?

i have a few life-long friends i can be my weird self around, but i can't do that with a stranger or someone i've just recently met, even if it is one on one.

and i hate all crowds. i get all paranoid about people watching me. i live in a college dorm and i've become so reclusive i'll go for days without eating just because i don't want to go to the cafeteria where i know it's crowded all the time. when i finally do go down, it's sort of like...have you ever had to walk through a room that smells bad, so you just hold your breath for as long as you can...that's what i kind of do. does anybody else do this?

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I-Am-WolfmanFeb 16, 2006 2:30pm
I think I have social anxiety. I don't think it is rational though. I find that my mind makes problems seem bigger than they are. Imagination and anticipation are my real enemies I guess. Once I am around people then I am almost OK, it's when I'm on my own that the fear/anxiety really gets me.

Also, I do feel like my brain is 'overloaded' when I am in crowded surroundings, and so I try to leave as soon as possible to find a calmer environment.

And of course, I avoid social events like the plague! *shudder*

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rivalarrivalAug 21, 2006 11:25pm
Count me in. I'm usually OK in situations with defined roles (Student/Teacher, Co-workers, Bosses, subordinates, classmates, clients, etc) but you take me to a bar or out to eat, and I'm done. I'll clam up, and at best I'll have a lousy time, at worst, I'll end up trembling and looking for the exits. I've basically decided to completely cut social interaction out of my life, it just leaves me completely drained.


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