I Have Social Phobia


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AH!

Basically I have one hell of a time around people. I don't know how to talk or act around them. And sometimes I do or say things other...

Im A Teenager And I Think I Have A Social Phobia.

Im 18 yearsold girl. I don't have any friends at school now and Im really alone. I feel so uncomfortable being around people...

Aroused By The Darkness Of Social Phobia

 I had previously suffered from social phobia. I thought it was very tricky.  while in junior high school,  I have no friends...

Desperate/what Do I Do?

Hello, I am new here. My name is Ellen. I’m going to try and write this as short as I can. It’s hard to do that because so much info is...

Crippling Social Phobia...

I was always an outgoing child, and it wasn't until my early teen years that I started to develop an intense shyness. It's not that I hate...

Pathetic Me

  When I was young I don't really talk to people, but my parents said I was shy so I thought it was normal. Just that I wasn't...

Avoiding And Being Afraid

I tend to avoid uncomfortable things and sometimes to avoid them, i have to lie. I don't want to lie, but I just want to protect myself from...
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  • "and ive always had a social phobia in that every time i speak the words just never come out, ive got a stuttering problem that for some reason developed rather drastically over the past year, everyone told me just slow down and think about what i wanted to say but it never worked i could never say it..."
  • "You could imagine how nervous I felt, I felt like everyone was looking at me, I nearly had a panic attack which is something that I haven't had for a few years..."
  • "My older sister had social anxiety disorder and she committed suicide in may..."
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45% of people who have this experience are in their teens, 33% are in their twenties, and 15% are in their thirties. 79% of people who have this experience are women.

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Here are a few tips...
  • I have had Social Phobia since I was a lot younger. I really had to work on my perfectionism in order to start getting better. Here is a great article on overcoming social anxiety through dealing with perfectionism-- http://www.healsocialanxiety.com
  • i took quizzes and they said i had an avoidant personality disorder, i hated going out and avoided events that were social, i like being in my room alot away from everyone else. i hate being social.
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