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hello all i was so pleased to find this news group,at last i can chat to people who know what hell i go through everyday of the week. i have been suffering with social phobia/anxiety for many years i have tried all the usuall things ie medication psychiatrists none have helped,one doctor told me to have a good laugh at myself and stop being silly,no wonder i have lost faith in the system.I am 34 and i am fed up with life passing me by i spend most of my time hiding and avoiding things which i know is not the answer ,and when i do talk to people they look at you like your weird which makes me feel worse. i would love it if anyone would like to e mail me to chat about the problems we face in dealing with this ;also if anyone knows any good self help books or treatments. gh-br…@hotmail.com
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You might checkout "Dying of Embarrassment" Don’t remember the author, but I found it informative and helpful. Email me if you wanna chat more on this subject… K? Donna Gray On Wed, 14 Oct 1998 10:45:44 +0100, "gill brown" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<g…@gjleeds.globalnet.co.uk> wrote: >hello all >i was so pleased to find this news group,at last i can chat to people who >know what hell i go through everyday of the week. >i have been suffering with social phobia/anxiety for many years i have tried >all the usuall things ie medication psychiatrists none have helped,one >doctor told me to have a good laugh at myself and stop being silly,no wonder >i have lost faith in the system.I am 34 and i am fed up with life passing me >by i spend most of my time hiding and avoiding things which i know is not >the answer ,and when i do talk to people they look at you like your weird >which makes me feel worse. >i would love it if anyone would like to e mail me to chat about the problems >we face in dealing with this ;also if anyone knows any good self help books >or treatments. >gh-br…@hotmail.com
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Hi I’m new to the group I live in a small community in Australia and I have been diagnosed with Agoraphobia with a leaning towards Social Phobia as well as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Needless to say life isn’t too great at the moment – it’s taken the doctors just on ten years to finally put "the name" to what I have been experiencing. I’m not too keen on the levels of medication I have to take "just to get thru the day" – but at least with Xanax I have some hope that it can control the symptoms just long enough for me to get beyond the front gate for a short time. I did ask for a prognosis and was told "…..give it time…"
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Hi I’m new to the group as well – I was told about it by another ‘net user. Needless to say when I asked my doctor about support groups etc. he didn’t know of any – but he knows a lot about giving out repeat prescriptions.
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In article <908763844.998…@woody.hotkey.net.au>, "Javelin" <aussie…@hotmail.com> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi > I’m new to the group > I live in a small community in Australia and I have been diagnosed with > Agoraphobia with a leaning towards Social Phobia as well as Post Traumatic > Stress Disorder. > Needless to say life isn’t too great at the moment – it’s taken the doctors > just on ten years to finally put "the name" to what I have been > experiencing. > I’m not too keen on the levels of medication I have to take "just to get > thru the day" – but at least with Xanax I have some hope that it can control > the symptoms just long enough for me to get beyond the front gate for a > short time. > I did ask for a prognosis and was told "…..give it time…"
I want to welcome you to the group. Too bad there’s a flame war going on right now. I hope people reply to you. But I’ve posted messages that have not gotten too many replies. (Where’s the support?) Hang in there — bw 8-{) ———–== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==———- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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I’ve had SP for as long as I can remember, I’ve been on drugs Prozac,BuSpar(which I believe totally sucks and makes thinks worse),Serzone,Effexor,Paxil,Parnate,Xanax,Ativan and currently take 150mg of Zoloft and 1.5mg of Klonopin a day. Which seems to work the best. Most people think all this SP sh#t is in my head but we all know it’s real. I’ve read some positive information from a book called Phobia Free which I recomend highly.It suggests that phobias socially included stem mainly from physical disorders. I’ll defintely be back. Chris
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Welcome Chris, You’ve tried a lot of meds there…how long did it take the Zoloft to start working for you? (that book sounds good I’ll have to check it out) Jake. ChrisKHoy <chrisk…@aol.com> > I’ve had SP for as long as I can remember, I’ve been on > drugs Prozac,BuSpar(which I believe totally sucks and > makes thinks worse),Serzone,Effexor,Paxil,Parnate,Xanax, > Ativan and currently take 150mg of Zoloft and 1.5mg of > Klonopin a day. Which seems to work the best. Most people > think all this SP sh#t is in my head but we all know it’s > real. I’ve read some positive information from a book > called Phobia Free which I recomend highly.It suggests > that phobias socially included stem mainly from physical > disorders. > I’ll defintely be back. > Chris
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>From: chrisk…@aol.com (ChrisKHoy) >I’ve had SP for as long as I can remember, I’ve been on drugs >Prozac,BuSpar(which I believe totally sucks and makes thinks >worse),Serzone,Effexor,Paxil,Parnate,Xanax,Ativan and currently take 150mg of >Zoloft and 1.5mg of Klonopin a day. Which seems to work the best. Most people >think all this SP sh#t is in my head but we all know it’s real. I’ve read >some >positive information from a book called Phobia Free which I recomend >highly.It >suggests that phobias socially included stem mainly from physical disorders. >I’ll defintely be back. >Chris
Hi Chris Welcome! Thanks for the book recommendation, : ) Pam
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Welcome. I have bad SP days and good SP days as well. If I’m having a day where I’m doing a lot of avoiding, forcing myself to do things can be tough, and I inevitably end up procrastinating. (Like right now when I should be exercising!) Some days I do end up forcing myself to do things, but other times it is just easier to ride it out and veg-out on the couch watching "Leave It To Beaver" reruns on TV Land! (It could be worse–I could veg-out to infomercials!) But recently, I’ve gotten very tired of wasting so much time, so I have started CBT with a psychologist. Hope things go well for you. Brian In article <353a40e0.3058c…@usw-ex0109-070.remarq.com>, xavier <mxphillipsNOmxS…@aol.com.invalid> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi folks, > this is my first time here. thanks for posting all this > information. nice to know that other folks are out there > struggling with the same issue. > I’m curious about what kinds of things folks do to keep > struggling with their anxiety day in and day out. I find > that i will really push myself sometimes, but other times > i’ll just hide out in my home for days. > I’m not looking for anybody to tell me everything is going > to be o.k. or offer any simple solutions. I guess i just > want to talk with other folks who have the same or similar > issues and have them understand what it feels like to get > so anxious "for no apparent reason." > i haven’t been talking to anybody about this stuff in a > long time. Sometimes i feel so afraid that i’m never going > to work through this. But one step at a time, huh? > Xavier > * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also
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Welcome xavier! There is CBT, other therapies and many medications. We all also have our own individual copping mechanisms and if you stay with the group long enough you’ll find out all about them/us and the above 
Jake – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -xavier <mxphillipsNOmxS…@aol.com.invalid> wrote: > Hi folks, > this is my first time here. thanks for posting all this > information. nice to know that other folks are out there > struggling with the same issue. > I’m curious about what kinds of things folks do to keep > struggling with their anxiety day in and day out. I find > that i will really push myself sometimes, but other times > i’ll just hide out in my home for days. > I’m not looking for anybody to tell me everything is going > to be o.k. or offer any simple solutions. I guess i just > want to talk with other folks who have the same or similar > issues and have them understand what it feels like to get > so anxious "for no apparent reason." > i haven’t been talking to anybody about this stuff in a > long time. Sometimes i feel so afraid that i’m never going > to work through this. But one step at a time, huh? > Xavier > * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also > find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and > Shopping. Smart is Beautiful
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -xavier <mxphillipsNOmxS…@aol.com.invalid> wrote: >Hi folks, >this is my first time here. thanks for posting all this >information. nice to know that other folks are out there >struggling with the same issue. >I’m curious about what kinds of things folks do to keep >struggling with their anxiety day in and day out. I find >that i will really push myself sometimes, but other times >i’ll just hide out in my home for days. >I’m not looking for anybody to tell me everything is going >to be o.k. or offer any simple solutions. I guess i just >want to talk with other folks who have the same or similar >issues and have them understand what it feels like to get >so anxious "for no apparent reason." >i haven’t been talking to anybody about this stuff in a >long time. Sometimes i feel so afraid that i’m never going >to work through this. But one step at a time, huh?
Hi! Welcome to the group. I think we all have good days and bad days, its just part of SP. Have you gone to see a shrink yet? Are you on any medication? I’ve read here about how helpful meds, especially Paxil, has been for some. Be sure to check out the Yahoo "Social Anxiety Support" group too. There are several online chats scheduled for this week. All you have to do is sign up for free, and show up at the chat time. The url is: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/socialanxietydisordersupport Check it out.
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Hi folks, this is my first time here. thanks for posting all this information. nice to know that other folks are out there struggling with the same issue. I’m curious about what kinds of things folks do to keep struggling with their anxiety day in and day out. I find that i will really push myself sometimes, but other times i’ll just hide out in my home for days. I’m not looking for anybody to tell me everything is going to be o.k. or offer any simple solutions. I guess i just want to talk with other folks who have the same or similar issues and have them understand what it feels like to get so anxious "for no apparent reason." i haven’t been talking to anybody about this stuff in a long time. Sometimes i feel so afraid that i’m never going to work through this. But one step at a time, huh? Xavier * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping. Smart is Beautiful
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Hi My name is Eloise. I am a 20 year old girl in Aus. I have pretty much no friends. I am so shy I come accross as snobby. I just dont know what to say. If there was some part of life that teaches this, then I missed it well and truly. I havent had a real boyfriend (as opposed to a primary school thing) I am not particularly bad looking. I feel insecure about my appearance as I feel that it is contributing to my not having friends. I look at other people who have friends and boyfriends and feel so depressed. I am lonely. I have a few acquaintances, but they dont seem interested in being friends, or maybe I dont know what I am doing. Eloise
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Eloise, Welcome. Your story sounds very familiar. Have you sought any treatment for your problems (therapy, meds, etc.) yet? Brian In article <391fe…@news.iprimus.com.au>, "Eloise" <rab…@iprimus.com.au> wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi > My name is Eloise. I am a 20 year old girl in Aus. I have pretty much no > friends. I am so shy I come accross as snobby. I just dont know what to say. > If there was some part of life that teaches this, then I missed it well and > truly. I havent had a real boyfriend (as opposed to a primary school thing) > I am not particularly bad looking. I feel insecure about my appearance as I > feel that it is contributing to my not having friends. I look at other > people who have friends and boyfriends and feel so depressed. I am lonely. I > have a few acquaintances, but they dont seem interested in being friends, or > maybe I dont know what I am doing. > Eloise
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Welcome to the group Eloise. You’re story sounds very familiar, and I can relate strongly to what you are going through. Have you sought treatment for your problems? There are places you can go for help, so don’t feel alone. And we are also here. cheers Drew among "Eloise" <rab…@iprimus.NOSPAM.com.au> ’s previous utterance was: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hi >My name is Eloise. I am a 20 year old girl in Aus. I have pretty much no >friends. I am so shy I come accross as snobby. I just dont know what to say. >If there was some part of life that teaches this, then I missed it well and >truly. I havent had a real boyfriend (as opposed to a primary school thing) >I am not particularly bad looking. I feel insecure about my appearance as I >feel that it is contributing to my not having friends. I look at other >people who have friends and boyfriends and feel so depressed. I am lonely. I >have a few acquaintances, but they dont seem interested in being friends, or >maybe I dont know what I am doing. >Eloise
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Eloise <rab…@iprimus.NOSPAM.com.au> wrote in message
news:391fe5e1@news.iprimus.com.au… > Hi > My name is Eloise. I am a 20 year old girl in Aus. I have pretty much no > friends.
You have us – an as yet, untapped source of spiritual (and occasionally even, intellectual) sustainance. Just having these folk to talk to provides quite a foundation/spring-board. It’s helped me immensely. I’m now drug (med.)-free and able to deal with life in the raw. Whatever your situation, Elo – it will improve from here on in. Welcome. Welcome indeed. I am so shy I come accross as snobby. I just dont know what to say. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> If there was some part of life that teaches this, then I missed it well and > truly. I havent had a real boyfriend (as opposed to a primary school thing) > I am not particularly bad looking. I feel insecure about my appearance as I > feel that it is contributing to my not having friends. I look at other > people who have friends and boyfriends and feel so depressed. I am lonely. I > have a few acquaintances, but they dont seem interested in being friends, or > maybe I dont know what I am doing. > Eloise
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Eloise <rab…@iprimus.NOSPAM.com.au> wrote in message
news:391fe5e1@news.iprimus.com.au… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi > My name is Eloise. I am a 20 year old girl in Aus. I have pretty much no > friends. I am so shy I come accross as snobby. I just dont know what to say. > If there was some part of life that teaches this, then I missed it well and > truly. I havent had a real boyfriend (as opposed to a primary school thing) > I am not particularly bad looking. I feel insecure about my appearance as I > feel that it is contributing to my not having friends. I look at other > people who have friends and boyfriends and feel so depressed. I am lonely. I > have a few acquaintances, but they dont seem interested in being friends, or > maybe I dont know what I am doing. > Eloise
Hi Eloise, your amongst friends here. We all to some extent know what you are going through, so please hang around and learn from our collective experience. I’m from Aus. too, and there are many places that you can turn to for help professional here if you feel you need it – especially if you live in one of the capital cities. Welcome to the group Eloise. Baxbr
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I’m new to this group & wanted to thank everybody for being so honest & open about their stuff. it makes me feel less alone. thats all-thanks
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hey…welcome aboard or something. feel free to talk about yourself/introduce yourself/ask questions/answer questions. >route…@aol.com: >I’m new to this group & wanted to thank everybody for being so honest & open >about their stuff. it makes me feel less alone. thats all-thanks
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>From: route…@aol.com (Router22) >I’m new to this group & wanted to thank everybody for being so honest & open >about their stuff. it makes me feel less alone. thats all-thanks
Hi to you too : ) Feel free to jump in or something! Pam
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>I’m new to this group & wanted to thank everybody for being so honest & open >about their stuff. it makes me feel less alone. thats all-thanks
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