News of Social Phobia Forum

I get this a lot and I know I'm not alone. When I'm talking to someone online, or in-person, I run out of things to say, or don't know how to respond. So, I end up saying "Yeah" like a hundred times which obviously makes the other person most likely think I am not interested in the conversation.

So, I'm just wondering if anyone has an idea why this happens, or a theory to why ...

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I've been suffereing from social anxiety for as long as I can remember. I'm tired of ALWAYS feeling uncomfortable and I want to get help, but I'm a student and I have no money for a shrink.

I've been working very hard to get past my issues with connecting with other people and I think I manage to do a fair job of appearing normal--though extremely distant--but I've stopped talking to all but one ...

I just started college in september, at a huge school in a different country. Ever since I got here, I have been having some trouble. The first few nights I stayed here, my parents were staying at a hotel nearby and we were finishing up some shopping and stuff before they left, and every night I was waking up shaking, as if I was shivering, but I wasn't cold. If anything, I was getting hot. ...

Since 3rd grade I believed that no one would want to be my friend, or that I was somehow not good enough to have friends. Even though I know people reached out to me, I avoided them so I never developed any close friendships. Now I live alone and don't answer the telephone most of the time. I always thought (my parents belief) it was just because I was too lazy or self-absorbed to make ...

So I've recently started my college career and the first thing I noticed socially about the students on campus is that they are really friendly. I suppose it doesn't sound all that bad, but it just bothers me to no end. I grew up with my father telling me to never owe anyone anything and with a lot of social conflict, especially during my high school years. You could say I've gotten more or less ...

Hello, I don't know whether this is the right forum but I could really do with some help.

I'm twenty-five, I never considered myself a shy or nervous person, in social occasions with my friends I tend to be quite loud and outspoken, but over the last eighteen months or so things have started to change.

I get really panicky in forced social situations. Today my boss retired so there was a bit of a ...

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right my friend (i wont use his name here) is a little strange. he is great, if you are on his good side. i have known him over pretty much the whole of my life im 16 and he is 14 now and i have known him since he was 4, so quite a while now lol. anyway this is where ...

I have a question and if you know the answer PLEASE! answer. :begs on knees: okay. i am looking for a job/career whatever you want to call you and i am wondering if theres any jobs you can do at home?

Hi! i am catherine and i have social anxiety disorder/social phobia/ SAD. I have been shy since i was a small child. now i have social anxiety disorder. it has been getting worse over the years. i am so used to not going out of the house and not seeing so many people at one. i like it like that. but one day i will have to get a job and move on. so hopefully ...