News of Social Phobia Forum

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im sixteen year old and im very shy and always have been i have reciently realised that i used to have selective mutism as a kid, i would never talk 2 adults or my teachers and i have only ever been able to be friends with a few children and in small groups as a result i have been bullied all the way through secondary school and i have no confidence and it has ...

What I have had most of my life (im 19 now) is social phobia, but in the past year I have been so depressed and so ashamed that about a week or so ago I decided to change my life around. I'm so determined and so enthusiastic about changing myself that it's working! I've just about had enough of suffering in my own world, destroying my mind day and night by telling myself i'm no ...

From the age of 5 up until the age of 16 i was verbally abused at school, there wasent a week that went by without me being picked on . I think i fainted once because i couldnt take anymore of the mental torture they were throwing at me. I've never had a fight because i was lucky enough to avoid them thank gudness.

I remember during drama class at school half of the people ...

I have a social anxiety of me becoming insecure around other women who I find "more attracitve" or "thinner" than me. It is debilitating because I fear every situation where I would have to be in the prescence of "intimidating" women around my boyfriend. How can I overcome this????

I am not afraid of crowds or anything like that. But when I'm around people I'm not like really friends with I don't talk that much. I have some pretty close friends and I can joke around with them and all.

Like when I'm with like 6+ people that I know and am friends with it's fine but if two or three of them aren't my friends I would just clam up sort of and ...

I've noticed that many people are asking the same questions in different topics, mainly - what works for you?, What have you tried, Does therapy work for you, etc.

I've posted the medication that took away my social phobia and has kept me anxiety free on a few of the topics, but few people seem to stray from their favorite topics.

Hopefully, this topic will attract those people who have answers from their own experience, ...

Is anyone else w/ social phobia unable to make phone calls to both family & strangers? Anyone experience anxiety & nervousness at just the thought? :?:

After a long time of dealing with a lot of really annoying problems, I came to the conclusion that nothing is really wrong with me. I may have had a short period of depression, but I'm not sick or anything. So I'm not really asking if this (this being what I'm about to post about) sounds like a bad social phobia. I just want to see if anyone can relate or if anyone has some ...

I have been deaing with a female that I have been "seeing" and trying to get to know better (not really pushing for a realtionship, but if the feelings develop, I wouldn't be closed minded to one either). This is a very similar situation to the thread how to confront an avoidant under avoidant personality and presents very similar characteristics. We have an awesome time when we go out, but it seems like getting to ...

hi, im 19f from yorks. just a few questions.
I went to see a pyschotherapist recently coz of all the problems i've been having. I was diagnosed with social phobia but no one can really tell if i have depression too. they keep changing their minds, i only get depressed when i go to bed at night, and i have nightmares all the time. when im with my family, usually im happy enough. it usally ...