Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety Support Group
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder, often precipitated by the fear of having a panic attack in a setting from which there is no easy means of escape. As a result, sufferers of agoraphobia may avoid public and/or unfamiliar places. In severe cases, the sufferer may become confined to their home, experiencing difficulty traveling from this "safe place."
Hello everyone,
Had social anxiety since birth, been coping as best as i can. As of late that has been difficult but I am hoping a community of like minded understanding people will be the help i need...
How is everyone? It is a pleasure to meet you all
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And its already been noted by the weather service as heat advisory today thru Wed here.I have a rack of St. Louis Cut Pork Ribs. I will use a charcoal snake method of two rows on bottom shingled around about 3/4 of way on outside of the grill. Then on top of those I will shingle a single layer of briquetted same around 3/4 of grill. Adding some chunks of wood every 3-4 inches around the grill.I...
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Hope the dog days of summer aren't getting you down!
Does the taurine help?
But am still pretty uncomfortable around more than one person at a time.
Also have OCD. It's great to have somewhere to go that understands your anxiety.
There's a good book called Quiet about how Introverted people are responsible for many of the successes in this world. I have family members who became a little shy and they are comfortable with it. So decide what you want and don't feel compelled to meet some societal view of what you're supposed to want.
If you do want to'be more social, some suggestions. I was not popular during school but my son was, sports captain, etc, and it was interesting to observe what helped make popularity-
1. Be a good listener. Every person is a little different and try to relate to them on an individualized basis.
2. Don't be sensitive to too many things, but try to adjust to the dynamics of the particular situation. Don't try to lead without consensus.
There's a good book called Quiet about how Introverted people are responsible for many of the successes in this world. I have family members who became a little shy and they are comfortable with it. So decide what you want and don't feel compelled to meet some societal view of what you're supposed to want.
If you do want to'be more social, some suggestions. I was not popular during school but my son was, sports captain, etc, and it was interesting to observe what helped make popularity-
1. Be a good listener. Every person is a little different and try to relate to them on an individualized basis.
2. Don't be sensitive to too many things, but try to adjust to the dynamics of the particular situation. Don't try to lead without consensus.