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."

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Social Phobics and Alcoholics Sound Off...

DB_Cooper
DB_Cooper

I'm Shawn and I'm an alcoholic.  A lot of us social phobics take the shortcut of alcohol. It works great.  It's wonderful.  You can talk.  You can flirt with women.  You are the toast of the party.  But then it will take over your life.  TRUST  ME  ON  THIS



Does anyone have any thoughts?  I've been sober a year and its really, really hard.  

johnnycake
johnnycake
Good job.
DB_Cooper
DB_Cooper
Thanks, johnnycake. My social phobia manifests itself mainly in facial/scalp spasms and severe headaches. I was in therapy for about eight years for the headaches. Man, one year in AA was like eight years of therapy jammed down my throat. It was helpful but it hurt a lot. I'm tired and sore. I just want to take a long nap.
johnnycake
johnnycake
Did you get that nap you were looking for? I managed to get a couple in during the past few days. LOL! Have you found a way to socialize without alcohol? How do you do it?
DB_Cooper
DB_Cooper
Okay... This is really weird but I found a whole bunch of social tips on the Art of Manliness website. (I really love people and actually need social interaction. It turns out I may actually be a very rare shy extrovert.) There is even a podcast on how to remember things, including names at a cocktail party. That's a fear I have. If I don't remember someone's name I'm afraid they will shout out, "You're a Judas and you don't know my name!"

Well now I know everybody's name. I quiz my wife. What was the waitress's name at the restaurant last week?

She always fails. Yet she can give a 40 minute production report at work to all the big wigs in this massive corporation she work for. I'd hate her if I didn't love her so much. ;)
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