How has being a member of this website helped you with your social phobia?
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I was wondering what that smell was.It lit a fire under my ass
theslowesthand
Banned
It has helped this much ---> http://www.socialphobiaworld.com/has-socialphobiaworld-helped-your-sa-39445/
I don't think it has made my social phobia any better but I do feel better knowing that I am not alone and that a lot of people go through it too. Also its good to hear other peoples experiences and it has shown me that it could be worse for me and for that it has made me feel a little less sorry for myself
AsTimeBurns
Well-known member
Hasn't really made any difference.
Labyrinthine
Well-known member
This site hasn't helped me overcome it. It does, however, give me a place to not pretend to be someone else, and to converse with people going through similar issues.
MrSunday
Well-known member
I know there is about approx 30,000 members who scared of everything like me. :/
Invisibleman
Well-known member
Not one bit. Worse actually. Sorry.
Sacrament
Well-known member
It didn't really help, to be honest. I only remember one or two users who actually helped me with the way they dealt with social anxiety and managed to change one's way of thinking.
I've always seen SPW as a place where people would vent more than provide advice. The way I see it, when someone gets better, 90% of the times you just leave the website and don't come back. Often times, it's too stressful to come here, too 'heavy'. A lot of the stories are sad and really make you feel anxious yourself at times (sometimes there are even stories where people describe how they feel and you go 'whoa, never thought about that' and get even more paranoid in social situations).
Don't get me wrong, I agree that places like SPW are definitely necessary (as some people have no one else to talk to), but it's often quite a downer, which is one of the reasons I rarely visit.
I've always seen SPW as a place where people would vent more than provide advice. The way I see it, when someone gets better, 90% of the times you just leave the website and don't come back. Often times, it's too stressful to come here, too 'heavy'. A lot of the stories are sad and really make you feel anxious yourself at times (sometimes there are even stories where people describe how they feel and you go 'whoa, never thought about that' and get even more paranoid in social situations).
Don't get me wrong, I agree that places like SPW are definitely necessary (as some people have no one else to talk to), but it's often quite a downer, which is one of the reasons I rarely visit.
MarionBerry
Well-known member
I just joined so I could practice talking to people in a less intimidating setting...unfortunately, not too many people are into the chatting. BUT the few conversations I've had have made me feel more confident to talk to people in the real world.
Kat
Well-known member
It’s a nice place the support is good I don’t expect a site to resolve my problems but it’s good to be around familiar people. There are many on here that have a mind set and qualities I would look for in a good friend so it doesn’t make sense that many on here are lonely but then a lot of things in life don’t.
A lot of good things aren’t easy to obtain in reality.
A lot of good things aren’t easy to obtain in reality.
shakethelight
Well-known member
Ulitimately breaking free from my SA/fear is up to me. No site can offer such a service. When I come here I try to use it as a motivational tool. I see how much progress people have made & it makes me feel hopeful. I use to feel like this was something you couldn't over come.
I think I stumbled upon this site when I was searching about people judging me at the gym. I made a post about it & people offered a lot of support and encouragement. It was nice to get some positive feedback for once. I started going back to the gym. So I guess it's up to you if use the fourm to your benefit.
So yah, I think it has help. I don't rely on this site though.
If you want to break from the mental bondage that has ahold of you.
Its exposure.
I think I stumbled upon this site when I was searching about people judging me at the gym. I made a post about it & people offered a lot of support and encouragement. It was nice to get some positive feedback for once. I started going back to the gym. So I guess it's up to you if use the fourm to your benefit.
So yah, I think it has help. I don't rely on this site though.
If you want to break from the mental bondage that has ahold of you.
Its exposure.
