Types of activities suited to people with SA

Ulee2501

I want to do stuff like tae kwon do and a volunteer work and then eventually a part time job again. I really do but i can't be too hard or I'll just run away. Very Happy

Any suggestion? Razz

Ulee2501 · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 3:37 pm Post subject:

cmon people share what stuff youve done- ive packed shelves at a grocery store for bout 5 months then freaked out like we do and am scarred of future..... blah blah blahg
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Secret_Smile · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject:

Erm. I had a job about a year ago in a shop. Did Till work and stacking sheleves. Was hard but I couldn't talk to the boss very well, plus he was an arse so that didn't help none. Social Phobia wasn't why I quit though.
I've done some volunteer stuff which was okay but I had a hard time holding a conversation with the organizers.

Johno · Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 7:07 pm Post subject: Jobs

Hi Ulee

I know what you mean.. I went from job to job for 10 years. I suppose if u are not comfortable working around people, then there are jobs out there. Taxi driver, courier, security night shift and to some extent factory worker. I am sure there are a whole list of jobs suited for social phobics. However perhaps it is better to follow your interests and passions then deal with the anxiety as it appears. At least that way u have the interest to start of with. If u enjoy your job it may make u more determined to keep it and thus deal with some aspects of your social phobia. Necessity is the mother of all inventions.. I like to think of it this way. If social phobia was a terminal illness, then perhaps we would be more determined to confront it..

terresap · Newbie User Joined: Apr 06, 2004 Posts: 43

I do volunteer work on my uni holidays, and I help out mentally disabled people. It helps me too, the clients are very honest and innocent and just say the first thing that comes into their minds. The clients dont care if you dont look them in the eye, and they dont think im a wierdo if I freak out a bit or be silent for a while, they are just so happy to see me and overjoyed to spend any amount of time with me. If i go there every week day for a few weeks then by the end of my time there I notice improvements in myself. I know its not for everyone but it helps me.

Ulee2501 · Posted: Sun May 02, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject: love to y'all

Thank you all for your experiences and advice. im thinking helping worse off people like terrasap , looking into what i really would like to do , thanks john and treating myself with more of seeing the pro's and accepting invitations and good things that come my way.

toeknee · Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 3:06 pm Post subject:

Well I like going to the gym, not much risk of having to speak to people ther but I would like to as there are loads of nice attractive women who work out too. I also have been studying Kung Fu for 6 years. I've always wanted to learn a Martial Art but I was always intimidated by all the people there but I managed to go to this one class by phoning before. I just had this determination to go. As well as this i have tried Yoga classes where I was the only guy. But I do tend to stay away from really demanding jobs where I might have to deal with people. I like jobs where I am working on my own and don't have to use the phone. My present job I spend days never talking to anyone but the thing is I want to talk to people but its so hard as its a habit I have developed.