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Ok, this is not a website with life changing and mindblowing information about how to cure social phobia, but it has a good compilation of useful tips for improving our social skills: People Skills Decoded*|* And, of course, reading it without practicing equals nothing. Have a great week and...

What is the thing that most people are scared of? I think death is the obvious answer. But why is death that scary? Maybe death is something that is not that important at all. The legendary Alan Watts has something interesting to say about this matter: Death - Alan Watts - YouTube

Hey everybody, Hope youre doing fine. Just passed by to share with you two articles that really made me thinking. I think the main cause of my shyness and social avoidance is my lack of conversation skills with people. I become nervous and my mind often goes blank and then i dont know what to...

Two weeks ago I decided to take some action to fight my depressive mood. The only thing i need is just good discipline. 1 - I go now to the gym 4 times per week (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat) - I have a work-out plan made by the instructor that helps me keeping motivated. I just dont need to interact with...

Hey guys. How are you doing? Hope you´re well ;) I was just wandering in youtube and found a video that in a certain way inspired me. YouTube - The good things about having social phobia I thinks hes got a point. Never thinked much about the positive things i got with SA. Instead of focusing...

Im trying to live the philosophy that we dont need the acceptance and opinion of other people. Fuck them!!! Try to develop yourself as a person in your work, with your friends, with your hobbies, etc. Establish your routines, read books, travel on your own, watch movies, listen to music, go to...

Hey! Im a visitor of this forum for a few years now and i have to thank the enormous help it gave me. Im now 21 years old (almost 22). I have social phobia since 14 that was when i i think it all begun because i was violently bullied. Since then my situation was truly awful. I was called a...

If only i could sound my barbaric YAWP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLFQYbjYsso This scene is my favourite movie scene ever. I relate with Todd in such a way that i just burst into tears when he lives those few seconds of freedom. Truly inspiring and motivating scene!

I was returning to my home city by train and during the travel i began to think about all this SA thing. I believe more and more that our brain is the most talented illusionist of all time lol. We all know that all our thoughts and presumptions are just false, irrational, unreal. Having that in...

Yes! I did it!! Yesterday i had the courage to join the soccer club of my university. I had to talk to the coach and i had his phone number. I was at home and i was determined to call him. But i was freaking nervous!!! i looked at the mobile for several minutes doing anything then i thought...

What do you think is a better choice? 1- To stay at home and be happy in our comfort zone, and using certain tools to socialize as internet (if that can be called "socialize"), and get out only if we feel positive and ready. or 2-Force ourselves to get out of home even if we feel we are not...

This week was the party week for colleges of my city. there were parties everyday and i didnt miss one. but i was terrified before because i know how i behave in parties: always having a non-talking attitude, shy, not a fun guy, etc etc....but this week...it was diferent: i had fun (without...

"What’s in it for me. What’s in it for me? Be natural. Make people feel at ease. Find a connection, something in common with them. You don’t have to be doing something all the time. It’s not rocket science. It’not like trying to think up e=mc2. You just enjoy each others company, you like...

Hi everybody! I found a website that is helping me lately. It talks about worry and how to avoid it.. Maybe this is not exclusively related to SA but i believe that worry it´s the root of many problems we have. This site describes simple techniques that have been helping me to fight successfuly...

Hi everybody! I´ve been visiting this forum for a long time ago and i only can thank God for finding it. Anyway, i note that most topics created in this forum are exposures of what we suffer everyday with SA. Well, i think exposing our problems is very important and really can make us feel...

Hi everybody!!! Have you ever had such an intense fear of being foolish that you really become foolish in extremely simple situations? For example, many times i just can´t keep up with a conversation with strangers (or even friends) because i get absorbed by the fear of not being able to...

Hi! I know that it may sound a bit stupid and weird. I never use public bathrooms. I just cannot urinate when there are people around me. :oops: Am I freaking out? Is this SP at maximum level? Cmon.... please ... if somebody has the same problem let me know. :roll:

Hi. Do you ppl have problems of anxiety only when you talk to ppl?. I ask this because my phobia don´t let me do many important things in life besides talking. When I was in highscool I was one of the best soccer players in my class. I was admired by many ppl for that. However since I began to...

anyone from portugal???

Hi again. Do you have any celebrity in which you see a good model of confidence and where you can get your inspiration? I have one. He is José Mourinho, the portuguese soccer manager of Chelsea Football Club. The confidence and great self-esteem that he shows to to the public inspires me very...