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I have this annoying habit of judging other people on an almost constant basis when I'm around people. It's annoying mostly because I hate it when people do that, but also because I realize that I'm only projecting the negative feelings I have toward myself. Whenever I'm judging other people...

I often find myself being way too sarcastic for my own good, to the point where I'm eventually being nothing but sarcastic, which in turn will make you bitter in no time. If you're the kind of person who's easily sarcastic and irritable, this article might shed some light on how to put that in...

I was wondering: how do you get around small talk? In my head, there's always a battle going on between what I think will be funny or interesting, and what I think other people will find boring or uninteresting. But when I think about what other people are talking to me about, and they're doing...

An SPW friend mentioned in a different thread that they were afraid of not finding anyone from here if the SPW board went bonkers. With that in mind, I've created a Discord server just for people from this message board (or anyone you know with or without social anxiety that wishes to join). You...

A lot of articles and self-help books claim that one of the best ways to relieve anxiety/depression and climb towards a more positive mental state is to make a list of the things you are grateful for, and show you gratefulness every day by appreciating them more and focusing on them more. I've...

I feel overwhelmed quite easily. I recently started a new job in the hotel business and it's completely different from the hotel I worked at before. This is a 4 star hotel, as opposed to the 3 star hotel I was working at, but the main difference is that the rules are a lot more strict and...

Currently considering it for anxiety in general, so I was wondering what your experiences have been like.

What are yours (if any), my dudes and dudettes?

And I think about how small it is to suffer from this when there are so much bigger things going on and actual things that people are suffering from, like my neighbor whose husband went through two cardiac arrests and has been unconscious for a week now, showing no signs of ever getting better...

I want to become more and more of a 'yes man', in the sense that if someone has an idea to do something, I want to say yes and just do it instead of giving fear time to barge in and be a ****. I've been wanting to join a gym for a while now, and there's one near my house that's got plenty of...

and then you become more and more confident. I read this piece of advice on Russ Harris' The Confidence Gap. Felt odd to me, because all my life I would think things like "if I lose weight I'll be more confident", or "after I get braces I'll be more confident", etc. However, I noticed that my...

As much as I love my family, it's emotionally hard to see the toll worrying has on them, to a point where I can't distinguish what's 'normal' worrying and what's not. As an example, my brother lives in a city that's about 100 miles from where I live. He was just here for the holidays, and...

Do you think selfishness is a common trait amongst people with SA, depression, and so forth? In the sense that we are so inwardly focused that we feel as though the universe has dealt us a bad set of cards, and so part of us feels like we don't owe anyone anything and become empty of compassion...

Supposedly, all of these (inclusing valerian root as well) are great for depressive moods, irritability, anxiety, and so on. Anyone ever tried any of these? If so, to what effect?

I cannot begin to describe how much this hinders people with social anxiety. It's probably one of the worst things, if not the worst. You make a mental image of all the possible scenarios regarding a future event (even if it's just something as simple as going to the store), and in your mind...

This is a very powerful quote by Dale Carnegie, from his book How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, where he's also quoting someone else he met. People who live with "constant" anxiety/worry know what it's like to have their muscles tense all the time, or wondering all the time about all the...

I'm the kind of person who is constantly worrying, to a point where I can't really engage in mindful activities because my mind is so scattered. I have a girlfriend and a job I like (although it doesn't fulfill me completely, but it's money nonetheless), and I have a family who cares and friends...

Hey guys, haven't been here a while. So here's what's been troubling me as of late: I suffer from anxiety. My life experiences, since childhood, have not been the best. I was bullied from 1st grade through 9th grade, got in relationships where I dedicated myself fully and things didn't go as...

Don't do it. Talk to us. Don't be shy, we won't judge you or bully you like they do out there. Remember that there's always someone going through similar things, and that you're never truly alone, as long as you reach out.

If you were given the chance to start it all over, clean slate, what would you have done differently? I recently heard something quite inspirational, and that I branded onto my brain immediately: It's not about finding out who you are; it's about creating who you are. If you had a chance to...