Have you ever met anyone with SP?

[AquariusOutkast]

I have never met a person with SP before. I wish I had a friend with SP that lived near me. Normal people just don't understand what I have to go through everyday. Im so lonely and when I do meet someone I like, I drive them away. Will a normal person understand me and still like me if I told them about my condition. Could I be real with them, can they handle the truth? They will think that Im a loser and a psycho. Well, I do tend to get a little psychotic when Im in love but yeah... I ask myself, If I was a guy, would I like me? and the answer is NOoo, i don't think so~~ I don't want to settle for less. I want to find a guy that will like me as much as I like him. Sigh~ To have someone that makes you feel complete is something that a girl dreams of. I know that he is out there, but how will I meet him if Im always home.hahaha~

 

[xSleepy]

would you even know if you met someone who had social phobia??? i mean i try to be as normal as possible when im around other people. i never let them know that i have social phobia.
so i dont think i would know if someone else had the same problem as me cause theyde probably be pretending to be "normal" too.
i mightve been around a couple of somewhat shy people in my life, but i never thought to ask them if they had social phobia or anything. that would be weird.

but now that i think abou it. i remeber a kid i used to go to school with. i never really talked to him, but he kinda reminded me of myself. but thats about it.

 

[IceLad]

It's hard to tell.

Like SleepingBeauty said, socially phobic people are experts in covering up their symptons and hiding the truth :!:

I think I may off encountered at least a couple. One woman who I used to work with, never ever went to after work parties/ drinks. She, herself, would often joke that she was miserable and anti-social. Another person I can think of, I used to be good friends with. His everyday nervous behaviour often reminded me, of me, to some extent.

 

[InDeepshit]

yes i knew him for several years and had no idea he had SP. I just thought he had a quietly quirky personality, but then again he did avoid almost all formal social situations.

 

[TAMPA-BAY]

When I first saw your question I said no but then the more I started thinking about it. I am now starting to take a second look at the people I ve seen in my past. A few people just stick out in the crowd but the more I interact with the others members on these sites who also have anxiety I see how normal they appear to me at first glance.

I am now alwayse wondering about people I see at my place of work and at the shopping centers. Wondering who might be one of us but is just displaying a lie or a kind of illusion. I am alwayse amazed when i go the post your picture tread. I never would of guess that those people had social anxiety just from looking at their pic.

 

[TAMPA-BAY]

When I first saw your question I said no but then the more I started thinking about it. I am now starting to take a second look at the people I ve seen in my past. A few people just stick out in the crowd but the more I interact with the others members on these sites who also have anxiety I see how normal they appear to me at first glance.

I am now alwayse wondering about people I see at my place of work and at the shopping centers. Wondering who might be one of us but is just displaying a lie or a kind of illusion. I am alwayse amazed when i go the post your picture tread. I never would of guess that those people had social anxiety just from looking at their pic.