Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
19th September 2007, 08:34
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,596
Re: Is there such as thing as being SA free?
Good post Daydreamer. I now realise that I don't want to be without my anxieties - if I did, I wouldn't be me. They are part of me, part of what makes my character, my conscience, reminders, alert...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
10th September 2007, 08:59
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,556
Re: Anyone here had SA for years
Started as a child for me. Problems at home, never loved and always feeling worthless has left me insecure for life. Problems came to a head about 5 years ago and with the help of Cipralex, this site...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
9th September 2007, 08:25
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,980
Re: Medication
Holly - not wanting to be too puritanical but I found that I needed to kick the booze habit to finally complete the link. Alcohol and my SA didn't go well together and I couldn't cope with the...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
7th September 2007, 09:05
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,980
Re: Medication
Hi Holly
I was on Venlafaxine for a few years and they caused me significant dry mouth and yet did nothing for me. So I took myself off them and was without meds for about 2 years. However, the...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
17th August 2007, 13:18
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,421
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd August 2007, 20:54
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,568
Re: Eft
As to the success thing, here again we are fooled by our SA. The thought of achievements are scary cos you are thinking about what you would be like in the future through your SA fears now (if you...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd August 2007, 13:15
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,545
Re: no light at the end of the tunnel
That's the problem though and why people go round and round in circles. We can't be other people we can only be us. Time spent finding who you are is time better spent than looking out at others....
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd August 2007, 13:09
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,912
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd August 2007, 11:58
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,568
Re: Eft
Holly, I don't profess to know anything about SA or EFT except to say that you appear to me to have self esteem problems. I think you need to tap on the fact that you do love and completely accept...
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Forum: Club 30-81
25th June 2007, 13:04
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,811
Re: Talking to your GP
I'm about to change GP's. My present one treats me like a fool so I feel like a fool and leave. He's no bedside manner nor shows any interest in what I might have to say - give me a woman doctor...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
18th June 2007, 09:30
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,864
Re: SSRIs
Moksha.
As to Cipralex - I've been started on 10mg and it's the only thing that's really worked for me so far. I'm coming up to my 6th month on it and hope I can stay on it for the forseeable...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
18th June 2007, 09:25
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,432
Re: Afraid to take Efexor XL
Hi I think. I was on Effexor a couple of years ago for about 6 months. I know we are all different and different drugs effect different people in different ways (!), but I never felt any benefit from...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
23rd May 2007, 11:06
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Replies: 55
Views: 6,567
Re: self esteem and cognitive therapy
It's hard to think postitive thoughts when you are feeling crap and even harder to believe them. The chemical imbalance argument holds some water for me and I tend to think that if you are lacking in...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
13th May 2007, 18:12
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,843
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
7th May 2007, 07:31
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,077
Re: Am i too old to go back to school???
I went to uni at age 39 but still felt 18 within. Never felt out of place and enjoyed and was able to contribute in many different ways that life experience brings to older students that younger ones...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
28th April 2007, 06:52
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,320
Re: Escitalopram and Valium Advice Please!!!
I'm on 10mg of Escitalopram and its taken away that paralysing fear leaving me feeling courageous enough to do things to help myself get better. I've been on Venlafaxine in the past and that never...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
20th April 2007, 07:32
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,396
Re: Call for advice from ex-drinkers
For years I drank too much and like any other drug it got a hold of me so that I couldn't leave it alone. I became a slave to it and would make sure no matter what that I had a supply in for the...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
17th April 2007, 14:18
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,287
Re: How do you cope?
Being tired brings lots of introspection for me. I like to be fresh and alert otherwise the moods set in and I just can't be ar*ed doing anything and just couldn't give a stuff.
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
10th April 2007, 09:49
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,134
Re: Am i getting better??
mustanglady. I'm sorry to hear of your ectopic pregnancy and hope you are feeling better in this respect.
You are certainly doing wonderfully since Christmas and look at what you've achieved in...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
10th April 2007, 09:35
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,072
Re: Shorts
I've got naturally skinny legs despite a lifetime of doing sports. I've even been self conscious of wearing shorts when playing football thinking I just don't measure up against all the meaty thighs...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
10th April 2007, 09:29
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,268
Re: sullencitalopram
I too am on escitalopram & never really had any significant side effects with it. Like all things though these are a trade off for the benefits that the drug brings. I think my sex drive has been...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
7th April 2007, 07:05
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,916
Re: How much do you drink?
Was a bottle of wine and a can of Stella a night but now managed to give it up. Miss it at times (a nice bottle of Merlot and a cigar or two!) but the benefits of being without it far outweigh the...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th April 2007, 07:06
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,871
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd April 2007, 13:52
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,404
Re: Time for more discipline!
I too gave up the demon drink over 3 years ago. Before then I would go out with a view to getting drunk and all the chat/socialising was a side issue to that. Now that I don't drink anymore I look...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd April 2007, 13:45
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,669
Re: Opinions please - SA or something else?
Same as Willow for me. It's the personal attention that turns my legs to jelly. I go from this (reasonably) intelligent human being to a quivering wreck who's only just able to scrawl his name if...
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