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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 27th September 2012, 20:40
Replies: 9
Views: 1,645
Posted By blubs
dealing with 'fun' people

My new colleague is much younger than me, & very jokey. We work together in the same room all day in a nursery (just the 2 of us...& the children of course)& it's doing my head in. I've managed to...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 27th September 2012, 20:30
Replies: 8
Views: 1,655
Posted By blubs
Re: I give up.

sympathies to you:hug2:
I feel like this too at the moment. I do have some friends at the school gate (not many) but I've lost the will to talk to them & just feel like giving up any pretence of...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 26th September 2012, 20:11
Replies: 20
Views: 3,052
Posted By blubs
Re: do you look forward to anything in life?

I heard something on QI yesterday that I liked, that there's a culture of people (didn't get so far as remebering which one) that have a different way of describing the past and the future, in that...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 25th August 2012, 11:43
Replies: 12
Views: 1,407
Posted By blubs
Re: In need of some support

Good post Charlotte, I hope it helps Rachel, it has helped me, thanks x
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 24th August 2012, 20:55
Replies: 12
Views: 1,407
Posted By blubs
Re: In need of some support

This is true, my husband takes 8 tablets a day for medical problems, he thinks if medication helps I should just take it....but I suppose the dilemma is that he has no choice, whereas I feel like I...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 24th August 2012, 20:52
Replies: 12
Views: 1,407
Posted By blubs
Re: In need of some support

Hi Rachel, Big hugs to you x
I'm going through the exact same dilemma. I weaned myself off anti-depressants 6 weeks ago. I'd been on these particular ones for 4 years and wasn't sure if they were...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 20th August 2012, 23:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,301
Posted By blubs
Re: I feel so needy

No advice really, except chin up, hun....you're doing a good job & don't let others who don't give a s*** get you down, the world is full of people like that, but there are a few like you who will be...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 25th July 2012, 21:40
Replies: 2
Views: 1,446
Posted By blubs
Re: Social Anxiety Disorder, Aspergers or both?

Thankyou for that very clear description of empathy. I was diagnosed with Aspergers a short while ago & I don't share the diagnosis with people as I fear people will think I have no empathy, whereas...
Forum: The Lounge 8th June 2012, 23:23
Replies: 1,922
Views: 96,541
Posted By blubs
Re: How is everyone feeling? (21)

Is that what it was? Jesus.
Forum: The Lounge 8th June 2012, 23:12
Replies: 1,922
Views: 96,541
Posted By blubs
Re: How is everyone feeling? (21)

tarquin-cumquat! My new favourite name!
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 8th June 2012, 22:43
Replies: 30
Views: 3,748
Posted By blubs
Re: My mum just been diagnosed with breast cancer

sorry to hear your news ,petal. Take heart from the timescale, as they've given her a 4 week window for her operation so it is perhaps not too aggressive. My husband had cancer in 2008, it was...
Forum: The Lounge 8th June 2012, 22:21
Replies: 2,435
Views: 187,617
Posted By blubs
Re: Random Questions (2)

totally I reckon, I expect snails goad them alot, or at the very least cruise past them looking smug
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 26th May 2012, 21:24
Replies: 21
Views: 4,566
Posted By blubs
Re: Struggling with new job

yes, give yourself a deadline to stick it out if you can, that way you're getting something out of it. I know it's really hard & tbh if I had to do my job full time I'm not sure I could manage as I...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 21st May 2012, 20:57
Replies: 13
Views: 1,494
Posted By blubs
Re: I want to work with ASD children, should I mention having asperger's?

True, empathy is understanding what other people might be thinking or feeling based on things like their expression, tone of voice & body language. Another term for it is emotional intelligence &...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 21st May 2012, 20:46
Replies: 13
Views: 1,494
Posted By blubs
Re: I want to work with ASD children, should I mention having asperger's?

This is how I was looking at it. I know from being a mum & reading people's experiences on parenting websites that when children receive some kind of diagnosis for a learning disability it can be...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 20th May 2012, 21:49
Replies: 13
Views: 1,494
Posted By blubs
Re: I want to work with ASD children, should I mention having asperger's?

yep, point made above there cynic, jeez louise, what's the point of having policies on inclusion for children with additional needs if society is so ignorant and just assumes the worse of any...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 20th May 2012, 21:46
Replies: 13
Views: 1,494
Posted By blubs
Re: I want to work with ASD children, should I mention having asperger's?

I'm no risk to anybody, it isn't even classed as a mental health problem, it's a learning disability where people have problems interpreting non verbal communication. Looking into it it is thought to...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 17th May 2012, 20:38
Replies: 13
Views: 1,494
Posted By blubs
Re: I want to work with ASD children, should I mention having asperger's?

My thoughts exactly, I feel like people might just write me off before they bothered to get to know me.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 16th May 2012, 19:43
Replies: 13
Views: 1,494
Posted By blubs
Re: I want to work with ASD children, should I mention having asperger's?

Thankyou for your very helpful advice, I appreciate it :) I'm still not sure if I feel able to explain about having asperger's, but then I can on here & people are always so supportive, so I'm not...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 16th May 2012, 18:05
Replies: 13
Views: 1,494
Posted By blubs
I want to work with ASD children, should I mention having asperger's?

Hi,
Since being diagnosed with asperger's syndrome just over 18 months ago I've wanted to work with ASD children. There's not as much work as support assistants/classroom assistants & not as much...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 11th May 2012, 21:01
Replies: 0
Views: 1,191
Posted By blubs
do any of you get any psychological/emotional support in any way?

Hi,
I've had a really bad day.
I've been getting worse lately due to the amount of time I have to spend with other people (3 long days at work, plus 2 days of school/pre-school runs etc., plus...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 11th May 2012, 20:32
Replies: 17
Views: 1,741
Posted By blubs
Re: Advice on starting new job?

Good to hear you're coping so well. You must be doing something right, hopefully it might boost your confidence a bit while you figure out how long you want to stay.
Forum: Club 30-81 9th May 2012, 19:24
Replies: 26
Views: 3,763
Posted By blubs
Re: Excellent communication skills essential......

I'm doing a course at college & we had to describe our job roles & responsibilities this morning. I said to do my job I needed 'good communication skills'. Other things we need in our job are 'to...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 9th May 2012, 19:07
Replies: 44
Views: 5,383
Posted By blubs
Re: What advice would you give yourself?

I do mean guilty, not quilty which I've written too, I imagine feeling quilty would be a nice feeling, all warm & snug!
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 9th May 2012, 19:05
Replies: 44
Views: 5,383
Posted By blubs
Re: What advice would you give yourself?

Have a day off.
Stop trying to fix the future.
Do something you enjoy.
Do some kind of therapy to relax.
Or if you can't afford that (which I very much can't) then find a way to spend some time...
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