Forum: Other Issues and Conditions
3rd May 2024, 11:13
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,056
Re: Seems the darkness has spread
Thankyou, it really is and it seems to haunt ever waking hour doesnt it?
I do believe lockdown had a severe impact on children at all levels, esp the teenagers. Without knowing it, they pickup...
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Forum: Other Issues and Conditions
1st May 2024, 09:53
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,056
Re: Seems the darkness has spread
Yes, she is seeing CAMHS on a weekly basis now and also has a weekly get together with her schools safe guarding teacher, someone she has connected positively with as it happens. :)
Im glad to...
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Forum: Other Issues and Conditions
1st May 2024, 09:50
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,056
Re: Seems the darkness has spread
Yes, we found out something pretty terrible which we believe is the root of her trauma. Something we're trying to work through atm.
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Forum: Other Issues and Conditions
7th March 2024, 12:22
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,056
Seems the darkness has spread
I have 2 teen daughters, 15 and 13 and ever since they were born, even before actually Id hoped that they would manage to avoid the deeply negative emotions that have plagued me since my early teens....
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Forum: The Lounge
2nd March 2024, 22:43
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Replies: 1,070
Views: 169,269
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
24th December 2023, 12:41
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Replies: 13
Views: 988
Re: Christmas Mayhem
Yes, was in our local town this morning and it was dead. I know its a Sunday and shops are opening a touch later but there as nobody about?!
Certainly not what I expected at all.
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
15th December 2023, 08:52
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,837
Re: Is there a 'real you' under your anxiety?
Its a good question and one that I've asked myself many times.
When im really struggling or just feeling down, I'll often have a mini emotional breakdown at the frustration that my kids will have...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
24th October 2023, 15:28
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,059
Re: How often do people make the effort with you?
If it was upto me, Id be in a little house tucked away on my todd somewhere in the corner of nowheresville.
Its through my wife that we meet people at all, well 'our' friends usually with their...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
10th October 2023, 22:42
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,701
Re: What do you wish that others knew about you?
Yes, its a really good question this........
But theres nothing I really wish that others knew about me...other than a desire to be given a chance and to be treated the same as the majority...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
21st September 2023, 19:20
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,908
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
20th September 2023, 22:59
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,908
Re: Anyone else struggle writing messages?
Exhausted is a great way of putting it! Its exactly that. Its As if youre asking yourself for maximum effort each time to complete the simplest of tasks. Its sooo annoying!
Re Ai chatbot, ive...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
18th September 2023, 23:33
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,908
Re: Anyone else struggle writing messages?
Yep, totally get this. I get into a mild panic and feel immense pressure to be humorous or interesting in my replies. I'll endup rewriting a messagen 7 or 8 times or end up not sending it or get so...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
21st July 2023, 16:07
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,474
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
21st July 2023, 15:02
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,474
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
21st July 2023, 14:51
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,396
Re: Do You Like Working with People?
Not now.
I had the kind of role where Id know most of the 400 staff at my workplace. Working IT, I got to chat and meet n greet most folk where I worked. This was nearly 15 yrs ago. A time when my...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
8th July 2023, 07:24
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,474
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Forum: The Lounge
15th January 2023, 19:04
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Replies: 4,616
Views: 566,281
Re: Rate the last film you watched (4)..
Just watched Aftersun and then immediately watched it again. Ive never done that in my life.
Its quite a powerful, slow burning but hugely affecting film. I saw so many different things in the...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
28th December 2022, 13:26
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,445
Re: The allure of small towns/villages
It can be a big help.
I live in a village with little activity and no shops or pubs (although both are available within a 15 min walk) and with plenty of greenspace and quiet walks from my...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th October 2022, 17:45
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,372
Re: Your Children and SA
Btw Thankyou all for replying. I cant tell you how much just chatting this through can lighten the mood.
Really appreciate you listening to me waffle on. :)
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th October 2022, 17:44
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,372
Re: Your Children and SA
I did have 20 sessions of CBT which helped massively and I was disappointed that it had to end. It was like I could feel it pulling me up from the depths.
It did help though. For a long while I...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th October 2022, 17:40
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,372
Re: Your Children and SA
I think there is some truth in this tbh. I keep them at bay so they cant be affected by it as if its something you can catch. I dont want them seeing a behaviour that they might pickup.
I guess...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th October 2022, 17:35
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,372
Re: Your Children and SA
I think the hardest thing, has been trying to the keep that emotional gap as small possible. If I asked them, theyd probably not even know and just think , 'well dads funny anyway, thats just...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th October 2022, 16:55
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,372
Re: Your Children and SA
The feelings that that have stirred in me over these past 20 or so years are always there, I cant remember when they started tbh. I think its a result of finding people such hard work and stressful....
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th October 2022, 09:10
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,372
Your Children and SA
How do you find bringing up your children whilst coping / living with SA?
I ask because I've found my own behaviour odd at times.
Ultimately, I seem to keep my children at arms length and...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
16th September 2022, 04:21
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,016
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