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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 22nd September 2022, 22:33
Replies: 19
Views: 3,877
Posted By Kipper
Re: Are you a people pleaser?

Oh God yes, most certainly I am. Unless I do please people I feel I will be rejected. Because I have always found it difficult to interact with other people I have to find other ways to win their...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 10th May 2022, 19:17
Replies: 23
Views: 2,376
Posted By Kipper
Re: Have you ever called in sick at work when you're not really sick?

Yes, occasionally. When my amygdala is screaming at me not to go to work. And if I try to ignore it then it will send me the intense physical feelings and horrible thoughts from the very pit of hell.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 30th March 2021, 19:48
Replies: 28
Views: 2,770
Posted By Kipper
Re: Things you'd love to hear when you have social anxiety

For me it would be something like " It doesn't matter if your face is bright red, that you're gangling and awkward, that you never know what to say, that you always look extremely anxious. You are...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 2nd March 2021, 15:54
Replies: 2
Views: 1,744
Posted By Kipper
Re: Procuring online treatment for anxiety, and panic attacks!

If it's an online support group, I can recommend three sites... 1) Panicend, 2) The Anxious Truth, 3). Friends of Claire Weekes.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 2nd March 2021, 15:48
Replies: 5
Views: 1,772
Posted By Kipper
Re: Has anyone used Zoom before? - Anxiety

Sillypenguin, I too share your dislike of video calling for the same reason, but unlike you I don't mercifully have to do it at work.. It's a long story but I have to do a video call with my wife in...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 18th October 2020, 15:45
Replies: 62
Views: 7,994
Posted By Kipper
Angry Re: Things you just don't want to hear when you have social anxiety

Yes me too! Especially if somebody says it when others can hear it too. My wife used to say this to me a lot when we were out with my brother and his family. I wanted to just curl up and die.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 18th October 2020, 15:39
Replies: 62
Views: 7,994
Posted By Kipper
Re: Things you just don't want to hear when you have social anxiety

From time to time my wife will tell me it's all in my imagination and a work colleague will tell me that I overthink things!

Plus I would dearly love to be able to smile more and I feel guilty...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 7th October 2020, 22:19
Replies: 12
Views: 1,622
Posted By Kipper
Re: New Job in a call centre.. training causing terrible anxiety

Yes, I echo what Marco has said, it takes guts and bravery to go through what you are having to do when SA is such a problem.Do your best to accept the physical feelings and let them flood over you...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 14th September 2020, 23:41
Replies: 6
Views: 1,422
Posted By Kipper
Re: Experiences of CBT

Well, I had CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder from October last year until the end of January. It helped me in that it made me think about the thought processes that run through my brain when...
Forum: Other Issues and Conditions 19th August 2020, 22:25
Replies: 1,760
Views: 257,088
Posted By Kipper
Re: The Suicide Thread - Trigger Warning

I think that when the avoidance feeling clicks in for me, I'm avoiding two things. The first and most obvious is that I'm avoiding people or a particular person or a situation because I know that the...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 5th August 2020, 23:58
Replies: 51
Views: 4,253
Posted By Kipper
Re: How do you feel about masks?

Re the steamy specs issue. One school of thought is that smearing your glasses with washing up liquid resolves steaming up. I haven't tried it myself but it seems to me your swapping one sight issue...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 21st July 2020, 16:20
Replies: 51
Views: 4,253
Posted By Kipper
Re: How do you feel about masks?

I don't mind wearing one at all. On a bus it can feel as if it takes more of an effort to breathe and in a Supermarket they do tend to mist up the specs which can make the shopping list difficult to...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 13th July 2020, 17:25
Replies: 15
Views: 2,054
Posted By Kipper
Re: Have you pushed your comfort zone this week? And doing what?

Firstly I did a one hour solo litter pick on a busy local park on Sunday afternoon. I have previously done 2 hour litter picks during the week when the park was a lot less busy.

Also took part in...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 10th July 2020, 23:15
Replies: 15
Views: 2,054
Posted By Kipper
Re: Have you pushed your comfort zone this week? And doing what?

Voluntary solo litter picking in 2 local parks. Went ok but very much aware of being stared at by certain members of the public.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 10th July 2020, 23:06
Replies: 10
Views: 2,310
Posted By Kipper
Re: Various supplements etc. for anxiety/depression/stress

I first took Kalms back in 1990. I presently take a couple every working day ( one in the morning, one early afternoon) the morning one taken with a 10mg Propranolol tablet. On non-working days it's...
Forum: Club 30-81 9th June 2020, 21:34
Replies: 10
Views: 3,480
Posted By Kipper
Re: What age do you feel?

62, but some days mentally and physically 18, other days 82! It really does vary that much.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 9th June 2020, 21:04
Replies: 5
Views: 1,338
Posted By Kipper
Re: Cbt suggestion.. joining group/volunteering etc.

I do voluntary gardening work in local parks two mornings a week ( when I'm not at work, I work full time 3 days a week) and I've found it beneficial. Well, until lockdown led to suspension. We have...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 9th June 2020, 20:53
Replies: 9
Views: 2,005
Posted By Kipper
Re: Befriending services for sa?

Marie8, Just strictly off the top of my head but I wonder if it's worth contacting MIND to see if they know of anything in your area?
Forum: Other Issues and Conditions 27th May 2020, 23:14
Replies: 47
Views: 7,924
Posted By Kipper
Re: What was the worst period of your life?

It feels like the last 2 years have been. Became enamoured with a work colleague, felt she encouraged me but then changed her mind. Still see her most working days and it still hurts like hell.
Forum: Other Issues and Conditions 27th May 2020, 23:10
Replies: 6
Views: 2,360
Posted By Kipper
Re: What line of work are you in

Civil Servant, semi retired, working 3 full days a week.I am a clerical support worker, extracting and filing of files, despatching post etc.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 27th May 2020, 23:05
Replies: 17
Views: 1,379
Posted By Kipper
Re: medication for anxiety - do any help?

I take 10mg of Propranolol a day, 3 days a week, which are my days at work. They do help to moderate the intensity of the physical feelings, the worst of which is intense blushing and panicky...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 12th May 2020, 20:25
Replies: 23
Views: 3,961
Posted By Kipper
Re: How Old Or You And How Bad Is Your SA on A Scale Of 1-100

I'm early 60s, by the way.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 12th May 2020, 20:23
Replies: 23
Views: 3,961
Posted By Kipper
Re: How Old Or You And How Bad Is Your SA on A Scale Of 1-100

Mine is definitely going through the roof. Living on my own probably doesn't help. I had to do a video link communication with family members today that I don't see very often. Am I the only one who...
Forum: Other Issues and Conditions 5th May 2020, 09:50
Replies: 47
Views: 7,924
Posted By Kipper
Re: What was the worst period of your life?

Diamond D, try investing in a copy of Paul David's book ' At Last A Life And Beyond' or his first, 'At Last A Life'. He too suffered with Social Anxiety Disorder and both books are very helpful IMHO.
Forum: The Lounge 1st May 2020, 22:37
Replies: 2,031
Views: 244,971
Posted By Kipper
Re: What book(s) are you reading at the moment?

Reading ' At Last A Life And Beyond'', newish book by Paul David on coping with anxiety.
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