Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd August 2018, 18:55
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,492
Re: Told colleagues I take medication
sorry for my slow response, I actually just received a promotion at work! Looks like I'll be asking my doctor for more pills argh
I think I'll keep it to myself from now on, but personally I'm not...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
27th July 2018, 21:05
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,492
Told colleagues I take medication
I take propranolol for meetings/presentations and recently had to run a workshop for my team and then give a presentation. So as usual I took my pills and managed to get through it.
I'm always...
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Forum: The Garage
18th June 2018, 21:11
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,907
Is there any way to save all my posts?
I'd like to save all my posts on this forum and have been doing it manually one by one, but there's a lot, and I was wondering if there's an easier method? :smile2:
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
8th May 2018, 15:37
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,090
Re: Do you feel others make friends so easily?
I've come to the same conclusion about interests/sports. Unfortunately I'm not a sporty person so that one is out. I tried a language exchange meetup a few weeks ago and didn't enjoy it much - I felt...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
8th May 2018, 13:48
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,090
Re: Do you feel others make friends so easily?
I found your post really helpful, thank you. You are so right, some people are just naturally better at it and given everyone's problems, I'd still pick my own. I actually met my fiancé from this...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
1st May 2018, 23:55
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,090
Re: Do you feel others make friends so easily?
^same here, I think I'm missing some years of socialising from when I was younger, hence the poor skill level
I read somewhere that friends are usually made through unplanned repeated contact, so...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
1st May 2018, 22:30
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,090
Re: Do you feel others make friends so easily?
I don't know what my problem is. Maybe I am not trying hard enough? If I try any harder I think it will come across desperate.
I feel like having friends is something most people manage to...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
1st May 2018, 16:43
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,090
Do you feel others make friends so easily?
I've been trying to make more friends for the last decade lol and find it impossibly hard. There's people I get on with at work but I've never managed to turn them in to anything other than...
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Forum: Other Issues and Conditions
13th August 2017, 10:38
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,136
Eating disorder anyone?
I wanted to lose some weight and was restricting my calorie intake. It was all fine until I've now started to develop a binge eating problem. I will inhale ANY junk food in sight, choc/crisps/cake...
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Forum: Room with a View
13th August 2017, 10:32
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,313
Re: What do people get out of this website?
I met my boyfriend through this site and my current group of friends. I would love to make more friends as well. Key thing is to go to meetups and actually meet people in my opinion. Whereabouts in...
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Forum: The Garage
22nd October 2016, 18:34
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Replies: 1,409
Views: 305,208
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
17th October 2016, 15:10
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,532
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Forum: The Garage
17th October 2016, 13:36
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Replies: 942
Views: 189,052
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
27th May 2016, 21:25
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,476
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
24th May 2016, 23:59
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,236
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
26th November 2015, 23:40
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,338
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
27th January 2015, 01:08
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,417
Re: Jobs for SA sufferers
totally understand your situation. I thought the same about my line of work but I guess in any job there's some level of keeping others informed/training others.
I didn't use to have SA this bad at...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
24th January 2015, 23:33
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,417
Re: Jobs for SA sufferers
opposite for me lol. I started this job a few months ago and don't know what I'm talking about, and I'm not good at pretending to know.. so everytime the big boss walks by I worry he's going to ask...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
24th January 2015, 18:28
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,417
Re: Jobs for SA sufferers
where I work 95% of the talking is work related, but I don't find that easier.
I don't see what's wrong with having an "easy" job that doesn't require people interaction, and just avoiding the SA...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
23rd January 2015, 22:09
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,417
Re: Jobs for SA sufferers
this is really interesting. I constantly think that I'd like to be left alone at work and not be challenged.. that I'd be happier with a job like that. Years ago I was a ward assistant at a hospital...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
11th September 2014, 13:55
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,637
Re: Going to uni... any thoughts or experiences?
are you living in halls of residence?
the people on my floor all got together in a room and chatted, which I found v difficult, hardly said anything. BUT some time later I did make friends with...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
11th September 2014, 13:48
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,548
Re: Born this way?
no I don't think we're born with it, perhaps born more introvert but I think the anxiety has come about from experiences and growing up in general
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
3rd September 2014, 14:22
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,693
Re: Feeling like an imposter for new job
^hello!:wave:
thanks for the support you guys, really helpful to read that you've been through similar feelings.
I've always worked at small companies in the past and looked up to people at...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
1st September 2014, 21:17
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,693
Re: Feeling like an imposter for new job
Thank you for the helpful replies everyone
Regarding imposter syndrome.. actually I really am not that competent compared to some of my old colleagues, I can think of several people who deserve...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
1st September 2014, 17:46
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,693
Feeling like an imposter for new job
I'm kind of having an internal meltdown at the moment, so was hoping someone had some advice or I'll just use this space to get it off my chest.
Since I discovered beta blockers I've been taking...
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