Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th February 2007, 12:41
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,108
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
31st January 2007, 12:03
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,741
Re: Im bored at uni so wanted to post
Hope it went ok for you!
I am sure you will have found the anticipary anxiety is actually far worse than the actual anxiety, and once you started, you would have been ok.
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Forum: Room with a View
30th January 2007, 13:08
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,318
Re: went bk to work!
Well done! I hope you got the 'high' of doing something you felt was difficult.
Take everything one day at a time, don't look too far into the future, and you will get stronger everyday.
Good...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
30th January 2007, 11:39
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,007
Re: Bizarre new friendship lead to paranoia!
Hello mate
From what you are saying, I don't think it is paranoia that you are feeling, I think it is unusual for a new friend to be so up front so quickly, so I think you are right to be taken...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
29th January 2007, 12:44
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,525
Re: off work again
Hi there
Try not to be so hard on yourself, you are doing really well being at work in the first place!
I am on Citilopram, started on 10mg, then 20mg but now on 40mg. I have no real side...
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Forum: Room with a View
26th January 2007, 14:03
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,762
Re: Work Placement Completed
Well done for completing it, give yourself a huge pat on the back!
Now you should have greater confidence to do something else, the more repetition you do, the better you will feel.
Good luck
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Forum: Room with a View
25th January 2007, 15:41
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,262
Re: got job knock-back and didn't buckle
You keep going, that is a great way to think!
Maybe at the next interview you can articulate exactly why you think the job is suitable for you and try to demonstrate your long term commitment to...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
23rd January 2007, 17:02
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,156
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Forum: Room with a View
23rd January 2007, 13:16
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,821
Re: Felt 'normal' woo!
That is a great achievement indeed, well done!!!!
The key now is to repeat and repeat the success you have had until it becomes normal for you.
Use this confidence to do as much as possible and...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
23rd January 2007, 13:12
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,601
Re: Psychoanalytic therapy
I had Hypnoanlaysis, very similar to the Psychoanalytical stuff, but really accessing your sub-conscious.
I found it really useful in getting to the core of my problems, but as people have pointed...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
23rd January 2007, 09:22
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,855
Re: just a thought
Hi there
This is a classic sign of SA, usually through being nervous. I have had times where I could not even speak, during telephone interviews etc..
I put it down mainly to the self-conscious...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
23rd January 2007, 09:06
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,465
Re: Has anyone been sacked because of their sa?
Hi there
I agree with most of the comments posted, it seems to me that SA sufferers usually leave the job because of their own feelings about their capabilities, rather than how they are actually...
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Forum: Room with a View
22nd January 2007, 12:11
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,363
Re: Got through first round interview
Well done, takes a lot of courage!
Just remember, the company will want you for your skills not for how you act. People will not judge you on anything else except your knowledge, so keep going and...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
17th January 2007, 19:20
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,968
Re: what job would suit me?
Perhaps you could look for a job that you can use your illness as an advantage, such as the NHS.
They are quite active in employing people who have used the service, and can then assist others in...
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Forum: Room with a View
16th January 2007, 16:17
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,094
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
15th January 2007, 13:48
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Replies: 50
Views: 5,314
Re: SA Questionnaire
How long have you had SA? About 40 years
How old were you when SA first affected you? About seven
Do you take any medication for SA? Yes
If so what are they? Citalopram 40mg
Does your...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
15th January 2007, 09:34
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,872
Re: Citalopram and Ecitalopram
I take 40mg Citalopram and it certainly helps me, no real depression anymore..
It sounds like you could have been taken off these too quickly as I am told that it takes between 4 and 6 weeks to...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
10th January 2007, 15:02
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,259
Re: crying
I agree with the messages that state it is good to cry, and let some emotion out.
I think that SA tends to make us 'hyper', hyper-active, hyper- emotional, hyper-sensitive etc. Bearing in mind a...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
10th January 2007, 09:16
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,051
Re: Spilling the beans.
Hi there
I found by telling everyone I knew took a huge weight off my shoulders. I think the trick is to remember SA is an ILLNESS not a weakness.
If you have difficulty explaining what you...
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Forum: Room with a View
9th January 2007, 16:25
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,998
Re: victory?
Well done for passing the course, and good luck for the future!
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
9th January 2007, 14:44
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,527
Re: Beta blockers
I used to be on Beta Blockers, although the doctor thought I had stress at the time, not SA.
They made me feel very lethargic and my sex life died a death. I hated them. I much prefer Citalopram...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
8th January 2007, 17:01
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,255
Re: Interesting article
Hi MasterCaster, you are right in what you say.
However, the more you can read and the better informed you are, the easier it is to act on the content.
Just like the saying 'you can take a...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
8th January 2007, 15:42
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,255
Interesting article
Just to let you all know, the Sunday Times has a guide which will be published over four weeks on 'Your Brain - how to use it', that I think is very interesting.
Week one was out last Sunday but I...
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Forum: Room with a View
8th January 2007, 12:01
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,503
Re: I went to a support group!
Well done to all who went.
I would recommend you do a search on a thing called 'Moodgym' and click on the link to access, or read Gillian Butlers book 'Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness, both...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th January 2007, 20:17
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,528
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