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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 13th November 2013, 15:52
Replies: 29
Views: 79,405
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Social anxiety and social mistakes study - your help needed!

That could work quite well since many people's SA will move towards typecasting people, perhaps show different people in the same situation and ask how we think they'd react? I imagine the reactions...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 12th November 2013, 21:29
Replies: 29
Views: 79,405
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Social anxiety and social mistakes study - your help needed!

It was an interesting questionnaire. Although the first two pages for depression/anxiety really do feel like very generic questions, I've always found them odd for gauging a persons depression or...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 12th November 2013, 21:02
Replies: 73
Views: 209,849
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: University help for SA

DSA applies to all universities. The DSO which is the universities disability officer does vary, though all of them should at some stage suggest to a disabled student that they should apply for DSA....
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 4th September 2006, 13:09
Replies: 3
Views: 1,392
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Medical for DWP

Thanks for the suggestions.

I opted for phoning them and asking for the taxi, they've said they can't authorise it over the phone, their Doctor can authorise it after seeing me, or I could get a...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 4th September 2006, 00:44
Replies: 3
Views: 1,392
Posted By pdjkeelan
Medical for DWP

Hi,

Roughly 3 years ago I was diagnosed with social anxiety and immediately put onto a medical sick note as it had become obvious from the previous 5+ years before being diagnosed that something...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 4th April 2006, 08:26
Replies: 15
Views: 22,913
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: citalopram/alchohol

Whenever I've drank alcohol when I've been on Citalopram I find that the drink effects me alot more and makes me feel like I've actually drank 2-3x more alcohol than I really have. Fortunately this...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 4th April 2006, 08:24
Replies: 7
Views: 1,713
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: NHS psychiatrist

I've been to 2 psychologists upto now, my first psychologist was 17 sessions and my current psychologist is still ongoing and upto now has been 4 sessions.

A psychologist can make referrals for...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 31st March 2006, 01:40
Replies: 31
Views: 3,608
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: benefits

Applying for incapacity benefit is not strictly a application it's just forms. You will receive incapacity almost gauranteed as long as your Doctor gives you a sick note and you fill out all...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 14th February 2006, 00:20
Replies: 19
Views: 2,665
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Do you need considerable 'alone time' after socialising?

Definately. Everytime I'm in a social situation even a minor one i require a long time to recover. If i'm out for 5-6 hours which is a very rare occurance when i get home i usually fall straight...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 5th February 2006, 22:52
Replies: 1
Views: 1,180
Posted By pdjkeelan
New psychologist

I was diagnosed with SA May 2003, but have suffered from it for about 10 years now (I'm almost 22). Well when i was diagnosed i was put on the emergency list for psychologist and given Citalopram at...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 5th February 2006, 22:40
Replies: 11
Views: 1,948
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: how many hours a week do you leave the house?

Ummm, 6 hours a month maximum.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 20th January 2006, 03:16
Replies: 7
Views: 1,706
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Anyone Else Shake When Speaking?

Shake, sweat, stutter, feel extremely hot even if it's winter, anxiety attacks.

All of these happen to me when i'm outside or near strangers, anxiety attacks are fortunately less frequent than the...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 20th January 2006, 03:13
Replies: 2
Views: 1,275
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: appointment for a medical assessment

These medical places are very odd, sending people with SA to highly populated area's to prove we have SA. Surely if we don't show up it means we have SA since alot of us are too afraid to go on our...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 20th January 2006, 03:02
Replies: 8
Views: 1,849
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: I think we are lucky

I do agree with what you've said, but i don't believe there are enough methods in place to catch SA in it's early stages and attempt to stop it early on. When i was a child i showed severe signs of...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 20th January 2006, 02:59
Replies: 28
Views: 3,166
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Does SA make you more open-minded?

Most people with SA analyse everything possible, alot of outgoing people don't think, they just act. Therefore i do think you're right that SA people are more open-minded to new thoughts than...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 17th January 2006, 06:13
Replies: 11
Views: 2,525
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Does Thinking People Expect You To Talk Make You Anxious

Yep, it makes me very anxious. Like others have said, it makes it worse when people say "you're quiet". I dispise group situations in 1 to 1 i'm not too bad. But in groups it's when i tend to block...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 17th January 2006, 06:12
Replies: 17
Views: 3,354
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: What Are Your 'Quirky' Fears?

Putting rubbish in the outside bin. Sounds so small, but whenever i'm asked to put something in the outside bin sometimes i can pratically have an anxiety attack because i'm afraid incase there's...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 17th September 2005, 02:25
Replies: 29
Views: 3,753
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Friendless, jobless, in no relationship, anyone like me :(

Same position as you since i was 17 and i'm 21 at the moment. No relationship, no friends and totally unable to get a job due to SA.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 16th September 2005, 03:09
Replies: 24
Views: 2,760
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Name 5 things that make you Anxious

Answering the front door
Speaking on the phone
Going outside
Being near or around a group of people
Teenagers make me particularly anxious as well.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 16th September 2005, 03:06
Replies: 9
Views: 1,877
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: anyone get dissability benefits for sa etc

I was on JSA for 2 years as soon as i'd left college, however going to interviews etc resulted in panic attacks that I ignored until it started to have really significant effects and JSA forcibly...
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 8th September 2005, 20:52
Replies: 18
Views: 2,669
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: What medication are you taking and does it help?

I'm currently on 60mg Citalopram, at first i noticed it help a little bit but for the past few months the effects of it are none-existent other than the side effects.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 8th September 2005, 03:24
Replies: 18
Views: 2,676
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: How do you see your future?

I'm not sure how i see my future. My hope is that i will get better and get some friends in the real world. But the more likely future is that i will remain the way i am now alone.
Forum: The Social Anxiety Room 8th September 2005, 03:21
Replies: 7
Views: 2,635
Posted By pdjkeelan
Re: Citalopram and memory problems

I'm on Citalopram 60mg it has different side effects for me, sometimes i feel drowsy sometimes i feel as if i can't get asleep. It does give a sense of apathy and euphoria that i don't like. I...
Forum: Welcome & Introductions Room 8th September 2005, 03:12
Replies: 10
Views: 1,531
Posted By pdjkeelan
Intro

Hi, guess this is just a way to introduce myself without coming off too creepy...

I'm 21, had social anxiety since i was erm, 7 i'd guess. But was first diagnosed only 2 years ago by my Doctor...
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