Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
29th July 2018, 23:50
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,209
Re: Children
My partner and I have just adopted a gorgeous 5yo girl, we are both 50. I waited a very long time for the right man and a very long time to become a mum. Its never too late and the biological stuff...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
29th July 2018, 22:31
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,236
Re: Telling someone about your SA
I tried telling some friends but at the end of the day people without SA dont 'get' people with it! So now when I do meet said friends I paste a smile on my face and rarely show just how...
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Forum: Club 30-81
29th July 2018, 20:28
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,059
Re: Do you find your anxiety gets worse with age?
Not sure if worse just a whole new set of anxiety problems! When I was in my 20s/30s my anxieties usually revovled around the shallow ideals ie. not fitting in with my peers; not being cool enough;...
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Forum: Welcome & Introductions Room
29th July 2018, 18:55
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,963
Re: Hello Again!
Thank you Tink and GlasgowFilmTheatreFan - think we have conversed in the past GlasgowFilmTheatreFan?!
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Forum: Welcome & Introductions Room
29th July 2018, 11:41
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,963
Hello Again!
Hi! Not posted for very long time (Nov 2017!) so re-introducing myself! I am wrong side of 50 (not that thats a real problem in itself) but have suffered with anxiety related low self esteem problems...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
21st July 2017, 19:07
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,978
Re: What is your Job?
I am a foster carer for my local authority.
I would say its a pretty good role for someone with anxiety issues as you work from home and apart from having to attend meetings; medical appointments...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
19th July 2017, 10:33
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,289
Re: Nasty mother at work has ruined work for me
I agree with everything jinny ^ has said.
I too work professionally with children as does my (male) partner. We are foster carers so we have the children in our home 24/7. In this field you can...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
17th July 2017, 22:41
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,645
Re: I just don't have much to say to people
This^ I am totally this too! I am very good at sabotaging potentially good friendships by becoming mute and vacant headed after originally being chatty and friendly :headshake
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
17th July 2017, 15:10
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,645
Re: I just don't have much to say to people
I totally get you andrew and can completely relate but guess that is how we've both ended up on this forum:laughing:
In my 20s/30s I used to be attracted to and surrounded myself with extrovert...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
13th July 2017, 21:48
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,083
Re: Not in a good place
Thank you Aelwyn and gregarious introvert for your replies :-) Meditation was something I did quite a lot of in my past life of my late 20s, I'm not sure why I stopped but probably had something to...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
13th July 2017, 10:44
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,083
Re: Not in a good place
Thank you for the reply Hulahoop. I was worrying that nobody would reply - this is what I am like, feeling unpopular even one here! I do try to be grateful every day for what I have got - a roof over...
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Forum: Welcome & Introductions Room
12th July 2017, 13:41
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,493
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
12th July 2017, 13:40
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,083
Not in a good place
I'm finding it all really hard at the moment, even writing and expressing myself - I have re-started and re-written this around 10 times already!
I have my 50th birthday coming up real soon and all...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
12th July 2017, 13:21
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Replies: 42
Views: 3,938
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Forum: Welcome & Introductions Room
10th July 2017, 23:59
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,493
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Forum: Welcome & Introductions Room
10th July 2017, 23:57
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,493
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Forum: Welcome & Introductions Room
10th July 2017, 20:44
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,493
Hello I'm Back!
Introducing myself again after an absense of quite a few months! I took a break from the forum a while back as was, at the time, feeling over-whelmed with too much 'stuff' going on in my life and in...
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Forum: Club 30-81
14th January 2017, 17:26
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Replies: 1,032
Views: 211,337
Re: The 30+ how are you feeling thread
Haha yes Clementine, well put!:laughing::laughing:
Just hate the dark afternoons and recently the dark whole days, think theres a lot of truth in SAD, always feel way more depressed on these dull...
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Forum: Club 30-81
14th January 2017, 10:40
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Replies: 1,032
Views: 211,337
Re: The 30+ how are you feeling thread
Like a deflated balloon!
I just seem to be constantly waiting for others to get their act together (work) or struggling to get anything done (home)
The procrastination is starting to creep in and...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
14th January 2017, 09:33
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,162
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
11th January 2017, 20:26
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,809
Re: Loners
A lot of the time (most of the time) I actively choose to be alone, not sure if that makes me a loner?!
I often think that a loner is someone who wishes that they were included but have been...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th January 2017, 19:52
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,444
Re: Reporting a colleague
Yes I have whistleblown on someone who I suspected was abusing one of the vulnerable people we were caring for.
She was investigated and other evidence came to light that she was bullying and...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd January 2017, 12:15
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,313
Re: Nonverbal immediacy
95 but not sure what I think of this test though.
I feel I make an effort to get on with all people, even when I dont want to, if they reciprocate by not liking me based upon poor non verbal...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd January 2017, 11:45
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,391
Re: Why do people get married?
There's really no reason to get married unless you want to.
People get married for lots of different reasons, hopefully one of the reasons is love, but not always.
Some get married for practical;...
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Forum: Room with a View
30th December 2016, 16:35
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Replies: 132
Views: 34,867
Re: Today I'm grateful for....
...the fact that I woke up breathing!
There's been so much death reported in the media recently, pop stars/film stars dropping like flies and now within last couple of days a relative (a distant...
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