Forum: The Lounge
7th September 2016, 08:53
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Replies: 29,472
Views: 1,993,079
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
7th September 2016, 08:43
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,982
Re: I think my under eyes are deformed
I was born with "bags", it's a genetic thing. The underneath of my eyes is dark/purple and my eyes look "sunken", partly due to the shape of my brow. Being a girl, I just slap on some foundation and...
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Forum: Other Issues and Conditions
7th September 2016, 08:33
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,234
Re: Paranoia... hidden camera worries
I've had similar fears before and have 'performed' for the "cameras" in my house since I was a kid, although for me I don't literally believe they're there, I just have the sensation of being...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th September 2016, 21:48
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,784
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Forum: The Lounge
5th September 2016, 01:48
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Replies: 29,472
Views: 1,993,079
Re: Type what you're thinking about right now (11)
^ Oh God I got that in the woods recently. I was out a bit late and it was getting dark, so I had the "this is how all those other girls disappeared" thought.
I tried to rationalise to myself that...
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Forum: The Lounge
5th September 2016, 01:25
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Replies: 29,472
Views: 1,993,079
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th September 2016, 01:22
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,666
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
31st August 2016, 15:18
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,666
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Forum: Room with a View
28th August 2016, 21:10
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,188
Re: The secret to happiness (TED Talk)
Lone_star it's great that you feel happy the way you are but if the rest of us actually want to have better quality relationships with people and socialise more often then I think that's ok too. I'm...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
28th August 2016, 13:31
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,666
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
27th August 2016, 17:29
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,865
Re: Do things get better?
It absolutely gets better if you make steps to making it better.
I know exactly how you feel about the idea of no one turning up to birthdays etc and feeling that you just don't matter at all....
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Forum: Room with a View
27th August 2016, 04:18
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Replies: 5,141
Views: 713,035
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Forum: Other Issues and Conditions
26th August 2016, 17:15
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,397
Re: Acceptance or giving in
I've been essentially told I will always have a mental health problem. Admittedly, I'm half your age, and I understand it's a lot harder the older you get, but it was still a bitter pill to swallow....
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Forum: Room with a View
26th August 2016, 16:45
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Replies: 5,141
Views: 713,035
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Forum: Room with a View
26th August 2016, 16:33
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,909
Re: It's normal to be insecure
I know exactly what you mean. We learn these things through experience. This is how therapy works for a lot of people, actually. The therapist becomes the non-judgmental compassionate person so that...
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Forum: Room with a View
26th August 2016, 16:26
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,909
Re: It's normal to be insecure
Couldn't agree more, it's really, really difficult. I think it's because people who are more insecure already have a bunch of negative stuff they want to believe about themselves and if feels...
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Forum: Room with a View
26th August 2016, 16:19
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,909
Re: It's normal to be insecure
I would say that I have a similar belief that people will exploit my weaknesses for their own gain so I should hide my weaknesses. I would say this perpetuates insecurity, though, and makes me...
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Forum: Room with a View
26th August 2016, 16:11
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,909
Re: It's normal to be insecure
I think people are naturally insecure because we all have a fundamental need to belong. In evolutionary terms, we are biologically wired to want to stay within the pack and this strong, primal need...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
26th August 2016, 13:52
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,640
Re: Did you have a problematic upbringing?
So sorry to hear about your experiences, that sounds really stressful for a little kid, and I think you've really hit the nail on the head when you're saying about other people seeming dangerous.
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
26th August 2016, 13:38
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,513
Re: The core of anxiety
Nope - female. For me, it was definitely peer related experiences and experiences within the family. I am far more confident with the opposite of sex whether platonically or romantically because I...
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Forum: Room with a View
26th August 2016, 13:30
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,188
Re: The secret to happiness (TED Talk)
@lone_star, sorry I can't agree with you here, we're definitely not on the same page for this one. I think perhaps we're coming from opposite directions in the ways that we're moving to feel better....
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Forum: Room with a View
26th August 2016, 13:18
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,909
It's normal to be insecure
Just something I like to remind myself of that I thought I'd share: Everybody is insecure to some degree.
I have a feeling this is blindingly obvious but I think it's really easy to forget:...
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Forum: Room with a View
16th August 2016, 20:13
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,188
Re: The secret to happiness (TED Talk)
Well I don't think he meant social popularity - he said it wasn't the number of friends you have but the quality of those relationships. So that means things like refusing to hang out with people who...
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Forum: Room with a View
16th August 2016, 15:35
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,188
The secret to happiness (TED Talk)
I watched this today and found it inspiring. But I want to put a disclaimer first because I can understand how this might not seem inspiring to people with SA on first watch.
This talk is...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
15th August 2016, 23:38
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,055
Re: Are you a worrier?
Not as much as some, a little more than others...overall I don't really see myself that way, no. I said "sometimes" because if my anxiety is very bad otherwise then I will worry about really, really...
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