Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
14th October 2013, 11:02
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,255
Re: A coiled spring....
His reluctance to pay you other than in cash is a bit concerning. Is he taking tax and NI contributions off your paycheck? He's required to do this by law, and also to pay employer's NI contributions...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th September 2013, 21:40
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,887
Re: Starting university & general woes.
Yes. I started out with intentions of joining astronomy society, physics, chess, etc.... Then I ended up going to a dance class and got a bit obsessed with it, ended up being on one of the uni dance...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th September 2013, 20:54
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,887
Re: Starting university & general woes.
I did natsci, ended up specialising in physics.
Do you have college parents in the 2nd year? I never saw mine after the first week, but some people end up really close to them.
Societies are...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th September 2013, 14:56
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,887
Re: Starting university & general woes.
I went to university in Cambridge, although I'm not living there any more. I doubt that there will be any repercussions if you choose not to go to the garden party or even the first night meal -...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
8th July 2013, 11:51
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,191
Re: Coursera - free online courses
I love Coursera :)
So far I've done a really helpful course on programming in Python, and courses on genetics and game theory just for fun. I'm currently doing a course about making creative apps...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
9th June 2013, 21:12
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Replies: 57
Views: 3,597
Re: Do you look young for your age?
I spent years being mistaken for a teenager, but I think my face is finally starting to show signs of age. I don't *always* get asked for ID these days. Although the other day someone came to the...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
29th May 2013, 11:07
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Replies: 51
Views: 3,622
Re: what are you most afraid of?
Physical pain (anxiety triggers stomach cramps)
People hurting me (physically or emotionally)
Being trapped in a situation I'm uncomfortable with
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
29th May 2013, 11:04
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,672
Re: Becoming An Uncle/Fear Of Babies
I'm an aunt and I hate babies.
It's not your responsibility to hold or coo over the baby. It's your sibling's child, not yours, and there's no reason why you should have anything to do with it if...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
14th May 2013, 10:46
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,168
Re: Doing Better!
Two hours still seems like quite a lot per week. I think I only did one hour per week except in the run-up to my test. Your driving instructor sounds quite aggressive and not a very relaxing person...
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Forum: The Lounge
8th May 2013, 11:15
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,588
Re: whats your typing speed?
63wpm with 1 mistake (I misread greater as great).
I should really do something about my keyboard. Two of the keys are missing. I can still get the letter by tapping on the metal bit that normally...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th May 2013, 12:34
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,168
Re: SA in summertime
Personally I find it easier, because I find it easier to go and sit on my own in the park than go to a cafe or the cinema or somewhere else indoors. The available space seems to get a lot bigger when...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
6th May 2013, 12:30
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,038
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th May 2013, 15:12
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,633
Re: Finding things to talk about
I find it really difficult to insert myself into a group conversation. It's easier to try to get the attention of one person and talk to them one-on-one for a while. Then asking the questions that...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
5th May 2013, 12:53
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,038
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
4th May 2013, 14:03
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,816
Re: This so called comfort zone..
Being happy is always the most important thing. If you are happy in your comfort zone, it is fine to spend a lot of time there. However, it is a good idea to reach a stage where you are able to leave...
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Forum: The Lounge
3rd May 2013, 12:47
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,953
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd May 2013, 17:08
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,066
Re: FOMO=Fear Of Missing Out
Nothing. I'm not particularly bothered about missing out on any aspect of life. I'm more upset by negative things that do happen than positive things that don't. I have heard other people talk about...
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Forum: The Lounge
2nd May 2013, 13:08
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,568
Re: Filling the Kettle
I fill the water filter and then fill the kettle using the filtered water, because otherwise the kettle gets so full of calcium deposits that cups of tea have crunchy bits at the bottom :yuck:
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
2nd May 2013, 13:06
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,727
Re: Holland and Barrett
Does it matter? If people are feeling less anxiety after taking the supplements, it doesn't really matter if it's because of a chemical effect or a placebo effect, does it? As long as they feel...
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Forum: The Lounge
18th April 2013, 11:12
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,281
Re: MBTI personality types
I got INTJ, which is what these tests usually label me.
In detail...
You have strong preference of Introversion over Extraversion (95%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing...
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Forum: The Lounge
12th April 2013, 15:40
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,643
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Forum: The Lounge
11th April 2013, 13:04
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,710
Re: Bitcoin
Very few currencies are backed by gold any more. A 10-pound note used to be a promise that the govt would exchange it for 10 pounds' worth of gold, but the gold stores were sold off years ago....
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Forum: The Lounge
10th April 2013, 14:09
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,353
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Forum: The Lounge
10th April 2013, 13:56
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,710
Bitcoin
Does anyone here use, mine or invest in Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a digital currency. Each "coin" is a piece of data created when a computer solves a difficult computational problem in a process known...
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
3rd April 2013, 14:35
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,717
Re: Working from home
I'm a freelance writer. When I dropped out of uni I couldn't see any way that I could cope with a real job, and also my partner was applying for jobs all over the country, so I didn't know where we'd...
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