Listening to music, reading (Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, Time Magazine, local newspaper, novels), watching TV (Southpark, Family Guy, Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, Boston Legal, all kinds of cartoons), volunteering at the local animal shelter, golf and tennis (things I gave up when my Social Anxiety became severe), pampering my cats

Glory, Last of the Mohicans, Transformers (2007), Dances with Wolves

Sevendust, Papa Roach, Sarah McLachlan, Elton John, Korn, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Metallica, Jewel, Madonna

Anything by John Grisham, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, the collective works of Robert Frost, The Harry Potter series (I don't care if children are the intended audience), Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, The Heart Songs series by Mattie Stepanek

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Honesty, a sense of humor, and Shania Twain.

Narcissism, judgmental people, and myself.

All right, so this has been blank for a while and I figure I should add something. My real name's Matthew, and I'm 26 years old from Maryland, USA. Despite being an outgoing child, I started to suffer from Social Anxiety in my early teens. I suppose it was caused by a number of factors, from being teased, to heredity, to losing my childhood friends and lacking the fortitude and know-how to gain new friends. I eventually dropped out of high school and have been unable to get my life back on track since. So here I am, looking for people to relate to, and the motivation to get things moving again.

I have a lot of aspirations, it's just a matter of formulating a plan to go about completing them. I always did well in school, but I feel like a complete failure having dropped out of high school. Though I earned my GED, I can't see myself being satisfied until I earn a degree in college. I'd love to have a steady job and finally gain my independence. It's hard to feel like an adult when I'm still reliant on other people.

I've never been a member of an Anxiety Group before, so this is a new experience for me. I'd love to make some friends and have people to talk with. The days are long and my time is available, so anyone that has the desire can feel free to message me or leave a comment!