I would like to welcome you to the Social Anxiety Friends (SAF) website. I hope you come to realize that your not alone, and that you can be here with friends.
I hope you will add me to your friendslist, and don't feel hesitate to ask any questions about SAF with me or anyone else. Its a great website.
Over the past 20 years, I have made much progress in overcoming my social anxiety. When I was 22 years old, I had no social life. I did not have any friends. I had trouble making friends. I had never gone out on a date.
I was over-dependent on my parents. I had great difficulty learning to drive. I did not take the bus or train by myself. I had extreme difficulty making phone calls. I did not even know how to do my own laundry.
I began psychotherapy, group therapy and started going to a few social groups. I began the slow process of making friends. It took me a long time to break out of my shell, but I finally did. I went out on my first date when I was 26 years old, in 1992. My first relationship lasted 5 months. Once I broke the ice and started dating, I was able to keep going. I have had several more dating relationships with women since then, including my current girlfriend, whom I have been dating for 3 years.
