Well Haven't typed a blog for about 2 months now. I promised myself I would try to make one every month. but been so busy lately with school and work, that I completely forgot. As I look back a year ago. I see that I have grown so much and learned about social anxiety and life in general. I can finally say Im beating this thing. Still have progress to make. also wanted to type this blog for everybody on social anxiety friends. I met so many great people on this site. It's ashame that this sit... Read More

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My name is Jen Rosenthal and I am a doctoral student completing my dissertation examining the relationship between social Phobia, Internet use and treatment being sought. I am currently seeking participants to complete an online survey. If you are interested please follow the link below. Thank you in advance for your participation! 

http://www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/Clinicaltrials /MN/EffectInternetUse.asp

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I was sooo busy yesterday studying for a computer application test and sometimes goofing around with music, that I didn't have time to do my usual audio therapy session. It wasn't the studying that really affected my anxiety at school, but goofing around and listening to music during my breaks instead of doing the therapy. So karma really did creep up on me today. When people stared at me or I was paranoid that they were, my negative voice started speaking again: "Why are they only... Read More

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I know everybody's different, and a method that works for one person won't work for everybody. But I hope at least *maybe* what I do, might help you guys also.

1. Read everything outloud- This can be anything you want. It especially works if you feel self-conscious about your voice or the way you talk. They said that reading outloud at least for 2-3 minutes each day will improve your speech. This might also help for you to get use to hearing yourself speak.

2. Practice with a ta... Read More

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So, since my car has broken down, ive been dreading having to catch the bus, hadnt been on one in like four years, I just remember my anxiety was at its worse when being on buses

but today after 3 hours of prepping myself hehe, i got on the bus, and realised it wasnt so bad, i was actually kinda relaxing, so now I dont think im going to have much of a problem catching them, yay i get to escape the house!

while i was out shopping, my anxiety flared up a fair bit in the usual plac... Read More

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