used to be golf, bowling, and working in the yard. Now since back issues, my hobbies are limited to spoiling grandkids, shooting bumper pool, and tons of lounging. trivia games, crossword puzzle from the newspaper, and browsing on the internet. I also enjoy taking walks, riding my bike when my back behaves

Matrix, Shawshank redemption, anything adam sandler, lion king and finding nemo(with my grandson), Bloodsport, Liar-Liar, Me,myself,and Irene, Apollo13, Forrest Gump, Rain man, spiderman #1, x-men, Gladiator, Green mile, and my all time favorite is Silence of the lambs. I can watch any type of movie, however, musicals just seem to bore me although I love music.

all classic rock, especially the beatles. pink floyd. Eagles. Little river band. Classical music is sometimes the only thing that I can relax with. Boston. Styx. Brian Adams. And did I say the Beatles. queen, foreigner, Probably my favorite song ever is "wonderful tonight" by eric clapton. Of course, tommorrow I will have a different favorite song ever. But did I mention the beatles.

anything to do with spirituality, and self help. philosophy, and the best of far side comic strip. Readers digest. "the Hobbitt" by J.R.Tolkien. I can read any author as long as it captures me fast. My favorite author is ernest Hemingway, and my favorite book is "the old man and the sea"

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friendliness, kindness, laughter, inner beauty, humbleness, and smilers. People who are willing to help other people who have noone to lean on. generosity, and many, many other things that would be inappropriate for this site....lol

fakes, users, mean spirited people, poor me people, and although I do not have the confidence I would like to have, a major turn off for me is those who complain yet do nothing. quitters, and my biggest turn-off is arguing. I'm really bad at it anyway. discrimination bothers me horribly, and on a lighter side, I hate putting on socks that I just took off. I usually get a fresh clean pair. Yeah I know, what a goober.

I am 47 years old, and have been married for 28 years, and have suffered with social anxiety for 27 years. I was an industrial electrician for 23 years until I got hurt. I checked myself into a mental hospital about 15 years ago, only to find out that I was a pretty normal guy. However, I have managed to raise 3 wonderful children, and even coached all their sports teams. Since I became disabled (back issues) the anxiety has gotten much worse, and I thought a nice group setting would help me begin to heal or at least manage myself better than I am now.

Social anxiety is so cruel, but even after battling it for 27 years, I somehow believe I will beat it. I have functioned quite well for someone with this condition, and it does kinda whoop me at times, but I get up and keep pluggin' away.(most of the time)