Social Anxiety Support

TheDaffodil · 09-26-2009, 12:12 PM

Sometimes I just want the TV to be on. I want the noise. Even though I'm not really watching, I have a few of go-to channels when I do this:
Sleuth.
Comedy Central.
Crime & Investigation Network.

What are yours?

britisharrow · 09-26-2009, 12:14 PM

Yes completely, it's very common with people that are lonely and I include myself in that. Having the TV on in the background makes you feel less like you're alone for some reason.

The sound of silence can be deafening.

I will usually stick on BBC News 24.

Toad Licker · 09-26-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by britisharrow

The sound of silence can be deafening.

I agree I have to have the tv or a radio going at all times.

Some of my channels:

The Food Network
The Discovery Channel
The Learning Channel
The Science Channel

Zeddicus · 09-26-2009, 12:52 PM

Nickelodeon. Spongebob much?

nightrain · 09-26-2009, 01:04 PM

I used to do that. I don't have cable, so there's nothing to watch all day. Recently I've just started listening to music all the time.

lyssado707 · 09-26-2009, 01:14 PM

Yea if i'm alone for a prolonged period of time i'll turn it on to get rid of the cold, lonely chill of silence.

TheDaffodil · 09-26-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by nightrain

I used to do that. I don't have cable, so there's nothing to watch all day. Recently I've just started listening to music all the time.

I'll admit that I leave the TV on...and then put my earbuds in...I'm very good at wasting electricity.

nightrain · 09-26-2009, 03:12 PM

I do that too sometimes, so don't feel bad

Jimbe · 09-26-2009, 03:31 PM

I put on a movie at night, I listen to it and it stops me thinking too much.

does that count

Sweetie · 09-26-2009, 07:07 PM

thriple threat right now! tv, music and computer are all on..

Pialicious88 · 09-27-2009, 07:22 AM

i feel the need to have the tv on cuz it makes me feel like i have company i don't feel as alone if it's on, i'm pathetic i know lol

Ospi · 09-27-2009, 07:27 AM

^^ Yeah I do the same, I like having the ambient noise which makes me feel less alone sometimes.

TheDaffodil · 09-27-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Pialicious88

i feel the need to have the tv on cuz it makes me feel like i have company i don't feel as alone if it's on, i'm pathetic i know lol

Nah, you're not pathetic. Whenever you do it, there are probably other people doing it at the exact same time, possibly on the same channel, so really, you're not even alone. You're just not close to all other people.

Sunrisesunset · 09-27-2009, 03:25 PM

London's Biggest Conversation 97.3 FM

I'm not really listening, but every so often I'll catch someone being discussed, complain about it and then continue whatever I'm doing.

glarmph · 09-27-2009, 04:52 PM

I've always got the Simpsons running in the background.

Iced Soul · 09-27-2009, 09:44 PM

I do the same. I either find a good movie I've seen eight hundred times before or:
The BBC World News
Adult Swim
The 40s, 50s, or 60s music channels
Chiller
SyFy (or however they spell Scifi, now, I think it now sounds like see-fee)
The History Channel
Discovery Channel
Food Network (Paula Deen and Ace of Cakes, mostly, gotta build up those cooking skills for whenever I get a man, lol)
Travel Channel

heyJude · 09-27-2009, 09:48 PM

The Food Network, definitely. That's my staple channel. I even sleep with it on.

JayDontCareEh · 09-27-2009, 09:52 PM

I like the sound of a hockey game in the background. Even if I'm not watching it, the sound of the skate blades on the ice, the commentators energy, and the atmosphere of the crowd.

It's like I'm there... without actually having to be there.

FishingWithLoki · 09-27-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDaffodil

Sometimes I just want the TV to be on. I want the noise. Even though I'm not really watching....

What are yours?

I do the same thing - except this is one way I deal with insomnia. You see, I get so anxious at night that I can't sleep. I worry about everything you can possibly worry about: job, health, etc. I usually end up laying on the couch and turning on the TV. The dialogue distracts me from my thoughts and the flashing light is kind of hypnotizing, and it sometimes helps me to sleep.

jralva86 · 10-03-2009, 02:23 PM

yeah i does that to sleep sometimes as well. i usually put it on a sleep timer so when i do fall asleep the tv will turn off by itself.

09-26-2009, 12:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheDaffodil Status: Antsy. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Maryland Gender: Female Age: 19 Posts: 1,170	I'm not the only one who does this. Sometimes I just want the TV to be on. I want the noise. Even though I'm not really watching, I have a few of go-to channels when I do this: Sleuth. Comedy Central. Crime & Investigation Network. What are yours? __________________ "Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win By fearing to attempt." - William Shakespeare NotForSaleCampaign.org \| StopTheTraffik.org \| SlaveryMap.org

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nightrain Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 825	I used to do that. I don't have cable, so there's nothing to watch all day. Recently I've just started listening to music all the time. __________________ My youtube videos!

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lyssado707 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Humboldt County, CA Age: 22 Posts: 3,228	Yea if i'm alone for a prolonged period of time i'll turn it on to get rid of the cold, lonely chill of silence. __________________ In Loving Memory, http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...6/P1000595.jpg http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...P1000480-1.jpg Marmalade January 1991-February 19, 2007

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nightrain Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 825	I do that too sometimes, so don't feel bad __________________ My youtube videos!

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Jimbe Status: Busy being useless Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Male Age: 16 Posts: 141	I put on a movie at night, I listen to it and it stops me thinking too much. does that count __________________ Traditional nationalism cannot survive the fissioning of the atom. One world or none. ~Stuart Chase Life is cruel

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britisharrow Status: 3rd SAS Battalion Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow, UK Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 455	Yes completely, it's very common with people that are lonely and I include myself in that. Having the TV on in the background makes you feel less like you're alone for some reason. The sound of silence can be deafening. I will usually stick on BBC News 24.

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Zeddicus Status: ۩ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Miami, FL Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 641	Nickelodeon. Spongebob much?

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Sweetie Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 32	thriple threat right now! tv, music and computer are all on..

09-27-2009, 07:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
Pialicious88 Status: OH MY GAH Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: a ****hole Gender: Female Posts: 232	i feel the need to have the tv on cuz it makes me feel like i have company i don't feel as alone if it's on, i'm pathetic i know lol __________________ Music is my shield I feel trapped inside my own brain, maybe i'm already insane

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Ospi Status: Swoit Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 1,499	^^ Yeah I do the same, I like having the ambient noise which makes me feel less alone sometimes. __________________ "Racing is life. Anything that happens before or after...is just waiting"

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Sunrisesunset Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 50	London's Biggest Conversation 97.3 FM I'm not really listening, but every so often I'll catch someone being discussed, complain about it and then continue whatever I'm doing. __________________ I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky...

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glarmph Status: Hiding in my basement Join Date: May 2009 Location: Illinois Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 243	I've always got the Simpsons running in the background.

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Iced Soul Status: Dancing on Rainbows Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calilalaland Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 1,775	I do the same. I either find a good movie I've seen eight hundred times before or: The BBC World News Adult Swim The 40s, 50s, or 60s music channels Chiller SyFy (or however they spell Scifi, now, I think it now sounds like see-fee) The History Channel Discovery Channel Food Network (Paula Deen and Ace of Cakes, mostly, gotta build up those cooking skills for whenever I get a man, lol) Travel Channel __________________ I scraped my knees while I was praying And found a demon in my safest haven. Seems like, it's getting harder to believe in anything Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts. I wanna know what it'd be like To find perfection in my pride To see nothing in the light Just turn it off In all my spite, in all my spite, I'll turn it off. - Turn It Off - Paramore http://twitter.com/MissEerie

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heyJude Status: Doodling in the corner. Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 187	The Food Network, definitely. That's my staple channel. I even sleep with it on.

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JayDontCareEh Status: SAS member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 186	I like the sound of a hockey game in the background. Even if I'm not watching it, the sound of the skate blades on the ice, the commentators energy, and the atmosphere of the crowd. It's like I'm there... without actually having to be there. __________________ Cracked halo horns on my helmet Little doll crawl in cherry red velvet

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jralva86 Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: chicago Gender: Male Posts: 92	yeah i does that to sleep sometimes as well. i usually put it on a sleep timer so when i do fall asleep the tv will turn off by itself.