Social Anxiety Support

shyvr6 · 11-02-2009, 02:04 PM

I find myself slouching a lot without even noticing I'm doing it. I'm afraid I'm going to end up as one of those old men that have their heads looking at the ground when they walk, lol.

Do you have a different perception of people with good posture? Sometimes I'll look at someone who is sitting straight up and I'll get a negative view of them for some reason. I think maybe they are snobby or something like that. I don't know it's weird.

Prakas · 11-02-2009, 02:07 PM

I slouch alot as well. I don't think I judge people on their posture though, I'm too worried about how they're judging me

Banzai · 11-02-2009, 02:14 PM

No. I hunch my back/slouch alot. Recently, trying to correct my posture though.

00Athena00 · 11-02-2009, 02:14 PM

I think having good posture makes you seem more confident, I can see how that might also be interpreted as arrogance though. I try my best to sit up straight, but I have a habit of slouching because it makes me feel less noticeable.

Also, slouching isn't going to make you a hunchback when you are older. Poor health and osteoporosis will. So drink lots of milk and you will be fine.

dullard · 11-02-2009, 02:21 PM

My posture is quite terrible as well, ask the people I met in Toronto and Montreal haha. I've been working on it though and it is not as bad as it used to be. I still catch myself slouching quite often though. I always used to feel like such an *** when I would stand up straight, the image didn't match my confidence level but it's time to put that thinking behind me.

shyvr6 · 11-02-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 00Athena00

Poor health and osteoporosis will. So drink lots of milk and you will be fine.

Well that's good to know. I hate milk though.

I guess I'll have to take those calcium tablets.

nightrain · 11-02-2009, 02:30 PM

Mine is okay. It used to be pretty bad, but I played Wii Fit for like a month, it told me how to stand properly

chunkylover53 · 11-02-2009, 02:38 PM

I have terrible posture. I actually had a tutor take me aside once and comment on my posture. Naturally I couldn't sit comfortably the rest of the semester in that class because I felt like my posture was being assessed. I don't notice posture on other people; if I did it would probably improve my own!

Rixy · 11-02-2009, 03:23 PM

I have a pretty bad posture too. It's kind of improving though

illlaymedown · 11-02-2009, 03:26 PM

I'm very self-concious of the way I walk because in grade school I was made fun of for EVERYTHING, including the way I walk(ed)....I had a miserable childhood...anyway, when I'm out I try to stand up straight mainly cus of that

Homersxchild · 11-02-2009, 03:42 PM

I slouch a lot too. I never notice how it looks though, I remember seeing myself in a picture taken in school which I didn't know was being taken of all the kids working, and I looked... well, like an unconfident hunch-back.

I usually try to straighten up at those moments when I realize I'm doing it, but for some reason it feels exhausting to try to stay straight. Is that weird?

kenny87 · 11-02-2009, 04:09 PM

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I'm very self-concious of the way I walk because in grade school I was made fun of for EVERYTHING, including the way I walk(ed)

I had that problem to, only it was in middle school. People would sometimes ask if I had a **** up my *** or something. I hated middle school, my life might be totally different if I never had to go there.

carambola · 11-02-2009, 04:25 PM

only in ballet class or when I am otherwise paying attention to it.

Grixxly · 11-02-2009, 05:00 PM

Yes I would say i have good posture. Only time my posture is bad is when It's late at night and I'm on the computer or watching TV as I like to be in a reclined position.

Breakfast0fChampions · 11-02-2009, 05:07 PM

My posture is pretty bad. And I don't really notice the posture of other people.

Braxietel · 11-03-2009, 03:40 AM

Mine's pretty poor

Duke of Prunes · 11-03-2009, 06:17 AM

My posture is awful when I'm sitting down but it's great when I stand up. I don't really worry my posture though and I don't notice other peoples' posture either unless it's really terrible.

Fuzzy Logic · 11-03-2009, 03:43 PM

I have great posture. I'm shorter than average so I tend not to slouch since that just makes things worse.

inna sense · 11-04-2009, 04:05 AM

mine's not very good

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Originally Posted by illlaymedown

I'm very self-concious of the way I walk because in grade school I was made fun of for EVERYTHING

Emerald3 · 11-05-2009, 01:50 PM

I didn't used to but I've got better. I had a bad back for years which has only recently got better, although I have a dull ache all the time.

Slouching is so much more comfortable.

11-02-2009, 02:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
shyvr6 Status: Makin Waves Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somewhere on a map. Gender: Male Posts: 9,645	Do you have good posture? I find myself slouching a lot without even noticing I'm doing it. I'm afraid I'm going to end up as one of those old men that have their heads looking at the ground when they walk, lol. Do you have a different perception of people with good posture? Sometimes I'll look at someone who is sitting straight up and I'll get a negative view of them for some reason. I think maybe they are snobby or something like that. I don't know it's weird. __________________ Music

11-02-2009, 02:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Banzai Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 908	No. I hunch my back/slouch alot. Recently, trying to correct my posture though. __________________ When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realised that The Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked him to forgive me. -- Emo Philips

11-02-2009, 02:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
dullard Status: homely guy with beard Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: British Columbia Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 598	My posture is quite terrible as well, ask the people I met in Toronto and Montreal haha. I've been working on it though and it is not as bad as it used to be. I still catch myself slouching quite often though. I always used to feel like such an *** when I would stand up straight, the image didn't match my confidence level but it's time to put that thinking behind me. __________________ [Last.fm]

11-02-2009, 03:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rixy Status: Falling into Guru Muhk Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Gender: Male Age: 17 Posts: 214	I have a pretty bad posture too. It's kind of improving though __________________ Will you say hello to my ma? Will you pay a visit to her? She was an artist just as you were I'd have introduced you to her She would take me out on Sundays We'd go laughing through the garbage She repaired legs like a doctor On the kitchen chairs we sat on She was unhappy just as you were unhappy just as you were unhappy just as you were unhappy just as you were... -Jane's Addiction (Then She Did...)

11-02-2009, 03:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
illlaymedown Status: Miseria Cantare Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mississippi Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 365	I'm very self-concious of the way I walk because in grade school I was made fun of for EVERYTHING, including the way I walk(ed)....I had a miserable childhood...anyway, when I'm out I try to stand up straight mainly cus of that __________________ "I feel like a helpless puppet being manipulated in some major scheme."~ Squall Leonhart My avatar is my art...www.myspace.com/illlaymedown

11-02-2009, 02:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
Prakas Status: Failure - Life Sucks Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delaware Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 425	I slouch alot as well. I don't think I judge people on their posture though, I'm too worried about how they're judging me

11-02-2009, 02:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
00Athena00 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 86	I think having good posture makes you seem more confident, I can see how that might also be interpreted as arrogance though. I try my best to sit up straight, but I have a habit of slouching because it makes me feel less noticeable. Also, slouching isn't going to make you a hunchback when you are older. Poor health and osteoporosis will. So drink lots of milk and you will be fine.

11-02-2009, 02:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
nightrain Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 825	Mine is okay. It used to be pretty bad, but I played Wii Fit for like a month, it told me how to stand properly

11-02-2009, 02:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
chunkylover53 Status: Marvellous. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Gender: Female Age: 28 Posts: 135	I have terrible posture. I actually had a tutor take me aside once and comment on my posture. Naturally I couldn't sit comfortably the rest of the semester in that class because I felt like my posture was being assessed. I don't notice posture on other people; if I did it would probably improve my own!

11-02-2009, 03:42 PM	#11 (permalink)
Homersxchild Status: Garr. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA. Gender: Female Age: 18 Posts: 110	I slouch a lot too. I never notice how it looks though, I remember seeing myself in a picture taken in school which I didn't know was being taken of all the kids working, and I looked... well, like an unconfident hunch-back. I usually try to straighten up at those moments when I realize I'm doing it, but for some reason it feels exhausting to try to stay straight. Is that weird?

11-02-2009, 04:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
carambola Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Age: 24 Posts: 735	only in ballet class or when I am otherwise paying attention to it.

11-02-2009, 05:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
Grixxly Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Gender: Male Posts: 24	Yes I would say i have good posture. Only time my posture is bad is when It's late at night and I'm on the computer or watching TV as I like to be in a reclined position.

11-02-2009, 05:07 PM	#15 (permalink)
Breakfast0fChampions Status: Resist. Unlearn. Defy. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In My Tree Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 671	My posture is pretty bad. And I don't really notice the posture of other people. __________________ I'mma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you - Weezer, Pork and Beans Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse Of my innocence... got back my inner sense... Baby got it, still got it - Pearl Jam, In My Tree Facebook - SuperBetter! A multi-player way to beat SA - Writerly

11-03-2009, 03:40 AM	#16 (permalink)
Braxietel Status: Dandy or a clown? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Male Age: 17 Posts: 211	Mine's pretty poor __________________ DeviantART \| Twitter \| Facebook \| VideoBlog \| Blog

11-03-2009, 06:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
Duke of Prunes Status: A prune isn't a vegetable Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Gender: Male Age: 18 Posts: 208	My posture is awful when I'm sitting down but it's great when I stand up. I don't really worry my posture though and I don't notice other peoples' posture either unless it's really terrible.

11-03-2009, 03:43 PM	#18 (permalink)
Fuzzy Logic Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 307	I have great posture. I'm shorter than average so I tend not to slouch since that just makes things worse. __________________ “There is but a thin line between madness and genius. I have been trying valiantly to cross it, but I don’t think I’m mad enough yet.”

11-05-2009, 01:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
Emerald3 Status: Wants to be someone else Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: England Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 283	I didn't used to but I've got better. I had a bad back for years which has only recently got better, although I have a dull ache all the time. Slouching is so much more comfortable.