Social Anxiety Support

chrono uchiha · 10-20-2008, 12:20 PM

My name is Brandon, and I'm from Richmond, Virginia. I guess I'll start by telling you a little about myself. I am currently unemployed and I am an aspiring comic book writer/artist. I hope to one day own my own comic book company along the lines of Weekly Shonen Jump (Big ups to my otakus!!!). The only thing holding me back is my fear of people.

You see I grew up in special education all my life. And people would constantly call me stupid or retarded. Even my mom and my teachers would say that! Which I now suffer from low self-esteem. After I graduated high school, I became a shut in and rarely went out unless absolutely necessary. I only held two jobs in my life, a temporary mail handler which I was constantly teased by a co-worker. Another was at a temporary Halloween store which I felt guilt about because my job was to help costumers and sell things, which I was terrible at. I current;y do not have a driver's license because I am afraid I'll get into an accident and that I'm not smart enough to drive a car. I'm also afraid of calling people or talking to anyone on the phone because I feel if I call them I'll be bothering them or they won't want to talk to me. I'm afraid of receiving call because I'm afraid I can't make an interesting conversation.

In 2005, I met a good person who became my best friend. I confided in him about my issues and he tried to help me out. I still talk to him, but now he has a girlfriend now and he spends less time with me as a result. My goal is to finally get over my fears and paranoid thoughts of people and become a productive member of my society. I'm hoping by hearing from people just like me, it will help me get over my problems. My next question is what do I do now that I've shared my story?

I thank all who reads this and I hope we can become good friends, and I'd love to hear some personal stories from others. ^_^

millenniumman75 · 10-20-2008, 05:49 PM

Welcome, ChronoUchiha!

SilentLoner · 10-22-2008, 09:22 AM

Naruto fan, I'm guessing?

Mellowchicken · 11-17-2009, 09:22 PM

Wats crackalacking? My name is Jiacintha, but you can call me by Mellowchicken or just chickie

I'd like to chat more.....

Drew · 11-18-2009, 09:17 AM

Welcome to SAS!

ShyButGiveMeAChance · 11-18-2009, 10:15 AM

Feel free to chat :-) I can defentely relate to some of the things and insecurities that you feel. We can only get better from here :-)

Toad Licker · 11-18-2009, 11:19 AM

Hey Brandon, welcome to

(even though this thread is over a year old now

)

TorLin · 11-18-2009, 11:31 AM

HELLO
chrono uchiha

Welcome to SAS !

10-20-2008, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
chrono uchiha Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3	Hello to everyone My name is Brandon, and I'm from Richmond, Virginia. I guess I'll start by telling you a little about myself. I am currently unemployed and I am an aspiring comic book writer/artist. I hope to one day own my own comic book company along the lines of Weekly Shonen Jump (Big ups to my otakus!!!). The only thing holding me back is my fear of people. You see I grew up in special education all my life. And people would constantly call me stupid or retarded. Even my mom and my teachers would say that! Which I now suffer from low self-esteem. After I graduated high school, I became a shut in and rarely went out unless absolutely necessary. I only held two jobs in my life, a temporary mail handler which I was constantly teased by a co-worker. Another was at a temporary Halloween store which I felt guilt about because my job was to help costumers and sell things, which I was terrible at. I current;y do not have a driver's license because I am afraid I'll get into an accident and that I'm not smart enough to drive a car. I'm also afraid of calling people or talking to anyone on the phone because I feel if I call them I'll be bothering them or they won't want to talk to me. I'm afraid of receiving call because I'm afraid I can't make an interesting conversation. In 2005, I met a good person who became my best friend. I confided in him about my issues and he tried to help me out. I still talk to him, but now he has a girlfriend now and he spends less time with me as a result. My goal is to finally get over my fears and paranoid thoughts of people and become a productive member of my society. I'm hoping by hearing from people just like me, it will help me get over my problems. My next question is what do I do now that I've shared my story? I thank all who reads this and I hope we can become good friends, and I'd love to hear some personal stories from others. ^_^

10-20-2008, 05:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,624	Welcome, ChronoUchiha! __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-22-2008, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
SilentLoner Status: Otaku Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lost in thought, though occasionally I may be located at an anime convention. Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 2,451	Naruto fan, I'm guessing? __________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” -Plato "When a cold wind blows it chills you - chills you to the bone. But there's nothing in nature that freezes your heart like years of being alone." OTAKU UNITE! “We honor Dr. Tiller’s legacy of service to women.” Dr. George Tiller 1941 -2009 Memorial Web Page http://www.iamdrtiller.com/ http://www.remembertiller.com/

11-17-2009, 09:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mellowchicken Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Posts: 4	Wats crackalacking? My name is Jiacintha, but you can call me by Mellowchicken or just chickie I'd like to chat more..... __________________ Chocolate.....who needs a reason?

11-18-2009, 11:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,592	Hey Brandon, welcome to (even though this thread is over a year old now ) __________________ All will wither, go to sleep The ones you love you may not keep All you touch will fall apart The dreams you kill will break your heart There's no mercy, there's no rest The void will scream within your chest No one knows and no one will So leave this place that makes you Ill - Madder Mortem

11-18-2009, 09:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
Drew Status: Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Gender: Male Posts: 1,381	Welcome to SAS!

11-18-2009, 10:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
ShyButGiveMeAChance Status: But they don't know... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 5	Feel free to chat :-) I can defentely relate to some of the things and insecurities that you feel. We can only get better from here :-)

11-18-2009, 11:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
TorLin Status: MayTheForceBeWithYou Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 17,056	HELLO chrono uchiha Welcome to SAS ! __________________ MTFBWU (May The Force Be With You) - TORLIN AIM, MSN, YIM: T0RL1N Skype: Tor_Lin Visit me at; ToryLing.com \| LivingAnxious \| Facebook \| Myspace \| Last.fm