Social Anxiety Support

Amanda108 · 11-02-2009, 06:51 AM

Hi, I’m Amanda and I’ve had social anxiety for, what my therapist guesses to be, 6 years (I’m 18 and I’ve only been being treated for the past year) though I've always been painfully shy. I also have depression, OCD, and this hearing thing called Misophonia. The pills I’m on are great for the depression and OCD, thankfully, but my anxiety seems to be getting worse. When it gets really bad, I always come here to read posts and it comforts me; but recently I’ve been wanting to actually speak up so I thought I’d say hi.

TorLin · 11-02-2009, 09:06 AM

HELLO Amanda108

Welcome to SAS !

Toad Licker · 11-02-2009, 10:40 AM

Hey Amanda, welcome to

Rayacle · 11-02-2009, 03:33 PM

Hey Amanda it's great to hear the meds are helping 2 of your problems. good idea coming here to share things with everyone and try to get rid of that anxiety. im new here too and trying practice posting. i used to be so shy to even post and chat, and finally can do it a little. i still suck at talking in person to people though..doh

if you want to talk sometime im always willing to listen, and of course share my own stories if you like

have a good one and hope to hear from ya maybe, and that goes for everyone else reading this as well, hehe

scorp1966 · 11-02-2009, 03:41 PM

Hello Amanda

millenniumman75 · 11-02-2009, 07:31 PM

Welcome, Amanda108!

11-02-2009, 06:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
Amanda108 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Michigan, US Gender: Female Posts: 1	Hey Everyone Hi, I’m Amanda and I’ve had social anxiety for, what my therapist guesses to be, 6 years (I’m 18 and I’ve only been being treated for the past year) though I've always been painfully shy. I also have depression, OCD, and this hearing thing called Misophonia. The pills I’m on are great for the depression and OCD, thankfully, but my anxiety seems to be getting worse. When it gets really bad, I always come here to read posts and it comforts me; but recently I’ve been wanting to actually speak up so I thought I’d say hi.

11-02-2009, 09:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
TorLin Status: MayTheForceBeWithYou Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 17,057	HELLO Amanda108 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

11-02-2009, 10:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,594	Hey Amanda, welcome to __________________ 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

11-02-2009, 03:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rayacle Status: Healer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Midwest USA Gender: Male Age: 28 Posts: 32	Hey Amanda it's great to hear the meds are helping 2 of your problems. good idea coming here to share things with everyone and try to get rid of that anxiety. im new here too and trying practice posting. i used to be so shy to even post and chat, and finally can do it a little. i still suck at talking in person to people though..doh if you want to talk sometime im always willing to listen, and of course share my own stories if you like have a good one and hope to hear from ya maybe, and that goes for everyone else reading this as well, hehe __________________ Click here to read my story of Social Anxiety Disorder and Depression [--------- Positive Thinking is the Key ---------] " Because we deserve happiness too!" -Rayacle

11-02-2009, 07:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,626	Welcome, Amanda108! __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

11-02-2009, 03:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
scorp1966 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cape coral fl Gender: Male Posts: 23	Hello Amanda