Social Anxiety Support

LavenderRose · 01-11-2009, 04:04 PM

Hello Everyone!

I am brand new to this site. I am 21 years old and I am a full time student. I do love talking to people and I have lots of interests; I think I'm pretty fun once you get to know me

Unfortunately, I spend most of my time alone in my room. I hate being alone, but I'm just too nervous to be around other people most of the time. Being with people in class and at work is a struggle, but I have good days and bad days.

At times I am very depressed and have trouble with eating and with sleeping. But when you talk to me, you'll see that I am surprisingly cheerful, lol!

I am happy to chat with others and to escape my shell for a little while. So please, get to know me

Your Friend Forever,
LavenderRose

Toad Licker · 01-11-2009, 04:37 PM

Hey LavenderRose

LavenderRose · 01-11-2009, 05:06 PM

Thank you!

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MissChocolateMilkshake · 01-11-2009, 05:36 PM

Hey Lavender Welcome to SAS. Thanx for the Add as well.

brd1988 · 01-11-2009, 06:17 PM

Hi Lavenderrose, you described how I feel a lot of the time as well. I think this forum will be very helpful to you, it has already helped me and I'm pretty new here too.

LavenderRose · 01-11-2009, 08:36 PM

Thank you MissChocolate and brd1988!

I'm hoping to find friends and maybe not be so darn lonely all the time, lol.

SadRosesAreBeautiful · 01-11-2009, 08:41 PM

Hi Lavender! Welcome to SAS. I hope you will find the site as helpful as I have

LavenderRose · 01-11-2009, 08:43 PM

Thank you SadRoses! I hope so, too.

appless48 · 01-11-2009, 11:51 PM

Hi there! I've been spending a lot of time alone in my room recently and I also hate it! (It's kind of funny since I live with five roommates.) I become depressed easily when I've been alone for too long. I'm a full time student too and, I agree, it's a struggle. I have two participation orientated classes this semester. I'm dreading those presentations! I must say that I think it's pretty admirable that you have a job. I had a retail job once and it was quite nerve racking! Best of luck to you.

UltraShy · 01-12-2009, 12:25 AM

LavenderRose · 01-12-2009, 01:47 AM

Thank you UltraShy!

Thank you appless - That is funny, lol! I used to have roommates, but it just got too stressful to have people in my private space (we shared a room, eeek! lol). I enjoy living in a building with other people because then I’m not completely alone, but I do like to have an escape haha. I am home at my parents’ house for break at the moment and I have been so depressed that I’ve taken a leave of absence from the job I have at home. Hopefully I get out of my funk before school starts up again!

And I agree; retail is nerve racking! I now work in a preschool and I’m fine with the children for the most part, I just can’t really handle staff events. As a tutor at my school, I encourage my acquaintances to book all of my appointments because I’m more comfortable working with those I know, lol. Working is definitely a struggle, but you just try to find ways to make it work

Good luck with your presentations!! I know my public speaking class was a nightmare for me, so I hope you have a better time then I did. Maybe talk to your professor about your concerns before you have to give any presentations. It may help you feel more comfortable

I apologize, I’m a bit of a chatterbox at times, lol!

ryobi · 01-12-2009, 11:21 PM

Hi Rose~

I struggled too with being around people in class, and also eating around people...

LavenderRose · 01-13-2009, 08:18 PM

Hi Ryobi, it definitely can be hard. In 4th grade some people thought I was anorexic because I refused to eat lunch with the class, lol. I've gotten much better though

millenniumman75 · 01-14-2009, 08:04 PM

Welcome, LavenderRose!

01-11-2009, 04:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
LavenderRose Status: Deleted Profile Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 37	Hi guys!! :) Hello Everyone! I am brand new to this site. I am 21 years old and I am a full time student. I do love talking to people and I have lots of interests; I think I'm pretty fun once you get to know me Unfortunately, I spend most of my time alone in my room. I hate being alone, but I'm just too nervous to be around other people most of the time. Being with people in class and at work is a struggle, but I have good days and bad days. At times I am very depressed and have trouble with eating and with sleeping. But when you talk to me, you'll see that I am surprisingly cheerful, lol! I am happy to chat with others and to escape my shell for a little while. So please, get to know me Your Friend Forever, LavenderRose

01-11-2009, 04:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Posts: 66,652	Hey LavenderRose __________________ You're obsessed with finding a new brain But what you need is a new body It feels your brain has lived a thousand lives before And the skin you call your home Holds a heart that quits and knees that buckle in And lungs that can't breathe when they're alone And the days come to you like sailors You watch them as they drift away They meet the sunrise out at the horizon And it's neither sink nor swim - Rilo Kiley

01-11-2009, 05:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
MissChocolateMilkshake Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 360	Hey Lavender Welcome to SAS. Thanx for the Add as well. __________________ Keep Ya Head Up!! - RIP Tupac Vote for Me: http://www.blackopalbeauty.com/trueb...2dd901dd0&sort

01-12-2009, 12:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
UltraShy Status: Surrounded by Sadness Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI (Atheist, Libertarian, NRA Life Member) Gender: Male Age: 39 Posts: 31,527	__________________ I wonder what reason I have to live Desperately I have searched for a meaning Is it now time for me to let go of the world http://www.insureyourgunrights.com/

01-14-2009, 08:04 PM	#14 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton, OH Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 75,920	Welcome, LavenderRose! __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better! TROLL ALERT STATUS: CHAT -> ERNIE (infractions only - ALL count toward bans!) WATCH WHAT YOU TYPE IN CHAT! FORUM -> BERT(warnings and infractions may be issued.)

01-11-2009, 05:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
LavenderRose Status: Deleted Profile Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 37	Thank you! )

01-11-2009, 06:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
brd1988 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Minnesota, United States Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 13	Hi Lavenderrose, you described how I feel a lot of the time as well. I think this forum will be very helpful to you, it has already helped me and I'm pretty new here too.

01-11-2009, 08:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
LavenderRose Status: Deleted Profile Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 37	Thank you MissChocolate and brd1988! I'm hoping to find friends and maybe not be so darn lonely all the time, lol.

01-11-2009, 08:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
SadRosesAreBeautiful Status: Inactive - User Requested Join Date: May 2008 Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 1,525	Hi Lavender! Welcome to SAS. I hope you will find the site as helpful as I have

01-11-2009, 08:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
LavenderRose Status: Deleted Profile Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 37	Thank you SadRoses! I hope so, too.

01-11-2009, 11:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
appless48 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 14	Hi there! I've been spending a lot of time alone in my room recently and I also hate it! (It's kind of funny since I live with five roommates.) I become depressed easily when I've been alone for too long. I'm a full time student too and, I agree, it's a struggle. I have two participation orientated classes this semester. I'm dreading those presentations! I must say that I think it's pretty admirable that you have a job. I had a retail job once and it was quite nerve racking! Best of luck to you.

01-12-2009, 01:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
LavenderRose Status: Deleted Profile Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 37	Thank you UltraShy! Thank you appless - That is funny, lol! I used to have roommates, but it just got too stressful to have people in my private space (we shared a room, eeek! lol). I enjoy living in a building with other people because then I’m not completely alone, but I do like to have an escape haha. I am home at my parents’ house for break at the moment and I have been so depressed that I’ve taken a leave of absence from the job I have at home. Hopefully I get out of my funk before school starts up again! And I agree; retail is nerve racking! I now work in a preschool and I’m fine with the children for the most part, I just can’t really handle staff events. As a tutor at my school, I encourage my acquaintances to book all of my appointments because I’m more comfortable working with those I know, lol. Working is definitely a struggle, but you just try to find ways to make it work Good luck with your presentations!! I know my public speaking class was a nightmare for me, so I hope you have a better time then I did. Maybe talk to your professor about your concerns before you have to give any presentations. It may help you feel more comfortable I apologize, I’m a bit of a chatterbox at times, lol!

01-12-2009, 11:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
ryobi Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: washington, state Gender: Male Posts: 1,299	Hi Rose~ I struggled too with being around people in class, and also eating around people...

01-13-2009, 08:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
LavenderRose Status: Deleted Profile Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 37	Hi Ryobi, it definitely can be hard. In 4th grade some people thought I was anorexic because I refused to eat lunch with the class, lol. I've gotten much better though

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