Social Anxiety Support

_AJ_ · 12-30-2008, 05:33 PM

now we all have been talking with text here. but has anyone tried escalating from text, then mic, then webcam and mic!?

if you have, how did it go??

Im gona go buy a webcam and try this myself right away!!

Cypress · 12-30-2008, 05:35 PM

I have only typed on the forums and AIM/MSN. No voice or cam though.

WintersTale · 12-30-2008, 05:39 PM

I'm scared to use webcams. I always think that people are looking at me. I've actually taped over the webcam on my laptop (that came installed with the computer), so that people can't see anything through it.

Nyik · 12-30-2008, 06:08 PM

I've recently been using a webcam sometimes in IM convos and it seemed to go well. Some people tend to talk to me more with my webcam however I am not ever going to use a mic. I am too scared to do that.

stardog99 · 12-30-2008, 06:14 PM

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XxArmyofOnexX · 12-30-2008, 07:58 PM

text and mic for me (well I use mic for games, so maybe it doesn't count)

You have to practically tie me down to get me to use a webcam...

WintersTale · 12-30-2008, 08:04 PM

I've taken the tape off my webcam, and I'm considering using it. I may die of embarassment, though.

shyvr6 · 12-30-2008, 09:04 PM

I don't know how I feel about it.

static.unknown · 12-30-2008, 10:30 PM

I haven't tried webcam or mic with anyone on the forums, but I have done webcam + mic with other people. One thing I've noticed is that most people I've met have little desire to use the webcam. Often, it would end up with them being able to see me, but me not being able to see them. I guess lot's of people are self-conscious about themselves.

slylikeafox · 12-30-2008, 10:48 PM

I've only typed. I usually don't like the sound of my voice. People used to try to push me into using a mic on messengers. Thankfully, the computer I have now doesn't have a mic. Makes a convenient excuse.

I feel bad about not trying it(if I ever have a mic again), but I'm really self-conscious about my voice. Have thought about trying to talk to new people on the phone. I might try it someday.

nightwalker · 12-30-2008, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _AJ_

now we all have been talking with text here. but has anyone tried escalating from text, then mic, then webcam and mic!?

if you have, how did it go??

Im gona go buy a webcam and try this myself right away!!

your video camera worked.. so you dont really NEED to buy a webcam, no?

i dont like using a mic on the comp because its usually laggy and has like 3 sec delays. (annoying.)

Paul · 12-30-2008, 11:16 PM

I've had a few conversations with the ever-friendly "skype test call" but never worked up to humans.

Mr Deuce · 12-31-2008, 12:47 AM

I've never owned a webcam but if I did I'd probably have to put on one of my Halloween masks to use it.

Now I'm actually tempted to go get one.

Taija · 12-31-2008, 05:09 AM

I use a webcam with my boyfriend everyday. At first I was very nervous but over the months I have gotten so use to it that it feels like the most natural thing in the world. I've done some things in front of it that I never thought I would.

I definitely recommend it to all of you guys; it has helped me with my SA a lot. If someone wants to try it with me, I'll be happy to help.

jonesy0039 · 12-31-2008, 04:17 PM

I only type, I think my voice is very high pitch on mic even though I've been told it's very deep the one time I did go on, I usually only go on cam with people I know in real life and even then I don't like it

flapjacker · 12-31-2008, 10:22 PM

I'm kind of set in my ways. I dont care much for webcams or phones. I like voice chat in games, but I don't like to chitchat very much online. I'd rather talk in person.

12-30-2008, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
_AJ_ Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Gender: Male Age: 31 Posts: 1,711	text, then mic, then webcam and mic! now we all have been talking with text here. but has anyone tried escalating from text, then mic, then webcam and mic!? if you have, how did it go?? Im gona go buy a webcam and try this myself right away!!

12-30-2008, 09:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
shyvr6 Status: Makin Waves Join Date: Feb 2008 Gender: Male Age: 35 Posts: 16,002	I don't know how I feel about it. __________________ My world equals a lifetime of thoughts and only a heartbeat of existence.

12-30-2008, 10:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
slylikeafox Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 1,775	I've only typed. I usually don't like the sound of my voice. People used to try to push me into using a mic on messengers. Thankfully, the computer I have now doesn't have a mic. Makes a convenient excuse. I feel bad about not trying it(if I ever have a mic again), but I'm really self-conscious about my voice. Have thought about trying to talk to new people on the phone. I might try it someday. __________________ SAS Artist Trading Card Group "Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself" - Joel Hawes

12-30-2008, 11:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
Paul Status: 8 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: subject to change Gender: Male Age: 32 Posts: 3,621	I've had a few conversations with the ever-friendly "skype test call" but never worked up to humans. __________________ "Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom." - Søren Kierkegaard

12-31-2008, 12:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
Mr Deuce Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado Gender: Male Age: 38 Posts: 245	I've never owned a webcam but if I did I'd probably have to put on one of my Halloween masks to use it. Now I'm actually tempted to go get one. __________________ My youtube page http://www.youtube.com/user/greatmuta99 My last.fm page http://www.last.fm/user/greatmuta

12-30-2008, 05:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cypress Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Who knows Gender: Male Posts: 510	I have only typed on the forums and AIM/MSN. No voice or cam though.

12-30-2008, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
WintersTale Status: User Requested Permanent Ban Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12,427	I'm scared to use webcams. I always think that people are looking at me. I've actually taped over the webcam on my laptop (that came installed with the computer), so that people can't see anything through it.

12-30-2008, 06:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nyik Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 12	I've recently been using a webcam sometimes in IM convos and it seemed to go well. Some people tend to talk to me more with my webcam however I am not ever going to use a mic. I am too scared to do that.

12-30-2008, 06:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
stardog99 Status: SAS Membe Join Date: Mar 2008 Gender: Male Posts: 439	/

12-30-2008, 07:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
XxArmyofOnexX Status: User Requested Permanent Ban Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 1,595	text and mic for me (well I use mic for games, so maybe it doesn't count) You have to practically tie me down to get me to use a webcam...

12-30-2008, 08:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
WintersTale Status: User Requested Permanent Ban Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 12,427	I've taken the tape off my webcam, and I'm considering using it. I may die of embarassment, though.

12-30-2008, 10:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
static.unknown Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 105	I haven't tried webcam or mic with anyone on the forums, but I have done webcam + mic with other people. One thing I've noticed is that most people I've met have little desire to use the webcam. Often, it would end up with them being able to see me, but me not being able to see them. I guess lot's of people are self-conscious about themselves.

12-31-2008, 05:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Taija Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Finland Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 422	I use a webcam with my boyfriend everyday. At first I was very nervous but over the months I have gotten so use to it that it feels like the most natural thing in the world. I've done some things in front of it that I never thought I would. I definitely recommend it to all of you guys; it has helped me with my SA a lot. If someone wants to try it with me, I'll be happy to help.

12-31-2008, 04:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
jonesy0039 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Liverpool, UK Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 282	I only type, I think my voice is very high pitch on mic even though I've been told it's very deep the one time I did go on, I usually only go on cam with people I know in real life and even then I don't like it

12-31-2008, 10:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
flapjacker Status: love, imagination, dream Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: gulf coast. somewhere in there Gender: Male Age: 29 Posts: 546	I'm kind of set in my ways. I dont care much for webcams or phones. I like voice chat in games, but I don't like to chitchat very much online. I'd rather talk in person. __________________ I don't mind worry following me like a dinosaur. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1CvW38cHA

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