Social Anxiety Support

SouthJersey123 · 08-16-2009, 09:41 PM

I worked for Rachael Ray and my dream would be to have my own cooking show one day. One day...even if it's 20 years from now. Did any of you guys read Paula Deen's book? If you have S/A, it's inspiring. Though she didn't have tons of S/A symptoms in terms of speaking with people, she did have agoraphobia. She made it when she was 40. There is always hope as long as we're alive. *Sigh* Lately, the only thing I've been working on is my cooking channel on youtube and it's the only hope I live on. Check it out if you guys are bored (the only the people subscribed are the ones w/ SA - see how supportive we are :0)
www.youtube.com/caitlincooks. It sucks really, really bad right now b/c I need more content and a new camera but you have to start somewhere (there goes my S/A...I'm apologizing for it when I should be proud of it).
Haha...what are your dreams? What are you guys working on? So many people w/ SA are talented and have big goals. I really hope that one of us makes it so we can be a platform for it and show that we can defy the odds against us. There's nobody in the media who portrays S/A and speaks openly about it...I really wish we had that...

lastofthekews · 08-17-2009, 03:18 PM

Cool YouTube channel

Pam · 08-17-2009, 04:10 PM

My big goal is to go back to grad school and become a therapist (MSW).

Another thing I'd like to do is write a childrens book that happens to sell really well for a first time author so I can get rich! Yeah right...

I also think about being a real estate agent.

I am downloading your BUFFALO CHICKEN TACOS video right now! (I have dial-up, it's very very slow, so I'll watch it later) Two of my favorite things--Hot Wings and Tacos!!! Great idea!

Anxiety75 · 08-17-2009, 04:45 PM

Interesting! And I am looking at your channel. I have a couple channels myself. Mostly little vlogs and funny skits or stuff like that.
http://www.youtube.com/user/shannonm75

SouthJersey123 · 08-18-2009, 12:03 AM

Awesome! Everyone w/ SA usually has big goals or some type of talent. If only the SA didn't get in the way...

britisharrow · 08-18-2009, 03:16 AM

We may all be in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars (Oscar Wilde). I think with the advent of user generated content you could build up a good following online through your cooking.

Take a look at what the successful youtube cooking channels are doing in terms of presentation, what they are tagging their videos, what style of presenting they use. Obviously you want your own unique style but there's no harm in seeing what they do and taking on board their selling points. Everyone does that.

Then add your own content, recipes and regularly respond to comments etc You probably know all this, (it looks pretty professional already) I must confess to not being able to cook so I will subscribe to your channel.

veron · 08-18-2009, 09:11 AM

Nice channel. I checked out the Buffalo Chicken Tacos video and it looks delicious

Keep on posting. As for my own dreams... I just want to find work as a graphic designer. Yeah, I think that's it.

DTrotter9 · 08-20-2009, 06:26 AM

Very Nice channel. I like it so much. I also add it as a my fav.
Keep it up sharing and all the best.

Isabel · 08-20-2009, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SouthJersey123

Awesome! Everyone w/ SA usually has big goals or some type of talent. If only the SA didn't get in the way...

Don't shoot yourself in the foot.
Those of us with SA are some of the most gifted and successful people out here.

SouthJersey123 · 08-23-2009, 06:55 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. And YES...I fully agree that SA'ers are some of the most successful and talented people. There are even several actors/actresses and CEO's that have Social Anxiety. It's just a shame that they aren't putting it out there in the media more frequently.

strawberryjulius · 08-23-2009, 07:46 PM

I subscribed.

Happ2beme · 08-23-2009, 08:30 PM

New subscriber here!

SouthJersey123 · 09-10-2009, 09:30 PM

Thanks...I think I have 40 subscribers and every single one of them has SA - lol!

TorLin · 09-10-2009, 09:37 PM

mmmm food.

zomgz · 09-10-2009, 10:06 PM

my goal is to be a film actor & musician!! =]

I love your channel!! i'm going to use some of your idea!! =D thanks!!

Iced Soul · 09-11-2009, 03:22 AM

You totally have a new subscriber. I LOVE cooking and it used to be one of my dreams.
Anyway, good luck with your cooking and I love Paula Deen. Half the reason was because she had that problem, but still came out successful.

SouthJersey123 · 09-20-2009, 08:12 PM

That's funny you said that - I love Paula Deen for the same reason. She had extreme agoraphobia.

08-16-2009, 09:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
SouthJersey123 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 50	My YouTube Channel & Dreams... I worked for Rachael Ray and my dream would be to have my own cooking show one day. One day...even if it's 20 years from now. Did any of you guys read Paula Deen's book? If you have S/A, it's inspiring. Though she didn't have tons of S/A symptoms in terms of speaking with people, she did have agoraphobia. She made it when she was 40. There is always hope as long as we're alive. Sigh Lately, the only thing I've been working on is my cooking channel on youtube and it's the only hope I live on. Check it out if you guys are bored (the only the people subscribed are the ones w/ SA - see how supportive we are :0) www.youtube.com/caitlincooks. It sucks really, really bad right now b/c I need more content and a new camera but you have to start somewhere (there goes my S/A...I'm apologizing for it when I should be proud of it). Haha...what are your dreams? What are you guys working on? So many people w/ SA are talented and have big goals. I really hope that one of us makes it so we can be a platform for it and show that we can defy the odds against us. There's nobody in the media who portrays S/A and speaks openly about it...I really wish we had that...

08-17-2009, 04:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pam Status: Never Fitting In Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: western New York Gender: Female Age: 41 Posts: 234	My big goal is to go back to grad school and become a therapist (MSW). Another thing I'd like to do is write a childrens book that happens to sell really well for a first time author so I can get rich! Yeah right... I also think about being a real estate agent. I am downloading your BUFFALO CHICKEN TACOS video right now! (I have dial-up, it's very very slow, so I'll watch it later) Two of my favorite things--Hot Wings and Tacos!!! Great idea! __________________ I don't need anyone to approve of what I say or do...but it's always nice when someone does.

08-17-2009, 04:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anxiety75 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dallas,Tx Gender: Female Age: 34 Posts: 4,049	Interesting! And I am looking at your channel. I have a couple channels myself. Mostly little vlogs and funny skits or stuff like that. http://www.youtube.com/user/shannonm75 __________________ "A simple man believes everything he hears; a clever man understands the need for proof." Proverbs 14:15-The New English Bible 'O the depth of God's richness and wisdom and knowledge! How unsearchable his judgements are and past tracing out his ways are!'-Romans 11:33

08-23-2009, 07:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
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08-23-2009, 08:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
Happ2beme Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Yucaipa, California Gender: Male Age: 45 Posts: 241	New subscriber here! __________________ Edward Scissorhands. You give the quote "nothing is what it seems" its real meaning! You deserve more than you get, but it takes time and effort knowing you for people to understand they have the real deal here. You are totally original although too idealistic, which makes it difficult for you to be understood...

08-17-2009, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
lastofthekews Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Leicester, United Kingdom Gender: Male Age: 31 Posts: 909	Cool YouTube channel

08-18-2009, 12:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
SouthJersey123 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 50	Awesome! Everyone w/ SA usually has big goals or some type of talent. If only the SA didn't get in the way...

08-18-2009, 03:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
britisharrow Status: 3rd SAS Battalion Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow, UK Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 455	We may all be in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars (Oscar Wilde). I think with the advent of user generated content you could build up a good following online through your cooking. Take a look at what the successful youtube cooking channels are doing in terms of presentation, what they are tagging their videos, what style of presenting they use. Obviously you want your own unique style but there's no harm in seeing what they do and taking on board their selling points. Everyone does that. Then add your own content, recipes and regularly respond to comments etc You probably know all this, (it looks pretty professional already) I must confess to not being able to cook so I will subscribe to your channel.

08-18-2009, 09:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
veron Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Belgrade Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 488	Nice channel. I checked out the Buffalo Chicken Tacos video and it looks delicious Keep on posting. As for my own dreams... I just want to find work as a graphic designer. Yeah, I think that's it.

08-20-2009, 06:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
DTrotter9 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 20	Very Nice channel. I like it so much. I also add it as a my fav. Keep it up sharing and all the best.

08-23-2009, 06:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
SouthJersey123 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 50	Thanks for the comments everyone. And YES...I fully agree that SA'ers are some of the most successful and talented people. There are even several actors/actresses and CEO's that have Social Anxiety. It's just a shame that they aren't putting it out there in the media more frequently.

09-10-2009, 09:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
SouthJersey123 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 50	Thanks...I think I have 40 subscribers and every single one of them has SA - lol!

09-10-2009, 09:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
TorLin Status: MayTheForceBeWithYou Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 17,056	mmmm food. __________________ 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

09-10-2009, 10:06 PM	#15 (permalink)
zomgz Status: Wherever The Winds Fly Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 600	my goal is to be a film actor & musician!! =] I love your channel!! i'm going to use some of your idea!! =D thanks!! __________________ Chained to the bottom of the ocean floor, it's like running underwater. Feel free to add me to: Myspace \| Facebook \| Mindviz

09-11-2009, 03:22 AM	#16 (permalink)
Iced Soul Status: Dancing on Rainbows Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calilalaland Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 1,775	You totally have a new subscriber. I LOVE cooking and it used to be one of my dreams. Anyway, good luck with your cooking and I love Paula Deen. Half the reason was because she had that problem, but still came out successful. __________________ I scraped my knees while I was praying And found a demon in my safest haven. Seems like, it's getting harder to believe in anything Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts. I wanna know what it'd be like To find perfection in my pride To see nothing in the light Just turn it off In all my spite, in all my spite, I'll turn it off. - Turn It Off - Paramore http://twitter.com/MissEerie

09-20-2009, 08:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
SouthJersey123 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 50	That's funny you said that - I love Paula Deen for the same reason. She had extreme agoraphobia.