Social Anxiety Support

Anxiety75 · 11-02-2008, 03:05 PM

I went back to some cabins I had gone to in April. Got back in this afternoon. Now I'm sad because it was so quiet and they had a quiet weekend. We were the only guests down there other than that are a few residents on the other side of the roads so we had access to the boats and things we could do without any people around so it made it more fun and comfortable to do stuff. I'll miss the dog Shiner. She was there before and Friday when I got there, I looked for her and it didn't take long. I feel SO good when I get out there, like a different person. I feel so free, safe. I could even see the stars at night and also saw through our Milky Way galaxy. Everything is better there, but even though I enjoyed it I come back feeling this sadness. We may go back in sixths months. It's so expensive to rent that it can only be about twice a year that we go down. My dog had fun too. She got along great with Shiner. I want to cry....Why'd it have to end so fast? I hate the city and the madness that goes on there. It's a little safer in the woods and quiet enough for me. Does anybody else get sad after enjoying something that you don't get to do often enough?

sanspants08 · 11-02-2008, 03:07 PM

^Yeah, I got bummed the last time I got home from vacation. I was like, whaddya mean I live here? Doh.

liarsclub · 11-02-2008, 03:43 PM

^^I know. It's weird how different your life looks to you after you've been away for a bit.

millenniumman75 · 11-02-2008, 05:41 PM

I would miss it, for sure.
I haven't been to Lake Michigan in years. I would like to go up there next summer.

I would have a panic attack when returning - first, is everything in the house okay, and then what do I have to catch up on.

shyvr6 · 11-03-2008, 12:34 AM

I love visiting places that have a slower pace and a cozy feel to it. It just lets you forget about the world and reminds you of what life is all about.

liarsclub · 11-03-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by millenniumman75

I would miss it, for sure.
I haven't been to Lake Michigan in years. I would like to go up there next summer.

This isn't terribly interesting but I get to see Lake Michigan everyday since I live a few blocks from it. I wish it wasn't so polluted though. If it wasn't we would have some great beaches around here. Wind surfing is catching on. Maybe there could be a future in that, if only the lake was cleaner. People in Chicago seem to swim more and care less, but nobody swims in the lake here.

Apparently I'm in the mood for small talk.

Anxiety75 · 11-03-2008, 01:08 PM

Here are a few of hundreds of pics I took on the trip...you can see why I did not want to leave. Quiet and not a person in sight!

korsier · 11-03-2008, 02:38 PM

Wow! I would not want to leave that. I would be so better off if I could live in a place like that. Nature is the only thing that puts me at peace. It must have been really hard but you took lots and lots of pictures and you can hang them up. The doggie looks like she's having fun.

BostonB · 11-03-2008, 05:59 PM

The first picture looks weird to me. Like it's a man made lake or something, But beautiful still. I love nature, but I need the city. I'm uncomfortable around a lot of people, but every once in a while I meet random people with the most interesting stories. I love to go to Harvard Square in Cambridge and talk to the homeless people. I'm planning 2 road trips. the first next summer, in which we're not going to visit any cities, just small towns and nature. The next, not sure when, we want to go to as many major cities as we can and interview homeless people. They will show you and tell you some crazy stuff. I once met a guy who showed me a bunch of abandoned subway stations that homeless people have turned in to...well homes. None of this is relevant, of course, but I've already typed too much to delete it now. Liarsclub gets me.

imt · 11-03-2008, 09:20 PM

I felt so dreadful coming home from Virginia, a months back. As soon as we hit the Jersey turnpike, I became very depressed and anxious. It was fun and I hated leaving the peaceful suburbs for the grimy city.

sanspants08 · 11-03-2008, 11:23 PM

I take trips away from home because home is boring. I need to feel alive...which for me means the presence of other people at some point, even if I'm not interacting with them. Nature by itself doesn't do it for me. Every place I've ever lived has always felt like a deserted island.

BostonB · 11-04-2008, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by imt

I felt so dreadful coming home from Virginia, a months back. As soon as we hit the Jersey turnpike, I became very depressed and anxious. It was fun and I hated leaving the peaceful suburbs for the grimy city.

I get cities and I get rural areas and I get nature. It's the suburbs that I find depressing. It's where people go to "fit in". Everything's the same. It's like a land of robots. Robots who wear plaid shorts and spend their weekends vacuuming the family pool and washing their mini vans. Not to mention the soccer games.

I'll take grime over monotany any day.

11-02-2008, 03:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anxiety75 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dallas,Tx Gender: Female Age: 34 Posts: 4,049	My trip is over now I'm sad I went back to some cabins I had gone to in April. Got back in this afternoon. Now I'm sad because it was so quiet and they had a quiet weekend. We were the only guests down there other than that are a few residents on the other side of the roads so we had access to the boats and things we could do without any people around so it made it more fun and comfortable to do stuff. I'll miss the dog Shiner. She was there before and Friday when I got there, I looked for her and it didn't take long. I feel SO good when I get out there, like a different person. I feel so free, safe. I could even see the stars at night and also saw through our Milky Way galaxy. Everything is better there, but even though I enjoyed it I come back feeling this sadness. We may go back in sixths months. It's so expensive to rent that it can only be about twice a year that we go down. My dog had fun too. She got along great with Shiner. I want to cry....Why'd it have to end so fast? I hate the city and the madness that goes on there. It's a little safer in the woods and quiet enough for me. Does anybody else get sad after enjoying something that you don't get to do often enough? __________________ "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

11-02-2008, 03:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
liarsclub Status: take it from me.. Join Date: Aug 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 740	^^I know. It's weird how different your life looks to you after you've been away for a bit. __________________ Farewell my black balloon, let the weather have its way with you

11-02-2008, 05:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,669	I would miss it, for sure. I haven't been to Lake Michigan in years. I would like to go up there next summer. I would have a panic attack when returning - first, is everything in the house okay, and then what do I have to catch up on. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

11-03-2008, 12:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
shyvr6 Status: Makin Waves Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somewhere on a map. Gender: Male Posts: 9,645	I love visiting places that have a slower pace and a cozy feel to it. It just lets you forget about the world and reminds you of what life is all about. __________________ Music

11-03-2008, 05:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
BostonB Status: CONSTERNATED Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Boston, Ma. Age: 26 Posts: 284	The first picture looks weird to me. Like it's a man made lake or something, But beautiful still. I love nature, but I need the city. I'm uncomfortable around a lot of people, but every once in a while I meet random people with the most interesting stories. I love to go to Harvard Square in Cambridge and talk to the homeless people. I'm planning 2 road trips. the first next summer, in which we're not going to visit any cities, just small towns and nature. The next, not sure when, we want to go to as many major cities as we can and interview homeless people. They will show you and tell you some crazy stuff. I once met a guy who showed me a bunch of abandoned subway stations that homeless people have turned in to...well homes. None of this is relevant, of course, but I've already typed too much to delete it now. Liarsclub gets me. __________________ "I dont know Karate, but I know Carazy" -James Brown "Mr. Brown, you're out on bond. Have all the charges been dropped?...YEAH!, I'm out on love!" -Also Mr. James Brown

11-02-2008, 03:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
sanspants08 Status: Has Ramen Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: York, PA/Gettysburg, PA Gender: Male Posts: 857	^Yeah, I got bummed the last time I got home from vacation. I was like, whaddya mean I live here? Doh.

11-03-2008, 02:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
korsier Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 55	Wow! I would not want to leave that. I would be so better off if I could live in a place like that. Nature is the only thing that puts me at peace. It must have been really hard but you took lots and lots of pictures and you can hang them up. The doggie looks like she's having fun.

11-03-2008, 09:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
imt Status: Eating Knives Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodlawn Cemetery Gender: Male Posts: 450	I felt so dreadful coming home from Virginia, a months back. As soon as we hit the Jersey turnpike, I became very depressed and anxious. It was fun and I hated leaving the peaceful suburbs for the grimy city.

11-03-2008, 11:23 PM	#11 (permalink)
sanspants08 Status: Has Ramen Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: York, PA/Gettysburg, PA Gender: Male Posts: 857	I take trips away from home because home is boring. I need to feel alive...which for me means the presence of other people at some point, even if I'm not interacting with them. Nature by itself doesn't do it for me. Every place I've ever lived has always felt like a deserted island.