Social Anxiety Support

shygirl14 · 07-06-2009, 04:27 AM

I sometimes visualise Jesus just coming out of nowhere and hanging out me and visiting me. I know this sounds way out of the norm does anyone else ever think about things like this or am I way out of the box?

bezoomny · 07-06-2009, 05:02 AM

Sometimes during prayer.

Also, I've gotten into the habit of praying intensely whenever my anxiety is very bad. Sometimes I'll get so into my (silent) prayers that I'll visualize whoever I'm asking for help (St. Dymphna or sometimes St. Michael or Mary during panic), just visualize their face or something. It never really goes beyond that though.

I rarely am able to visualize Jesus though, just the saints.

boreface · 07-06-2009, 07:17 AM

I used to be religious, when I was a teen, and hope that someday in prayer jesus, mary, or one of the saints would appear to me. It just seemed so spectacular if it were to happen, and I'd imagine that my life would make a 180 degree turn. I guess it shows how dependent I am as a person, hoping that some supernatural force would do the work and pick me out of the pits. I'm no longer religious, but I still love Catholicism, especially the art and stories. And I think it's great if you have a religion as something of a comfort.

Just Lurking · 07-06-2009, 07:53 AM

No, but if anything's going to turn me to a life of a religion, a visit by Jesus himself would sure do it.

max4225 · 07-06-2009, 10:12 AM

Sometimes I share cold pizza with him at lunch. He always dips his slices in those little cups of garlic butter.

slylikeafox · 07-06-2009, 10:13 AM

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I guess it shows how dependent I am as a person, hoping that some supernatural force would do the work and pick me out of the pits.

I can relate to this, but not with Jesus, etc. I'm always hoping that some event or someone will come along to change my life. I guess it's just hopeful thinking on my part.

radames · 07-06-2009, 11:20 PM

When I was trucking I could have sworn that I saw Christ sitting in the driver's seat of a truck one evening at a truck stop. He had his robe on with a cover over his head and a beard. I tried to do a double take, rub my eyes, look away and look back multiple times but the picture was still there as clear as "day" (even though it was at night lol). He just looked forward as still as the evening itself.

It was pretty cool.

KyleThomas · 07-06-2009, 11:46 PM

I have a vision of me calling Jesus up and seeing if he wants to hang out, but he says he has to do laundry and then take his car in for repair, and maybe he could call me and we'll do it some other time, because he has a really busy schedule over the next few weeks, and someone's just come to the door so he has to go, bye.

screwjack · 07-07-2009, 03:30 AM

No. Even my dreams and drug induced hallucinations have always been very entrenched in reality. I've always wanted to have a vision spiritual or otherwise but it dosen't seem destined to happen. The closest i've gotten is through meditation but i'm too lazy to carry on with it. The native american vision quest with days on end of no food and little water, no sleep and boring visuals sounds best but it would probably kill me because i'm so soft.

Hrm don't get me wrong though when someone says they've seen God or found christ I see at as the same thing as saying they've been enlightened, it's all metaphors no matter if it's drug/ meditation/prayer/god/placebo/whatever induced. Whether it is supernatural or not is something we are not meant to know. Many say they know but don't.

VIncymon · 07-07-2009, 03:35 AM

I once thought I saw the face on my church's crucifix turn to watch me.. but that was probably just a side-effect of watching a horror movie late on a Saturday night.

It was d@mn scary though !

shygirl14 · 07-07-2009, 06:22 AM

I can relate to everyone, glad I'm not alone. I was hoping Paul, Abraham, Jesus, Peter or anyone for that matter to sit with me yesterday while I was watching people at the lake.

Zimm · 07-07-2009, 02:55 PM

You guys know its all just in your head, right?

SilentLoner · 07-12-2009, 08:48 AM

Yes, I saw Jesus at the comedy club the other night!

bowlingpins · 07-12-2009, 05:38 PM

This is really interesting. Does the person you see also talk with you?

shygirl14 · 07-12-2009, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bowlingpins

This is really interesting. Does the person you see also talk with you?

yes

bowlingpins · 07-12-2009, 06:22 PM

I haven't personally had such experiences but I know of a person who sees Jesus outside her window sometimes. This is probably not uncommon.

flapjacker · 07-12-2009, 07:05 PM

As a teen, I had a dream I beheaded Jesus with a shovel and buried him. But he was a zombie in the dream, so.

What a strange dream.

xXSadiXx · 07-13-2009, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by flapjacker

As a teen, I had a dream I beheaded Jesus with a shovel and buried him. But he was a zombie in the dream, so.

What a strange dream.

I believe you would enjoy the work of Carlton Mellick III. See Satan Burger/Electric Jesus Corpse

I've dreamt of Satan a few times (so has my mum) but you know, insanity runs in the family.

SAgirl · 07-30-2009, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by max4225

sometimes i share cold pizza with him at lunch. He always dips his slices in those little cups of garlic butter.

lol!

07-06-2009, 04:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
shygirl14 Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 143	Do you ever have visions of Jesus visting you I sometimes visualise Jesus just coming out of nowhere and hanging out me and visiting me. I know this sounds way out of the norm does anyone else ever think about things like this or am I way out of the box?

07-06-2009, 05:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
bezoomny Status: the new disease Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mississippi Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 2,814	Sometimes during prayer. Also, I've gotten into the habit of praying intensely whenever my anxiety is very bad. Sometimes I'll get so into my (silent) prayers that I'll visualize whoever I'm asking for help (St. Dymphna or sometimes St. Michael or Mary during panic), just visualize their face or something. It never really goes beyond that though. I rarely am able to visualize Jesus though, just the saints. __________________ bravo - echo - zulu - oscar - oscar - mike - november - yankee

07-06-2009, 07:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
Just Lurking Status: Student.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 2,852	No, but if anything's going to turn me to a life of a religion, a visit by Jesus himself would sure do it. __________________ "The psychiatrist says, 'I think you're crazy.' The man says, 'I want a second opinion.' The psychiatrist says, 'Okay, you're ugly, too!'" ~Henny Youngman

07-06-2009, 11:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
radames Status: Full circle, new highway Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Neenah, WI Gender: Male Posts: 253	When I was trucking I could have sworn that I saw Christ sitting in the driver's seat of a truck one evening at a truck stop. He had his robe on with a cover over his head and a beard. I tried to do a double take, rub my eyes, look away and look back multiple times but the picture was still there as clear as "day" (even though it was at night lol). He just looked forward as still as the evening itself. It was pretty cool. __________________ What will happen on December 21, 2012? Tick - Tick - Tick - Splat!

07-07-2009, 03:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
screwjack Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pacific NW Gender: Male Posts: 986	No. Even my dreams and drug induced hallucinations have always been very entrenched in reality. I've always wanted to have a vision spiritual or otherwise but it dosen't seem destined to happen. The closest i've gotten is through meditation but i'm too lazy to carry on with it. The native american vision quest with days on end of no food and little water, no sleep and boring visuals sounds best but it would probably kill me because i'm so soft. Hrm don't get me wrong though when someone says they've seen God or found christ I see at as the same thing as saying they've been enlightened, it's all metaphors no matter if it's drug/ meditation/prayer/god/placebo/whatever induced. Whether it is supernatural or not is something we are not meant to know. Many say they know but don't. __________________ But what exactly is social anxiety? It’s the experience of apprehension or worry that arises from the possibility, either real or imagined, that one will be evaluated or judged in some manner by others.

07-06-2009, 07:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
boreface Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Asia Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 28	I used to be religious, when I was a teen, and hope that someday in prayer jesus, mary, or one of the saints would appear to me. It just seemed so spectacular if it were to happen, and I'd imagine that my life would make a 180 degree turn. I guess it shows how dependent I am as a person, hoping that some supernatural force would do the work and pick me out of the pits. I'm no longer religious, but I still love Catholicism, especially the art and stories. And I think it's great if you have a religion as something of a comfort.

07-06-2009, 10:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
max4225 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Great Basin Desert by lilac bushes Gender: Male Posts: 695	Sometimes I share cold pizza with him at lunch. He always dips his slices in those little cups of garlic butter.

07-06-2009, 11:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
KyleThomas Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Gender: Male Posts: 448	I have a vision of me calling Jesus up and seeing if he wants to hang out, but he says he has to do laundry and then take his car in for repair, and maybe he could call me and we'll do it some other time, because he has a really busy schedule over the next few weeks, and someone's just come to the door so he has to go, bye.

07-07-2009, 03:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
VIncymon Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Gender: Male Posts: 741	I once thought I saw the face on my church's crucifix turn to watch me.. but that was probably just a side-effect of watching a horror movie late on a Saturday night. It was d@mn scary though !

07-07-2009, 06:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
shygirl14 Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 143	I can relate to everyone, glad I'm not alone. I was hoping Paul, Abraham, Jesus, Peter or anyone for that matter to sit with me yesterday while I was watching people at the lake.

07-07-2009, 02:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
Zimm Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8	You guys know its all just in your head, right?

07-12-2009, 08:48 AM	#13 (permalink)
SilentLoner Status: Otaku Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lost in thought, though occasionally I may be located at an anime convention. Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 2,452	Yes, I saw Jesus at the comedy club the other night! __________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” -Plato "When a cold wind blows it chills you - chills you to the bone. But there's nothing in nature that freezes your heart like years of being alone." OTAKU UNITE! “We honor Dr. Tiller’s legacy of service to women.” Dr. George Tiller 1941 -2009 Memorial Web Page http://www.iamdrtiller.com/ http://www.remembertiller.com/

07-12-2009, 05:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
bowlingpins Status: Temporarily Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 557	This is really interesting. Does the person you see also talk with you?

07-12-2009, 06:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
bowlingpins Status: Temporarily Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 557	I haven't personally had such experiences but I know of a person who sees Jesus outside her window sometimes. This is probably not uncommon.

07-12-2009, 07:05 PM	#17 (permalink)
flapjacker Status: love, imagination, dream Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MS Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 298	As a teen, I had a dream I beheaded Jesus with a shovel and buried him. But he was a zombie in the dream, so. What a strange dream. __________________ I don't mind worry following me like a dinosaur. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1CvW38cHA