Social Anxiety Support

daphne · 05-26-2005, 03:51 PM

I am usually a mere participant in Bible studies, I usually go about once a week. But because of my "expertise" on the subject tonight I agreed to lead it! I have had my notes ready for a week now, I am set.

I picked up my notes this afternoon to go over them really quick and suddenly I said, "I don't want to do this!" and my heart started pounding. I am taking deep breaths and smiling to try to calm myself. I am praying about this. The study is amongst friends who will tell me that I did great even if I mess up. This will be a good experience for me and I will succeed even if it's only that I simply do it!

stillwaters · 05-26-2005, 06:08 PM

wow, ..that is really ..cool!

TruSeeker777 · 05-26-2005, 11:49 PM

that's awesome Daphne....Let us know how it went.

daphne · 06-09-2005, 06:17 PM

Sorry that I forgot to post an update! What was I thinking?? It ended up going really well!

I was very nervous at first, of course! But once I got going it went well, it helped that I knew the topic really well. One of my friends (who is the complete opposite of socially anxious!) said that she saw a whole new side of me when I lead the Bible study. Everyone said that I did a great job and they all wanted copies of my notes because they wanted to study it on their own!

TruSeeker777 · 06-10-2005, 12:51 AM

that's awesome! Glad it went well.

Caleb · 06-11-2005, 03:27 PM

That's great Daphne! It sounds like you made quite a breakthru. I imagine that would have been hard for most people, but considering you have SA I think it's awesome.

Keep pushing the boundaries

stillwaters · 06-12-2005, 05:11 AM

Thats so Cool Daphne.....

what a Praise for God!
gives me hope,
from you sharing whats happening !

daphne · 06-14-2005, 02:34 PM

Thank you!

battle · 06-29-2005, 02:44 AM

That's great! did you use a medicine or did you manage without?

waaom · 06-30-2005, 01:34 PM

I'm so glad it went well for you. Leading anything can be pretty tough, for sure. It's so good that it was all for a spiritual cause too. Those pre-performance jitters can be tough to get past, good job!

daphne · 07-26-2005, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by battle

That's great! did you use a medicine or did you manage without?

I haven't ever taken any meds for SA. I took some for depression for a while, though, that was a long time ago. So, no meds

05-26-2005, 03:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
daphne Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 260	Leading a Bible study tonight! I am usually a mere participant in Bible studies, I usually go about once a week. But because of my "expertise" on the subject tonight I agreed to lead it! I have had my notes ready for a week now, I am set. I picked up my notes this afternoon to go over them really quick and suddenly I said, "I don't want to do this!" and my heart started pounding. I am taking deep breaths and smiling to try to calm myself. I am praying about this. The study is amongst friends who will tell me that I did great even if I mess up. This will be a good experience for me and I will succeed even if it's only that I simply do it!

05-26-2005, 06:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
stillwaters Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: MA, Posts: 692	wow, ..that is really ..cool! __________________ The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Psalm 23:1-3

05-26-2005, 11:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
TruSeeker777 Status: kept in His hands Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Arizona Gender: Female Age: 47 Posts: 5,084	that's awesome Daphne....Let us know how it went. __________________ "no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted..." ~ aesop Outcast Press - hope thru art -

06-10-2005, 12:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
TruSeeker777 Status: kept in His hands Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Arizona Gender: Female Age: 47 Posts: 5,084	that's awesome! Glad it went well. __________________ "no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted..." ~ aesop Outcast Press - hope thru art -

06-11-2005, 03:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Caleb Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 12	That's great Daphne! It sounds like you made quite a breakthru. I imagine that would have been hard for most people, but considering you have SA I think it's awesome. Keep pushing the boundaries __________________ KEEP PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES.

06-09-2005, 06:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
daphne Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 260	Sorry that I forgot to post an update! What was I thinking?? It ended up going really well! I was very nervous at first, of course! But once I got going it went well, it helped that I knew the topic really well. One of my friends (who is the complete opposite of socially anxious!) said that she saw a whole new side of me when I lead the Bible study. Everyone said that I did a great job and they all wanted copies of my notes because they wanted to study it on their own!

06-12-2005, 05:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
stillwaters Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: MA, Posts: 692	Thats so Cool Daphne..... what a Praise for God! gives me hope, from you sharing whats happening ! __________________ The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Psalm 23:1-3

06-14-2005, 02:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
daphne Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 260	Thank you!

06-29-2005, 02:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
battle Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dordrecht, The Netherlands Age: 50 Posts: 106	That's great! did you use a medicine or did you manage without? __________________ "No easy walk to freedom"

06-30-2005, 01:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
waaom Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: NS, Canada Posts: 36	I'm so glad it went well for you. Leading anything can be pretty tough, for sure. It's so good that it was all for a spiritual cause too. Those pre-performance jitters can be tough to get past, good job! __________________ Om Mani Padme Hum

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