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Hello, I just joined SAS and I wanted to introduce myself.
I have not been diagnosed with SAD, but I feel I have many of the symptoms and I thought a good first step for me might be joining an online support group.
I was married about 1 month ago, and have found it extremely difficult to adjust to having a new family. My husband does not have a particularly good relationship with his parents, and this makes things even more difficult for me. I often find that his parents put me in the middle of their relationship with my husband, because they feel I am a good influence on him. But, I feel they are wanting me to manipulate him into doing things they wish him to do. I'd rather let him make his own decisions.
I am extremely uncomfortable with the whole situation and hope to find ways to improve it.
I have difficultly making and answering phone calls, and prefer to use e-mail and social networking sites to communicate with friends and family whenever possible. I also feel very torn when I am invited to most social gatherings. Part of me would love to attend, and part of me is nervous and afraid to do so.
I do have "safe" friends and family members, whom I rarely get anxious or nervous about talking to or seeing. I find that others often let me down or leave me alone, and that makes it hard for me to trust them.
I'm hoping to find support on this site. I already feel better, reading through some of the threads and realizing that I am not the only person with these feelings (because sometimes it truly feels that way.)
I have not been diagnosed with SAD, but I feel I have many of the symptoms and I thought a good first step for me might be joining an online support group.
I was married about 1 month ago, and have found it extremely difficult to adjust to having a new family. My husband does not have a particularly good relationship with his parents, and this makes things even more difficult for me. I often find that his parents put me in the middle of their relationship with my husband, because they feel I am a good influence on him. But, I feel they are wanting me to manipulate him into doing things they wish him to do. I'd rather let him make his own decisions.
I am extremely uncomfortable with the whole situation and hope to find ways to improve it.
I have difficultly making and answering phone calls, and prefer to use e-mail and social networking sites to communicate with friends and family whenever possible. I also feel very torn when I am invited to most social gatherings. Part of me would love to attend, and part of me is nervous and afraid to do so.
I do have "safe" friends and family members, whom I rarely get anxious or nervous about talking to or seeing. I find that others often let me down or leave me alone, and that makes it hard for me to trust them.
I'm hoping to find support on this site. I already feel better, reading through some of the threads and realizing that I am not the only person with these feelings (because sometimes it truly feels that way.)