Hi Dreamshadows. I like your username. 
I'm fairly new to these boards too, this forum seems nice that we are a bit older, some of the other users seem so young! LOL.
SA is really hard to describe to anyone who hasn't experienced it directly. I don't think they can really understand. The emotions that come up and incapacitate us and feel so intense, in situations that other people just are able to deal with every day.
I'm attempting to be more social in my life and it's really really scary. Just the last two years. I'm trying to make friends and it's weird, but I think it's going okay. But each day I think they will find out something about me they can't stand, and they'll go away. I guess we'll see. The healthy attitude is that I shouldn't care, that they'll like me for who I am no matter what. But.. that's not an attitude that has been prevelent in my life.
I'm fairly new to these boards too, this forum seems nice that we are a bit older, some of the other users seem so young! LOL.
SA is really hard to describe to anyone who hasn't experienced it directly. I don't think they can really understand. The emotions that come up and incapacitate us and feel so intense, in situations that other people just are able to deal with every day.
I'm attempting to be more social in my life and it's really really scary. Just the last two years. I'm trying to make friends and it's weird, but I think it's going okay. But each day I think they will find out something about me they can't stand, and they'll go away. I guess we'll see.
The healthy attitude is that I shouldn't care, that they'll like me for who I am no matter what. But.. that's not an attitude that has been prevelent in my life.
