Social Anxiety update.

[Just Games]

After a lifetime of this crippling affliction I'm today at peace with the fact I'll never conquer it, but only because I've made a good friend.

It's all that I needed crazy eh.

 

[TheSkaFish]

After a lifetime of this crippling affliction I'm today at peace with the fact I'll never conquer it, but only because I've made a good friend.

It's all that I needed crazy eh.

Hey man!

It's been a long time.

I was beginning to worry that something had happened to you over the years, but I'm relieved to see you're still going.

Anyway, it's good to see you and glad to hear you're in a better headspace.

 

[Just Games]

Hey man!

It's been a long time.

I was beginning to worry that something had happened to you over the years, but I'm relieved to see you're still going.

Anyway, it's good to see you and glad to hear you're in a better headspace.

Ahh Skafish good to see you're still here.Yes I'm still chugging along..how are you now things a bit better now or not?

 

[TheSkaFish]

Ahh Skafish good to see you're still here.Yes I'm still chugging along..how are you now things a bit better now or not?

Eh, my mind is clearer than it was before, in fact it's clearer than ever.
But my actual life is worse.
I wish I'd known this stuff all along, it would have saved me a lot of grief.
But, like you, I'm still chugging along.

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PS - it's not all doom and gloom, I should throw in some good stuff too.
Too often I forget those parts, or say they don't count as much as the bad stuff.

My brother got married, and I rode on a plane for the first time in my life to go see him.
And I was in the party.

I've made some new online friends.

I've chatted up my friends from growing up, online, from time to time.

I made it to a couple car shows and saw a lot of cool cars this summer especially.
At one of the shows I unexpectedly met some puppies too, so that was a nice bonus.

We transplanted a bunch of flowers here and they seem to have taken to their new homes well.

So, there's been a few good things.

 

[ringwood]

After a lifetime of this crippling affliction I'm today at peace with the fact I'll never conquer it, but only because I've made a good friend.

It's all that I needed crazy eh.

Wecome back! I’m glad you’ve come to terms with it. I suffer from social anxiety too, I know how hard it can be to cope at times. Whatever we can do to help, it’s all good.

 

[Just Games]

Wecome back! I’m glad you’ve come to terms with it. I suffer from social anxiety too, I know how hard it can be to cope at times. Whatever we can do to help, it’s all good.

Lovely to hear from you too Ringwood. Yes you're are so right I had some terrible years trying to cope with it ,it really is something I've accepted now ..I think lol.

I've still got your Christmas cards.

 

[okidoke]

After a lifetime of this crippling affliction I'm today at peace with the fact I'll never conquer it, but only because I've made a good friend.

It's all that I needed crazy eh.

At peace and a good friend; that’s something to cheer about. Good for you.

 

[ahsatan]

Great u made a friend.
Sa is mental torture.

 

[Just Games]

Great u made a friend.
Sa is mental torture.

Thanks Ashatan good to see you and a familiar name pop up is always nice. Sorry you're going through the same as me it really is ******* purgatory but with age i find i'm ok with it now.It was certainly a long time in coming ,only 30 odd years since my last close friend ghosted me because I couldn't keep going to the social stuff he asked me to do,second baby etc just found it too tiring.

Exactly torture is the right word.Hope you find a solution. I found occasional temporary ways to beat it but they never lasted long to scarred I was from my childhood. Anyway hope this one sticks around is nice to do stuff outside of family that alot of people consider to be so easy,social events etc.Thanks again.

 

[Abstamyous]

Nice to see you around!

 

[Just Games]

Nice to see you around!

Thanks for the welcome Abystamous.
I know it's not good to dwell on the past but if your whole life is effected by the reason you have social anxiety causing you to miss out on stuff , and as before mental torture being the result, it doesn't hurt to analyse who or what had or is having a considerable effect on you .

For me it was my father.I won't go further than that because unfortunately he was a very complex man a lot for a child to deal with .It was during my 40s when I came to understand why he was the way he was and how it effected me.I'd be interested how other people who have personal experience or second hand they know someone else what they think caused it or whether it was just in you're/there make up growing up and nothing else contributed. It may help younger people to maybe receive therapy early on to help cope with the condition.