SocialPhobia and special occasions
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PaulinehPosted
Tue 20 Apr 2010 4:45am
Easter can be an anxious time for many people so if you are reading this post and have socialphobia, congratulations, you survived it.
Times when family and friends get together can be seen as difficult for those of us, like me, who are shy or suffer from socialphobia. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, major birthdays (like 21st and 40th) can
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Anxiety relief – overcoming socialphobia
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Douglas E.Posted
Fri 28 Aug 2009 10:06pm
a sense of your own self-worth.
In addition to this, cognitive-behavioral therapy offers three specific types of interventions…
From article Do You Want To Overcome Your SocialPhobia?, by Bertil Hjert.
Image from book: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for SocialAnxietyDisorder.
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SocialPhobia and Therapy
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Jeremiah D.Posted
Fri 03 Oct 2008 12:53pm
According to this article over at Psycentral, a new study shows that therapy is more effective than medication in the treatment of childhood socialphobia. As the article states, socialphobia is not just shyness, but an intense anxiety brought about by the possible negative evaluation of others. In kids, this disorder can have severe repercussions
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Do You Have A SocialPhobia?
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David M.Posted
Wed 07 Oct 2009 4:41pm
than yourself or your immediate family? Then you may be suffering from a socialanxietydisorder or a socialphobia.
Butterflies or Elephants?
Socialphobia is an aversion..., then you may be suffering from a socialanxietydisorder and need to ask do you have a socialphobia? The basic distinction between normal nervousness and a disorder is whether you
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Shy? Investigating socialphobia…
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ci4me2007Posted
Sun 29 Aug 2010 6:58am
looking into socialphobia and the effects of cognitive therapy.
Disclaimer/personal experience: I can not claim expert clinical knowledge regarding socialphobia, other than that I have experienced it on my own. To what degree I experienced socialphobia is also a subjective matter. Also I am not an expert on cognitive therapy either, other than
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SocialPhobia App
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Freedom From SAPosted
Tue 09 Nov 2010 9:53pm
I was browsing through the apps on iTunes and found an app titled Beat SocialPhobia with Andrew Johnson. It's a guided audio program that's supposed to help you overcome your social anxiety. I don't think I'll be downloading it because I have enough guided meditation audio stored on my computer. I just thought it was cool that there's an app
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Socialphobia web communities: the downsides
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Mr. BluePosted
Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:13pm
with socialphobia (and, as a bonus feature, Hyperhidrosis ) can share experiences, make new friends and discuss their problems. The posts vary from journals to discussions about music to a diverse list of "miracle cures" for socialphobia. There are obvious benefits to a site like this, but I am going to address the downsides.
The reason I almost never visit
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Socialphobia web communities: the downsides
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Mr. BluePosted
Thu 13 Aug 2009 7:52pm
with socialphobia (and, as a bonus feature, Hyperhidrosis ) can share experiences, make new friends and discuss their problems. The posts vary from journals to discussions about music to a diverse list of "miracle cures" for socialphobia. There are obvious benefits to a site like this, but I am going to address the downsides.
The reason I almost never visit
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Is there any one here that suffers from socialphobia or agoraphobia, or zoophobia?
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David M.Posted
Wed 12 May 2010 7:04am
if so, what are your symptoms, and how is a day in life of your phobia?
you may email me or instant message me if you’d like.
I have agoraphobia. I would say a day... in recovery for 6 years. I’ll never be a social butterfly, but I have a few good friends and I enjoy some things outside my home.
Don’t know if that answers your question
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Socialphobias
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bbubblybPosted
Sat 21 Feb 2009 11:38pm
with strangers. I'm this way in a grocery store, a gas station, wherever. Maybe it's not related to my weight just a separate socialphobia I don't know for sure. I'll have to talk about... myself up all day about this and maybe several days from here on. I just don't understand myself. My social anxiety is so irrational. It makes no sense to me. I'm thinner now
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