Have you ever gotten close to feeling socially 'normal' (and I use the word 'normal' loosely), and then after another period of solitude, your normalcy fades away like the fog, as if it never even existed?

I'm like that. I'm up and down with being social and feeling comfortable socializing, and then I'm back to being completely introverted and not wanting to speak to anybody for days or even weeks at a time. These strange social mood swings are sometimes confusing to people I work with and even to myself sometimes.

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I contacted two people downstate, that still help with the club I used to belong to. Larry filled me in on many of the originals, he would say “So and so is still around, but not here” but one of my favorites, Bob, a man that I liked, he said “He’s gone” I wrote back, what do you mean gone… He’s one of a kind. He was married when I knew him, off limits but I always said if he and his wife broke up, I would move in, and I typically don’t think like this.

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Seeing as this is my first blog entry, I'll introduce myself a bit.
Name- You can call me Kay
Age- 17
Interests- Art, Animals, Kids, Movies, Reading, Baking

I live in Beautiful Canada. I love it, but I would love to be living somewhere in the UK. I love spending time with my family. I feel like I'm my favourite person. I know myself better than anyone and I like the way I treat myself, as weird as that sounds.

On to the blog!

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Ever since I was first diagnosed with general anxiety and social phobia I have been to four seperate therapists. I suppose this is common;finding the therapist that does the best for your situation is important to getting the help you need. Sadly only one of the therapists has worked out well so far,and since his practice is a couple hours away from us he's far from local.

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I am facing a situation right now and honestly it is starting to greatly interfere with my ability to deal with the general anxiety and social phobia I have been dealing with all my life. I returned home as an adult after a failed attempt to be on his own to seek an official diagnosis so he can begin treatment.

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So, now I recognize that letting go of desire to be happy seems to be the key to releasing my mind from my own self-inhibitions and restrictions. I just need to let go of the need for security, the need for pleasing others and hoping they laugh at my jokes or share my concerns, or contribute to my insights. I'm expecting too much, and trying to engineer myself to perfection, when I am perfect already.

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This will be my new blog, after trying to start others on general websites, I decided to set one up in a more obscure, small place, where I could store my thoughts and come back periodically if I ever came up with new ideas. This will be a storage space for my stream of consciousness, and my explorations into the more unknown world of spirituality and metaphysics, all combined with my day to day experiences.

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I guess I could be considered a functional social anxiety sufferer. I am not as bad as some people on this forum. I have a few friends, I leave the house and can talk on the phone. I work in radio "on air". How I got to this point it is somewhat amazing considering that I am an SA sufferer. I will go out of my way to avoid any uncomfortable situation. I have a terrible fear of authority figures. I cannot perform a new task in front of others. I'm always worried that I will be judged incompetant, or stupid, or weird. I am always trying to read what others are thinking about me.

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I had to leave my environment two times last week, each time it involved me working with people a meeting or something. It changed my entire week. I felt so much better.

Having human contact no matter how minimal, a simple meeting can make me feel better, that's sad!

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Hello , everyone im fresh meat on here but i have a felling that i will fit in just fine.
I kinda dont know where to start i guess I have finally chosen to be honest aganist my fake ego and admit i am probley a nutty so this is just the genisis of my healing process.

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