Overcoming Social Anxiety: Is it Bullsh*t?

February 13, 2010

Someone on the SocialAnxietySupport message boards suggested the Overcoming Social Anxiety: Step by Step program as a possible solution for SA suffers who aren’t close to or can’t afford a therapist. I’m naturally suspicious of just about any self-help program sold over the Internet, but I decided to take a look.
Overcoming Social Anxiety is a [...]

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My Therapist is Crazy

February 9, 2010

Yes, I said it. My therapist is crazy – possibly crazier than me.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the woman and in some ways she’s saving my life. But she’s f*cking batsh*t.
We’ll call her Dr. D.
I have a serious caffeine addiction that was recently curtailed by some acid reflux symptoms – so I’ve had to [...]

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When I Think About Stuff I Cut Myself

February 7, 2010

According to TeenHelp.com:
The profile of a typical self-injurer looks like this. She’s female in her mid-20’s to early 30s, and has been cutting herself since her teens. She’s intelligent , middle or upper-middle class, and well educated. She also comes from a home where she was physically and/or sexually abused and has at least one [...]

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Trial by Fire

February 1, 2010

So I had something of a trial by fire last Saturday.
I’ve mentioned on this blog that I love photography. Taking pictures forces me to improve my social skills because it gets me out there communicating with people while doing something in public.
So a friend called me early Saturday evening (I had no plans, shockingly enough), [...]

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Therapy Review

January 26, 2010

I had a pretty good therapy session yesterday. We missed last week’s session because of MLK day, so I hadn’t yet discussed my writing of this blog with my therapist.
She agrees that writing is a great outlet for people with social anxiety disorder, OCD, and other mental afflictions. Trying to write effectively for others forces [...]

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Hearing Social Anxiety Everywhere

January 25, 2010

It’s weird. Sometimes I think I go looking for anxiety in other people. I’ve talked about the whole gaydar thing, but now I’m noticing something else I do regularly: listen for signs of anxiety in song lyrics – even just tiny snippets!
Take “Walking on Broken Glass” by Annie Lennox:

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5 Ways to Fight Writer’s Block

January 25, 2010

Though I am now looking for a ‘real’ job, for the time being I’m a professional writer. And I think I’m pretty good at it. However, I do suffer from writer’s block now and again. It’s turning out that today is one of those days.
I’ve been through writer’s block a million times before, and over [...]

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