Hi There,
Yep, that's pretty much what's happening for me. I was diagnosed
because I signed up for a clinical trial and the shrink there took me
through a load of questionnaires to confirm my diagnosis.

Since then I have seen a psychologist who is sending me for
treatment to stop my negative thinking cycles, since we
determined between us that they were the main problem. (You
know, like you make the effort to go out or visit family then beat
yourself up for days after for saying stupid things and acting like an
idiot, then the next time you're asked you say no cos its safer.)

Indiegirl, if you want to chat about it anytime I'd love to hear from
you. I'm not able to check my mail everyday at the moment, but I
will reply as soon as possible.

In the meantime, try this link:
http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/socialanxiety.html

It describes the condition so you'll be able to tell yourself whether it
is what you are suffering from.

I was so pleased to find it cos it describes me perfectly!

Speak soon,
Claire :o)

On 24 Jan 02, at 14:23, Mr. Like2Walk wrote:

> If you go to a medical doctor, chances are you will be prescribed
> something like Paxil.
>
> If you go to a therapist or psychologist, chances are you will be
> shown techniques to reshape your thinking patterns.
>
> Having tried both, I'd suggest the second approach. It is much
> slower, but it has the potential of making lifelong changes without
> side effects.
> The drug approach has negative side effects and is effective only
> while
> you are taking the drug. Many, or even most, eventually abandon the
> drugs due to the side effects, and then are back to where they
> started.
>
>
> It is possible, of course, do do both approaches at the same time, and
> it would be reasonable to expect a mixture of the results, too. My
> guess is that would be a reasonable approach for somebody that is
> already fairly involved with the psychological approaches and needs
> that "extra boost" for a specific period of their long-term program.
>
> L2W
>
> ---- "indiegirlalbarn" <indiegirl@...>
> wrote: > Hi Claire, Im also from the UK! > I think I may also have SAD
> but Im not sure whether to go to the > doctor or not. Is this what you
> did? If so, what sorts of > tests/questions did they ask you and did
> they suggest any treatment? > > Hope to hear from you soon! > > > > >
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >
> SocialFitnessForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of
> Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > >
>
> __________________________________________________
> FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place.
> Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
>
>
> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
> ---------------------~--> Regain your reading independence with
> Telesensory! We have helped over 100,000 people to read again. Learn
> more at www.telesensory.com
> http://us.click.yahoo.com/YxM2lB/p6NDAA/xGEGAA/bLkolB/TM
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------~
> ->
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> SocialFitnessForum-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>