I can relate to some of what you said I work in a technical job and
even though i know the stuff im talking about really well if im front
of a customer and they ask me a simple question i go blank or start
talking dribble. Then i really worry afterwards about what this person
thought of me. I’m 31 and i don’t have any real friends for most of my
life this really didn't bother me but lately I’ve been really working
hard on trying to overcome my social anxiety and I've really wanted to
make some friends but have found it very hard my efforts at dating have
been similar disasters but I know I cant give up and just need to keep
trying. It’s hard not to reflect on this a rejection which has been
leading me down the path of mild depression which i never really
experienced
before. What i do know is everybody situation varies and you need to
take
advantage of what support and opportunities you have around you. If you
have
a good job then this is great platform to get you going i wish you all
the
best of luck.

Cheers
Glen
On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:46:19 -0000, "binace1" <binace1@...> said:
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On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 03:46:19 -0000, "binace1" <binace1@...> said:
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> Hello.
> This is my first time as a member of a group like this. I've
> looked at some of the other posts and saw that other people have
> some of the same problems that I do. My situation seems a bit
> different, though. I'm a thirty-year-old PhD scientist with a
> wonderful job and a fantastic salary. I routinely give talks to
> large audiences (> 100 people) without any difficulty whatsoever.
> In fact, I even enjoy this type of activity. On the other hand, if
> someone button-holes me in the hallway for a few minutes of idle
> chit-chat, my heart starts racing, beads of sweat pop out on my
> forehead, and I have no idea what to say. I find it almost
> impossible to maintain eye contact for longer than a few seconds and
> these conversations often end in awkward silences. Afterwards, I
> replay the scene continuously in my mind, trying to think of how I
> could have responded at different junctures in the conversation. I
> imagine my co-workers find me to be an aloof prick, but that's
> probably not accurate at all. What the hell is my problem?
> I don't have any friends, but that doesn't really bother me.
> I'm most comfortable and happy when I'm by myself. I wouldn't in
> any way characterize myself as lonely. Unfortunately, the world we
> occupy demands some socialization and I seem to be incapable of any
> normal casual interpersonal interaction. It's been liberating just
> to write this and I'm wondering if anyone else is in a similar
> situation to mine.
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