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Re: [SocialFitnessForum] Hello?

I was wondering where everyone had gone...  I haven't heard from anyone on here, and wanted to check and see how everyone is.  Has anyone had some good experiences with social stuff lately; ya know like talking good and stuff? :-)  Things have been going great for me lately in all areas of life, however I'm finding that I'm much more confident in social situations now.  I'm finding, hard as it may be to believe, that I'm now able to talk to people and keep the conversation going.  I've noticed that, rather than feeling awkward about pauses or lags in the conversation, lately I feel good by just putting myself out there and going with it (whatever it is).  I find that most often others are more nervous--ore at least as nervous--than I am, and that I no longer need to feel awkward because I don't worry about whether or not I'm doing something wrong or not.  I've tried to stop evaluating things based on whether they're the "right" or "wrong" thing and rather evaluate things on whether they're resourceful for me or not--feeling anxious because I'm not sure what the "correct" thing to say isn't very resourceful--and I'm finding it easier and easier as time goes on.  Dare I say fun? :-)
 
At any rate, I wanted to find out how others are doing and ended up rambling on about myself.  Please don't let me dominate this conversation; let's hear what's up with you?
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From: Will
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 7:43 PM
Subject: Re: [SocialFitnessForum] Hello?

I am Sam.  haha. 

On 6/8/07, Sam Rau <sam.rau@wmich.edu> wrote:

Is there anybody out there?




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Hi, I've done the typical 20-week CBT program and have read a dozen books on the subject. It looks like the next step for me is intensive role-playing of...
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Unfortunately I'm unsure as to what this is referring to. It seems as if you're talking about a workshop where people could get together and practice social...
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Yes, I guess I should have said more. You are correct -- I am referring to a workshop where people practice situations they find to be uncomfortable. Let me...
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I think that awareness in and of itself is transformative. Just by becoming aware of how I react in social situations has brought me a long way towards...
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Hey Sam, I'm glad that you and others seem to be interested in this. I've been in weekend personal-growth groups and seen the level of excitement and progress...
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I think that for me being around others with the same issues as I'm dealing with would be a great help. We could learn a lot from each other and notice that...
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I got banned from another forum because I guessed I sounded too much like an ad. I was really mad because I liked the forum. But, To keep it simple; If...
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Hey Sam, Now I understand what you are saying. Are you following a particular program or philosopy? What you write below is the first step of CBT, but of...
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I sometimes worry about how I come off on here. I can talk to people just fine, however my writing isn't always the clearest. So why did they ban you from...
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I guess it seemed like I was promoting a product when I was actually asking the administrator about an idea I had for a more personal communication methods. I...
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I've studied some of the same stuff--I've been interested in psychology and how we work for some time now--and I notice a lot of overlap as well. I try to...
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I was wondering where everyone had gone... I haven't heard from anyone on here, and wanted to check and see how everyone is. Has anyone had some good...
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What's up with me socially? Well, some things changed and some things havent. I've been prescribed Prozac. I took myself off it after 3 months because I...
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I think that having the mindset of practice is a very good way to look at things. All to often--as I know to be true from my own experience--we can feel stuck...
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