Hi, I just read your posting and while I did sign up for the meet up groups, I never did get around to coming to any groups. I'm glad you shared your experiences online, as I can relate to it in everyway. In high school even though I knew the answers to the questions even in my last year my face always turned red when giving an anwer or doing a presentation which was a nitemare. I also felt my body temp rise and started to either blank out, or stutter. When I got to University there were more people in the class room so i just didnt talk and it was horrible sitting in a lecture room with 1,000 people. Even the tutorials were hard enough with just 25 on average. yet I can talk to people on a one to one basis and not stutter or get nervous at all. I now think taking courses online is better for me as an option, it can be done. Its social phobia what your talking about and other things too, your not alone. If you would like you can email me back in private, feel free.

worstepisode <worstepisode@...> wrote:

Hi everyone, I stumbled onto this site accidently while at meetup.com.
I  never really though that I had a social phobia, but I'm starting to
realize I do, but I don't think it's extreme.

Let me explain why I think I might have social phobia and please tell
me if i'm correct:

1. I just just finished a class where the desks where positioned so
that they form a square, so everyone can see each other. I get really
nervous in class. My body heat increases and I tend to figite with my
glasses. There are times when I want to raise my hand and participate,
but then when I talk, I get so nervous that my voice changes(becomes
less clear) and then there is another sudden raise in my body
temperature.

2. There are some people I don't nervouse talking with. Some people I
ca talk to no problem. But then there are other people that I get
nervous around especially with girls I like (or some other girls). In
those situations, I just blank out. They are talking to me, and there
are things I want to say, but they don't come out as I want them to
and sometimes I just become silent.

3. I get nervouse alot in public. Most of the time, when I am eating
in public, I feel tense. But then there are times when I feel
confident. I am not insecure, but maybe I am because I feel tense most
of the time.

It's my first year university so I'm starting to really notice it. I
met people but none of them have really become my friends. They are
more like people to ask for help or copy answers lol. I guess I can't
really open up to them to start a friendship.

Well, it's nice to let other people know about my problems. This is
the first time I told anyone about this.