I probably would feel uncomfortable going to the meetings so I'll hold
that off for now. My school does offer psychiatric services for
anxiety but I know I would feel weird going to them. I also have a
problem approaching treatment. If I try to seek help, I can already
imagine what they are going to say, and that makes me feel like it's
useless to go. Sometimes I tell myself I don't have these problems,
and they are reconfirmed most of the times as I do avoid social
situations.

--- In Toronto_Social_Phobia_Support@yahoogroups.com, Rama
<mckinelli3@y...> wrote:
> Hi Worstepisode,
>
> From the symptoms you mention in your post, I think
> you have a degree of social anxiety. Don't worry, it
> can be cured. it usually hits hard at around puberty
> and also a move to university, which is a much larger
> environment and asks for more social interaction makes
> it look worse. I suggest you read a bit more about
> social anxiety. There is a list of books on our
> website. Also you can seek the help of a social worker
> or psychologist or psychiatrist who is a specialist in
> this field. Your university might offer such help to
> students free of charge. Follow a pattern of
> CBT(Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) and very soon you
> will feel much better and more in control.
>
> I suggest you attend our meetings if you can. We meet
> once every Sunday at 4pm. You can find all the
> information about the group on our website. Here in
> the meetings you will find other people with different
> degrees of social anxiety that have been there, done
> that and are on the road to improvement. You will have
> exposure in a safe and supportive group and you can
> discuss your problems with other members.
>
> See you,
>
> Rama
>
>
> --- worstepisode <worstepisode@y...> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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