My long-term goal is to overcome social anxiety disorder and start living a normal life.
Well…Duh!
Ok, an overly simplified, but true, statement. It’s just too bad that getting there wasn’t as simple.
The fact of the matter is that I may never reach that “ideal” stage – well, at least not without some kind of [...]
Social anxiety disorder, for me, is a force to be reckoned with. It has dominated my life for 30+ years, and although I’ve managed to develop ways to start living a somewhat normal life, I fear that it will always be there to some extent.
My last two entries are typical of the problems I encountered while trying to get along with people (groups) back then. Now, I’d be lying if I said that I have improved a great deal since; however, the gains I have made feel permanent.
What changed? Well, for one, my approach. After having zero success with [...]