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	<title>Social anxiety disorder and everyday life</title>
	<link>http://shyandquiet.com</link>
	<description>Social anxiety disorder</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Social Anxiety, Dating, And The Bar Scene</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/04/24/social-anxiety-dating-and-the-bar-scene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shy dating]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social anxiety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An obvious way to meet other singles is the bar scene. Well, unless you suffer from social anxiety, that is. Personally, I shy away from singles bars because my anxiety completely overwhelms me. And I’m not talking about just a little here – its full-fledged panic.
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		<title>Dating And Social Anxiety</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/04/15/dating-and-social-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/04/15/dating-and-social-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shy dating]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shyness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social anxiety date]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dating and social anxiety don’t mix. Personally speaking, my anxiety was bad enough under the best of circumstances. By introducing the element of dating, my fear grew exponentially – it was enough to turn my world completely upside-down.
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		<title>Conversation Starters - Everyone Has Their Insecurities</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/25/conversation-starters-everyone-has-their-insecurities/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/25/conversation-starters-everyone-has-their-insecurities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Conversational skills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Deep down, I’m not really any different than the average person. It’s taken me a long time to be able to see this. After spending most of my life feeling like no one could ever be as strange, quiet, and anxious as I was, I now realize that I’m not so far off the mark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eye Contact for Shy People - Tips</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/13/eye-contact-for-shy-people-tips/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/13/eye-contact-for-shy-people-tips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:18:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Conversational skills]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[anxious]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[conversations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eye contact]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I hate making eye contact.
There, now that that’s out of the way, I’d like to talk about ways to get around this absolutely critical part of non-verbal communication.
It’s said that non-verbal communication such as eye contact, body language, and facial expressions pave the way for conversation to take place. In other words, before a word [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of Social Life</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/12/lack-of-social-life/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/12/lack-of-social-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lack of Social Life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[introverted]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shyness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social anxiety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Social anxiety disorder has left me with a complete lack of social life (talk about stating the obvious).
Ok, that is an understatement. I only mention it because it’s really something that I regret ever experiencing. Even though I have suffered through SA my entire life, I’ve always, secretly, wished for a decent circle of friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anxiety Can Ruin Your Appearance</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/08/anxiety-can-ruin-your-appearance/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/08/anxiety-can-ruin-your-appearance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Appearances]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Changing my SA ways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Going live]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Facial expression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social anxiety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you suffer from social anxiety disorder, chances are, your anxiety is written all over your face. Personally, I always try to hide it, but this becomes impossible in some social situations. Most people don’t really know what anxiety looks like, therefore, they are more likely to regard me as an anti-social, pissed-off, mean, cruel, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Anxiety Fatigue</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/04/social-anxiety-fatigue/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/03/04/social-anxiety-fatigue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rants, raves, and ramblings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fatigue]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Social anxiety fatigue is a real condition. Ok, maybe not medically speaking (or is it?), but I have experienced this phenomenon many times. For those of you that don’t know what I’m talking about, I’ll try to explain. Keep in mind, however, that this is just my own experience.
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		<title>Defeating social anxiety a little at a time - 6 years later</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/02/25/defeating-social-anxiety-a-little-at-a-time-6-years-later/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/02/25/defeating-social-anxiety-a-little-at-a-time-6-years-later/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Changing my SA ways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Starting over]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[quiet]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[social anxiety disorder]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyandquiet.com/2008/02/25/defeating-social-anxiety-a-little-at-a-time-6-years-later/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2002, (as social anxiety tightened its grip on every aspect of my life) I quit my high paying, corporate job out of desperation. It wasn’t a decision that I made lightly – after all, this was my career and my livelihood. I was employed by that company for 4 years. Once the deed was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An 8-hour social anxiety experiment</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/02/06/an-8-hour-social-anxiety-experiment/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/02/06/an-8-hour-social-anxiety-experiment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Coping techniques]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Going live]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[quiet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s something you can try on your own. The first time I did this, I was amazed at the difference it made. 
Pick a day when you are feeling good. This is important because, if you have things on your mind, or you have just endured some negative experience, this won’t work. Fortunately, everyone eventually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A friendly attitude can go a long way</title>
		<link>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/02/04/a-friendly-attitude-can-go-a-long-way/</link>
		<comments>http://shyandquiet.com/2008/02/04/a-friendly-attitude-can-go-a-long-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shyandqu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Changing my SA ways]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Society operates according to its own rules when it comes to social interaction. Regardless of how we would like things to function, we, nevertheless, must tailor our approach according to a protocol that has been thousands of years in the making.
And what if we don’t conform? Well, I’ve personally tried the rebel approach and did [...]]]></description>
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