new kid on the block

[larko]

hi all hope your all ok

[Karen]

Hi Larko

Welcome to the forum. I too experience social phobia which has maniftested itself in a fear of talking to people. I also have low self esteem.

There is hope that this situation can improve. When I joined this site a couple of years ago I wouldn't speak to anyone I didn't know extremely well. Now I am able to socialise much more easily and most people don't realise I have a problem. I still experience anxiety at times but nowhere near as intensely as before.

I found hypnotherapy particularly helpful and you might like to consider this Overcome Social Phobia (http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/downloads/phobias_fears/social_phobia.html?1388) or the Gain Social Excellence CD (http://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/cd/social-excellence-cd.shtml?1388) which I found particularly helpful.

There is further information about social phobia here (http://www.psychology-solution.com/self-help/social-anxiety/) that explains more about how and why social phobia occurs.

You will also find a lot of support from this site.


Karen


Why does my heart go on beating?
Why do these eyes of mine cry?
Dont they know its the end of the world?
It ended when you said goodbye

[larko]

thanks

[honeybee3939]

Hi

And a BIG warm welcome to you, lovely to see you here, im sure you will get some great advice while making new friends on the way.:D

Love

Andrea
xxxx

"If you have a worry turn it into a problem, you cant solve worrys but you can solve problems"

[pamella]

hi and welcome.sounds like u hav good understanding of wot and why is happening to u and yr body so that good. im trying to work on the negative things i say to myself all time. was told to try saying this.... I HAVE THE INTELLENCE TO UNDERSTAND AND THE POWER TO OVERCOME. hope u feel better soon.

pjrobb

[trac67]

Hi,

Welcome to the forum, you will get a lot of good advice here and make some new friends.

Take care

Trac xx

'Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain'

[wobily_lin]

elo

A big welcome to the site..great support n advice here..n good friends who understand.x

Take care,
Lin xxx
"Fear is dat lil darkroom, wer negatives r developed", so positive thoughts okies!!!!!

[manmoor]

Hi Larko,

A big warm welcome to you.

"When There Was Only One It Was Then That I Carried You."

[nomorepanic]

Hi Larko

A warm welcome aboard.

Hope we can be of some help to you.

Nicola

People will forget what you said
People will forget what you did
But people will never forget how you made them feel