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Originally Posted by Gilda
Here's an online version of a commonly used diagnostic test for Social Anxiety.
I scored 111. My wife and sister took it for comparison and scored less than 10 combined.
Two years ago I was practically agoraphobic, afraid to leave the house for anything but work, so this is an improvement of sorts.
As Ratbastid said, this is a treatable disorder, with cognitive-behavioral therapy being a proven effective clinical method, with or without accompanying medication depending on the severity of the condition. |
Yeah but.. you have a wife and a sister. I have two parents who I do not love or respect because of who they are and what they did. If they died, I would have absolutely nothing. I have never had a real friend, and I don't know how to make them.
These cognitive therapy tapes start out very strange... they give me ways to be myself more in public. The problem starts with me being myself!!!! When I am myself in public, people get angry, and that is why I'm so scared! If I was confident that others wouldn't get upset at me for who I am, or if I had some sort of emotional support base to build from, I could see how these tapes will help. All I see them doing is exposing my crazy self to others who will put me in jail for who I am.
My score was only 90, though.