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justagirl · Terrified Newbie Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 7

I've also been diagnosed with depression but I think that's a result of dealing with the SA for most of my life.

Josh · Posted: Thu April 05, 2007 Post subject:

I also have depression. Mainly its due to stress. When you have SA its also hard to find work, make friends, etc. -> which leads to depression.
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para · Posted: Sat April 14, 2007 Post subject:

1) What's your name? Para

2) How old are you? 22

3) Where do you live? Sweden, Stockholm

4) Do you have any pets? nope.

5) What is your favorite game? Gta, Cs, hitman series... Best game I ever played is Mafia.

6) What other hobbies do you have? Making art. (drawing etc.)

7) What's your favorite food? Sushi, and other food that tastes good.

8.) What are your favorite colors? Green.

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses? Heavenly Creatures. Great movie Smile

10) What's your favorite book/author? Dont read novels much.

11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like? Music that sounds good... I dont like that mentality where you dont like a certain music style and no matter what they make, you always gonna hate it. Thats just dumb. Sound good = is good.

12) How did you pick your screen name? I tried to use anything but the nickname that I usually use so I dont reveal my identity.

13) What kind of personality do you have? Quiet, boring, shy.... basically mentaly disturbed from a rough childhood and teenage years.

14) What really annoys you? Planet Earth.

15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL! I'll post when I'm ready to reveal my identity.

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself? Naah... who cares anyway, lol? Razz

Josh · Posted: Mon April 16, 2007 Post subject:

Mikey · Terrified Newbie Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 2 Location: UK

1) What's your name?
Michael May

2) How old are you?
18

3) Where do you live?
UK

4) Do you have any pets?
Loki, my cat. He's jet black, but in the sun you can see a red tinge.

5) What is your favorite game?
Medieval 2: Total War, Half-Life series, Elder Scrolls games, ArmA, Baldurs Gate games. I'm playing Command and Conquer 3 at the moment, which is quite good.

6) What other hobbies do you have?
I used to Kayak and Climb. Not so much any more though.

7) What's your favorite food?
I don't live to eat, I eat to live Very Happy

8.) What are your favorite colors?
err.... blue I suppose

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses?
Actors a bunch of overpaid.... (rant)

10) What's your favorite book/author?
Goerge R R Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, closely followed by Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy

11) What kind of music do you listen to?
I'm listening to a lot of classical at the moment

12) How did you pick your screen name?
My name's Michael... It follows Razz

13) What kind of personality do you have?
Well, shy, of course, I always have been. I prize honesty above everything. To people I know very well I'm a downright nice person (so they tell me). I'm also an introvert.

14) What really annoys you?
Too many things.

15) Do you have any websites?
Nope

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself?
Well, I'm a democratic socialist. I'm also a republican (not in the American sense, I believe Britain should be a Republic, with a democratically elected head of state, instead of those unelected sponges in Buckingham Palace... [rant]).
Other psychological funnies I have include love-shyness and mild OCD (nothing to sing about, its very very minor, almost unnoticable).
I've always been shy, but when I moved school at the age of about 10 or thereabouts I was bullied, never physically, but with names and the like. Thats what gave me my social phobia, I reckon. I haven't been diagnosed but I'm fairly sure I have SAD, I fit every aspect of it.

It's awesome that a forum like this exists. I always thought I was extremely shy before I read up on SAD. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one.

Ben41 · Launch Team Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Canada

1) What's your name?
Jeremy
2) How old are you?
18
3) Where do you live?
Alberta, Canada
4) Do you have any pets?
yes, a cat
5) What is your favorite game?
dunno
6) What other hobbies do you have?
martial arts
7) What's your favorite food?
seafood
8.) What are your favorite colors?
green and blue
9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses?
Goodfellas, army of Darkness, Anchorman, Baseketball
10) What's your favorite book/author?
Rainbow Six, most stuff by Stephen King
11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like?
I listen to everything, but mostly stuff from the 80's, especially 80's metal
12) How did you pick your screen name?
totally randomly
13) What kind of personality do you have?
i dunno. im very weird, and have a lot of unusual traits. i dont talk much, and for the most part people find me boring
14) What really annoys you?
many things
15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL!
nope
16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself?
no, but feel free to ask
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iPlume · Posted: Fri June 01, 2007 Post subject:

1) What's your name? becky/kat

2) How old are you? 24

3) Where do you live? england, Uk

4) Do you have any pets? 2 cats

5) What is your favorite game? n/a

6) What other hobbies do you have? cooking, cats, music

7) What's your favorite food? cake

8.) What are your favorite colors? black

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses? n/a

10) What's your favorite book/author? Susanna Kaysen

11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like? anything, i love johnny cash

12) How did you pick your screen name? semi ramdon, i think my head was thinking of smashing pumpkins

13) What kind of personality do you have? quiet, i keep myself to myself and am an easy pushover

14) What really annoys you? uncleaniness, impolite people, tv

15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL! n/a

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself? i'm a big cat lover, i dont own a tv [it annoys me too much], i'm a hug 'lush' addict, i think i may have mild OCD [my dad and sister have it], i dont drink or smoke, since being on meds i get travel sick, & i'm common law married
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shinyjem · Terrified Newbie Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

1) What's your name? Jem

2) How old are you? 16

3) Where do you live? Melbourne, Australia

4) Do you have any pets? yep, a boxer puppy (Rubin), a cat (Victor) and two geese (Charlie and Lola)

5) What is your favorite game? the sims 2

6) What other hobbies do you have? drawing, anything art-related! reading, watching movies, shopping

7) What's your favorite food? gelati

8.) What are your favorite colors? pink, aqua, purple

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses? theres something about mary, blades of glory, edward scissorhands, any adam sandler movie, and i love Orlando Bloom

10) What's your favorite book/author? i love Harry Potter (but who doesn't?)

11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like? i'll listen to anything but my favourites are Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers and Silverchair

12) How did you pick your screen name? .... i dont know i just kind of made it up

13) What kind of personality do you have? quiet and shy obviously lol but hopefully i'm nice, and caring

14) What really annoys you? rude people

15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL! nope

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself? nah

dontknow · Terrified Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

1) What's your name? Melissa

2) How old are you? 24

3) Where do you live? california

4) Do you have any pets? no

5) What is your favorite game? poker

6) What other hobbies do you have? none that I can think of

7) What's your favorite food? bbq pork steak w/rice

8.) What are your favorite colors? blue

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses? not sure

10) What's your favorite book/author? haven't read in a long time

11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like? I like some country, soft rock, pop, and alternative, and oldies. no artist in paticular

12) How did you pick your screen name? I don't know who i am anymore, so thats what i put

13) What kind of personality do you have? fake in front of mostly everyone except for my husband, because I don't want to show that i am a very unhappy negative depressed person inside. I still have to fake i'm happy a little with my husband, but i really am not.

14) What really annoys you? when I have to go to a get together with alot of people, who are esspecially loud and social, and i don't want to go, but
I have to, because its my husbands family. Also, when people think your stuck up or you don't like them, because you don't talk or socialize.

15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL!

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself? My parents moved alot when I was growing up and i went to like 8 different schools. I was always having to make new friends again when everyone already had their friends. I was always shy to begin with. These social probs started to take peak when I was in 6th grade, and it's just been downhill ever since. I had a brother that died at the age of 18 when I wasd 9. My singleparent mom died 9/03. My dad is not there for me, because he's stubborn, puts me down etc. I have no friends, because I can't seem to open up, but I wish I did.

mistyeyes · Posted: Tue October 02, 2007 Post subject: Re: Ice breaker questions

Casca · Posted: Sat October 20, 2007 Post subject:

1) What's your name? Jody

2) How old are you? 31

3) Where do you live? Seattle, Washington

4) Do you have any pets? 1 dog

5) What is your favorite game? too many to name but some favorites are resident evil 4, fade to black, silent hill, word games, right now i'm playing bioshock

6) What other hobbies do you have? reading japanese comics, watching tv, creating art, watching tennis, camping, reading and writing.

7) What's your favorite food? healthy food, veggies, sushi/pan asian

8.) What are your favorite colors? purple, red

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses? the proffesional, brazil, the departed, harry potter, sin city, eraserhead, clive owen, jean reno, leonardo dicaprio, uma thurman, tilda swinton, zoe dechannel

10) What's your favorite book/author? enders game, the sheltering sky, watership down, margaret atwood, george sand, ken kesey, neil gaiman, kurt vonnegut, etc

11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like? all kinds of music as long as its good. liz phair, the shins, david bowie, velvet underground, blur, the who, etc.

12) How did you pick your screen name? it's the name of the herione of my favorite japanese comic- Berserk

13) What kind of personality do you have? introverted

14) What really annoys you? people who have no empathy or compassion for others and narrow minded people.

15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL!

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself? I'm a struggling fine artist who has been dealing with SA on and off since 7th grade and am sick of feeling trapped and alone.

Josh · Posted: Sun October 21, 2007 Post subject:

Welcome to the forums Jody

Solidus · Posted: Fri November 30, 2007 Post subject:

1) What's your name?

Jason.

2) How old are you?

22.

3) Where do you live?

Montreal, Canada.

4) Do you have any pets?

Two small dogs. They are cute and everything, but they are mostly pets to my parents, so-to-speak.

5) What is your favorite game?

Tough choice, but Chrono Trigger would have to be it.

6) What other hobbies do you have?

I'm a student in Physics; it's not working out. I used to be a student in Computer Engineering, needless to say that didn't work out either.

I mainly listen to music, watch movies and drink a bit too much. I try to read up a bit on science and history along the way, and I've been meaning to go to the gym or practice a martial art for ages.

7) What's your favorite food?

Pizza; can't beat pizza.

8.) What are your favorite colors?

Green and blue.

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses?

Donnie Darko; I haven't seen anything like it, it's very interesting. The Thing is by far my favorite horror/sci-fi... The setting of the movie really helps to build tension, and the great majority of the special effects used were not done in CGI, and still look pretty impressive today. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I thought was fantastic... I love when comedians play more serious roles (i.e. Jim Carrey).

Number one would be Schindler's List though... very intense, disturbing but also extremely touching. I think everyone (of age) should see that movie.

10) What's your favorite book/author?

Ice Station, by Matthew Riley. When it comes to action, I've never read anything like his Scarecrow series. It's unbelievable how awesome it is. Pick this book up if you don't believe me. It's so remininscent of Solid Snake from the video game Metal Gear Solid...

11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like?

I listen mostly to heavy metal, so I love Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, In Flames, and various other American/Scandinavian/German bands. Recently I've been trying new genres though, like country (Johnny Cash), older rock (Led Zeppelin) and electronic, or whatever The Crystal Method is.

12) How did you pick your screen name?

A character in the Metal Gear Solid video games series.

13) What kind of personality do you have?

Very shy, generally melancholly but I am told I'm funny and a nice guy so I guess that's why I've been able not to lose my friends, hehe.

14) What really annoys you?

Fear, arrogance.

15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL!

Not applicable.

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself?

I'm really in a do-or-die mode to beat or start to gain ground on Social Anxiety. I'm at the point where I don't really care about anything else, including my academic career. It's definitely foolish, but I refuse to keep on being held down by the problem for the rest of my life and I will stop at nothing to get rid of it. It's preventing me from being a good person, and it's preventing me from being happy. I see it as a battle that I'm tired of fighting, but now I have no choice but to try ten times as hard to win. Unfortunately, I don't see reality as being on my side.

heaven · Terrified Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 5

1) What's your name? kayleigh

2) How old are you? 19

3) Where do you live? uk

4) Do you have any pets? hamster

5) What is your favorite game? twister

6) What other hobbies do you have? reading and film

7) What's your favorite food? chocolate

8.) What are your favorite colors? green

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses? braveheart, the notebook, baseketball diaries

10) What's your favorite book/author? dan brown, jk rowling, phillip pullman, jostein gaardner

11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like?
the killers, scouting for girls, paramore, michael buble

12) How did you pick your screen name? dunno, always been usernames/ email

13) What kind of personality do you have? no idea how to answer that, lol

14) What really annoys you? SA!!!!!!!!!!!!

15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL! N/A

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself? nope

RedandYellow · Terrified Newbie Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 2

1) What's your name? Robin

2) How old are you? 21

3) Where do you live? Canada

4) Do you have any pets? Yes! A number of them.

5) What is your favorite game? I don't really have one.

6) What other hobbies do you have? Horseback riding, photography, reading, music.

7) What's your favorite food? Hmm...seafood, steak, or pasta.

8.) What are your favorite colors? Lime green, navy blue, and purple.

9) What are your favorite movies/actors/actresses? Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, Colin Firth.

10) What's your favorite book/author? Robert Jordan, Tolkien, Follett, Braudel.

11) What kind of music do you listen to? Which artists do you like? I listen to just about everything, though I'm not particularly keen on hiphop and rap. One of my favourite bands is The Weakerthans.

12) How did you pick your screen name? It randomly came to my mind. I don't think there's any meaning behind it.

13) What kind of personality do you have? I try to be nice, and I'm definitely avoidant.

14) What really annoys you? Nothing, really. I mean, some things annoy me a little, but I don't have any real big pet peeves.

15) Do you have any websites? Please post a URL! Nopers.

16) Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself?[/b]