Thread Topic: Do Social Anxiety Forums Help Provide the Cure?
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disorderguy
Joined: May 5, '09
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2009-05-31 08:58:17 |
I recently read:One of the best things you can ever do for yourself is to surround yourself with this idea of recovery, and there's no better way to do that than hanging out in communities of people who have been where you are now and achieved exactly what it is that you want to achieve in the future. What do others think? My own opinion is that using a forum shared by others who are also confronting social anxiety can be a first step toward overcoming it. You are signaling your intent to address the problem and talking to others who are fighting a similar battle. |
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wchris
Joined: May 31, '09
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2009-05-31 09:41:35 |
| Seems to me that this setting helps take some of the sting out of such an invisible, stigmatized problem, and invites others to share or not, in an entirely non-judgmental format, very valuable in my opinion. Some of the information shared may help others find hope in improving their lives, hopefully gives strength and encouragement to persevere. | |
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Wingfish
Joined: Jul 1, '09
Status: New User |
2009-07-01 23:01:45 |
| I think forums do help- it's nice to know that someone out there understands. | |
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HaBliq
Joined: Jul 3, '09
Status: New User |
2009-07-03 04:55:21 |
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Perfect wording, wchris. "...this setting helps take some of the sting out..." is exactly why I search for such forums as this. I want to know I'm not so terribly alien in this world of socialites and I crave to "tell my story" in an environment where others may or may not read it, but who will allow me to have my say. As for using these forums for recovery, I think that's a bit tricky to address. Of course a socially inhibited person wants to overcome the extreme pain or setbacks their challenges can cause. But personally I don't want to recover in such a way that I suddenly become the life of the party. What I think I want more than the acclaim of others, or a certificate of perfect mental health, is the ability to deal with just being me. Reading stories that are similar to mine helps, and posting can too. I think what I'm getting at is, what is there to recover to if this is just how you are? To accept who you are is to open up the possibility to become a better person (like accepting 1+1=2 opens up a world of math, or some such analogy), which equates to a happier person, which I think is everyone's goal in life. I'm proud to say I have a disorder in the sense that I have challenges that I can identify and use to further my goals of becoming a better person by trying to overcome, but I'm wondering if it only exacerbates low self-esteem and stigmatizing to say that how someone is is in need of recovering from. Not that anyone here has said as much, but when I hear "recovery" I tend to wonder if I'm being told that *I* am wrong, versus something is wrong *with* me. I can't swap me for someone new, but I can certainly deal with what's with me. If that makes any sense! That being said, I have to say I actually love the word "Recovery" since it's the name of a self-therapy my mom used and which has helped her tremendously. Anyway, some thoughts! Great threads by the way, disorderguy. Looking forward to more! (If the shy bug doesn't bite and I run away for good...) |
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ripp
Joined: Jul 21, '09
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2009-07-21 09:27:05 |
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Do anxiety forums help provide the cure ? Hi Disorderguy I believe they do. A problem halved or discussed is a problem solved. I take great strength from knowing there are fellow sufferers out there like me. Pooling ideas is a positive approach to your cure. Everyone suffers differently but if we all contribute rather than suffering in silence then it can only be to the good. Good luck to you for the future |
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