Social anxiety disorder?

[QUOTE="blackrytonite"][QUOTE="c02z"][QUOTE="blackrytonite"][QUOTE="c02z"][QUOTE="blackrytonite"]

[QUOTE="c02z"][QUOTE="blackrytonite"]I have it. CrimzonTide

hehehe:P

I actually have it pretty bad, if I'm near someone I'm like "o_O Just back away slowly.....s/he isn't watching you" Have to convince myself that they aren't watching my every move, waiting for me to do something stupid.XD

:lol: It's nice that someone understands. I know alot of people probably look at me in real life as either extremely snobby or just plain weird. >_>

^_^ I do. That smiley is cute lol!

Who needa E-harmony when you have Gamespot!

:|:):D:lol: We're just talking. Internet dating is creepy.

Oh boo hoo. I've never had any friends, I've hung out with people twice in the last 10 years, and I don't talk to people. Ever. We could go on about how my complete lack of social interaction is a real disorder or not, but that's pretty irrelevant. If I want things to be different, all I have to do is be more social. That's it.

Don't you dare try to tell me that you CAN'T be more social. Particularly since you know that you need to be more social. If you know what you need to do, then that's all there is to it. Now, whether or not you actually do it is your responsibility.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

[QUOTE="Account_27"]Bah, psychiatrists just love to tell people they have disorders. If you're sad, then you have a depression, and need pills. You don't like talking to people? Clearly you have a disorder too.Rage11

Amen, brother. I don't believe in mental disorders either.

Sorry but mental disorders exist. It really sucks how ignorant people are to ignore that fact. A family member of mine has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and you'd be surprised how much it can disable someone. What about bipolar disorder? Bipolar people who get in such deep depression that they feel the need to commit suicide is not a problem?

And as for Social Anxiety Disorder, it's not "not liking to talk to people"...people like me with Social anxiety are literally freightened in social situations in the fear of being negitively judged by others. It IS a disorder, because people with social anxiety will avoid normal everyday things and it is really bad on one's self-esteem. Look it up, it's a real thing and I have experienced it my whole life. Don't be ignorant and deny stuff like this exists just because you don't experience it.

[QUOTE="Account_27"][QUOTE="Rage11"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

[QUOTE="Account_27"]Bah, psychiatrists just love to tell people they have disorders. If you're sad, then you have a depression, and need pills. You don't like talking to people? Clearly you have a disorder too.Rage11

Amen, brother. I don't believe in mental disorders either.

Sorry but mental disorders exist. It really sucks how ignorant people are to ignore that fact. A family member of mine has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and you'd be surprised how much it can disable someone. What about bipolar disorder? Bipolar people who get in such deep depression that they feel the need to commit suicide is not a problem?

And as for Social Anxiety Disorder, it's not "not liking to talk to people"...people like me with Social anxiety are literally freightened in social situations in the fear of being negitively judged by others. It IS a disorder, because people with social anxiety will avoid normal everyday things and it is really bad on one's self-esteem. Look it up, it's a real thing and I have experienced it my whole life. Don't be ignorant and deny stuff like this exists just because you don't experience it.

Yes, I do what you said too. but have you ever thought that you can fix that without pills? Maybe a higher self-esteem, more confidence, more experience talking to people? Why do you need pills?

Edit: And btw, I'm not saying mental disorders don't exist, but they are just over prescribed.

I never said anything about pills, and I do agree with you on them. I see a therepist who works on these problems with me, where I am assigned to go out and face situations in which I fear, this makes your brain get used to them and to the point where you don't fear them anymore. I do take Zoloft, but only a low dose. It has helped reduce anxiety, but it's not what helps stop fearing something. Going out and facing the fear is what stops that.

I was mainly just talking to the guy who says mental disorders don't exist.

I was simply trying to sarcastically mock the other guy, because I thought that HE was saying that he didn't believe in mental disorders.

My doctor thinks I have it, and so do I. I don'treally feel comfortable eating in front of others. Usually I don't feel hungry in that situation. I'm also not the type of person to walk up to someone and start having a conversation. It's not that I don't want to be social, it's just that my mind won't let me.

dog64

[QUOTE="Account_27"]Bah, psychiatrists just love to tell people they have disorders. If you're sad, then you have a depression, and need pills. You don't like talking to people? Clearly you have a disorder too.c02z

:evil: I hate that. I've had severe depression for years, and the doctors method for helping me is to basically go through medications when one fails, or just up the dosage. It's frustrating. I don't feel that they really care either.

Oh boo hoo. I've never had any friends, I've hung out with people twice in the last 10 years, and I don't talk to people. Ever. We could go on about how my complete lack of social interaction is a real disorder or not, but that's pretty irrelevant. If I want things to be different, all I have to do is be more social. That's it.

Don't you dare try to tell me that you CAN'T be more social. Particularly since you know that you need to be more social. If you know what you need to do, then that's all there is to it. Now, whether or not you actually do it is your responsibility.

MrGeezer

Wow. What to say to that. You can deny it all you like, and continue to live under your little rock, but mental disorders exist. I'm not exaggerating when I say you are a complete ***** for your comments, people have a tough time with things. People are different, and you either need to accept that or get the hell away from everyone else in humanity.

EDIT: My bad man, thought you were being serious and not mocking someone else. Didn't mean that after realizing what you said after :D

[QUOTE="Rage11"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

[QUOTE="Account_27"]Bah, psychiatrists just love to tell people they have disorders. If you're sad, then you have a depression, and need pills. You don't like talking to people? Clearly you have a disorder too.Account_27

Amen, brother. I don't believe in mental disorders either.

Sorry but mental disorders exist. It really sucks how ignorant people are to ignore that fact. A family member of mine has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and you'd be surprised how much it can disable someone. What about bipolar disorder? Bipolar people who get in such deep depression that they feel the need to commit suicide is not a problem?

And as for Social Anxiety Disorder, it's not "not liking to talk to people"...people like me with Social anxiety are literally freightened in social situations in the fear of being negitively judged by others. It IS a disorder, because people with social anxiety will avoid normal everyday things and it is really bad on one's self-esteem. Look it up, it's a real thing and I have experienced it my whole life. Don't be ignorant and deny stuff like this exists just because you don't experience it.

Yes, I do what you said too. but have you ever thought that you can fix that without pills? Maybe a higher self-esteem, more confidence, more experience talking to people? Why do you need pills?

Edit: And btw, I'm not saying mental disorders don't exist, but they are just over prescribed.

Of course pills aren't the cure,the pills are only one part of the solution.

Oh boo hoo. I've never had any friends, I've hung out with people twice in the last 10 years, and I don't talk to people. Ever. We could go on about how my complete lack of social interaction is a real disorder or not, but that's pretty irrelevant. If I want things to be different, all I have to do is be more social. That's it.

Don't you dare try to tell me that you CAN'T be more social. Particularly since you know that you need to be more social. If you know what you need to do, then that's all there is to it. Now, whether or not you actually do it is your responsibility.

MrGeezer

Unless you've been through it or are going through it it's hard for the average person to understand it. I don't fully understand it myself but I know it exists.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

Oh boo hoo. I've never had any friends, I've hung out with people twice in the last 10 years, and I don't talk to people. Ever. We could go on about how my complete lack of social interaction is a real disorder or not, but that's pretty irrelevant. If I want things to be different, all I have to do is be more social. That's it.

Don't you dare try to tell me that you CAN'T be more social. Particularly since you know that you need to be more social. If you know what you need to do, then that's all there is to it. Now, whether or not you actually do it is your responsibility.

CrimzonTide

Wow. What to say to that. You can deny it all you like, and continue to live under your little rock, but mental disorders exist. I'm not exaggerating when I say you are a complete ***** for your comments, people have a tough time with things. People are different, and you either need to accept that or get the hell away from everyone else in humanity.

EDIT: My bad man, thought you were being serious and not mocking someone else. Didn't mean that after realizing what you said after :D

That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

Used to have that......but I fixed me. ^_^Chaos-Monkey

That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

MrGeezer

It's hard to understand it, why not do some research to enable you to better understand it?

[QUOTE="CrimzonTide"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

Oh boo hoo. I've never had any friends, I've hung out with people twice in the last 10 years, and I don't talk to people. Ever. We could go on about how my complete lack of social interaction is a real disorder or not, but that's pretty irrelevant. If I want things to be different, all I have to do is be more social. That's it.

Don't you dare try to tell me that you CAN'T be more social. Particularly since you know that you need to be more social. If you know what you need to do, then that's all there is to it. Now, whether or not you actually do it is your responsibility.

MrGeezer

Wow. What to say to that. You can deny it all you like, and continue to live under your little rock, but mental disorders exist. I'm not exaggerating when I say you are a complete ***** for your comments, people have a tough time with things. People are different, and you either need to accept that or get the hell away from everyone else in humanity.

EDIT: My bad man, thought you were being serious and not mocking someone else. Didn't mean that after realizing what you said after :D

That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

its not 100% guarantee accurate but it should help

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

zeus_gb

It's hard to understand it, why not do some research to enable you to better understand it?

Because I'm lazy, and that seems too much like actual work.

Anyway, I've really pretty much stopped caring. It's like, if you go long enough with your air conditioner being broken, eventually you get the point to where you stop caring that your house is so damn hot.

[QUOTE="zeus_gb"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

MrGeezer

It's hard to understand it, why not do some research to enable you to better understand it?

Because I'm lazy, and that seems too much like actual work.

Anyway, I've really pretty much stopped caring. It's like, if you go long enough with your air conditioner being broken, eventually you get the point to where you stop caring that your house is so damn hot.

You're just avoiding it.

I do, it causes problems but I have learned to work around it. There was a time a few years ago when I couldn't go out at all or talk on the phone, but I have come a long way since then and gaming actually helped, took my mind off it and helped me meet people when I used to play MMOs (sounds sad but it is true none the less).csliney

[QUOTE="Account_27"][QUOTE="Rage11"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

[QUOTE="Account_27"]Bah, psychiatrists just love to tell people they have disorders. If you're sad, then you have a depression, and need pills. You don't like talking to people? Clearly you have a disorder too.Rage11

Amen, brother. I don't believe in mental disorders either.

Sorry but mental disorders exist. It really sucks how ignorant people are to ignore that fact. A family member of mine has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and you'd be surprised how much it can disable someone. What about bipolar disorder? Bipolar people who get in such deep depression that they feel the need to commit suicide is not a problem?

And as for Social Anxiety Disorder, it's not "not liking to talk to people"...people like me with Social anxiety are literally freightened in social situations in the fear of being negitively judged by others. It IS a disorder, because people with social anxiety will avoid normal everyday things and it is really bad on one's self-esteem. Look it up, it's a real thing and I have experienced it my whole life. Don't be ignorant and deny stuff like this exists just because you don't experience it.

Yes, I do what you said too. but have you ever thought that you can fix that without pills? Maybe a higher self-esteem, more confidence, more experience talking to people? Why do you need pills?

Edit: And btw, I'm not saying mental disorders don't exist, but they are just over prescribed.

I never said anything about pills, and I do agree with you on them. I see a therepist who works on these problems with me, where I am assigned to go out and face situations in which I fear, this makes your brain get used to them and to the point where you don't fear them anymore. I do take Zoloft, but only a low dose. It has helped reduce anxiety, but it's not what helps stop fearing something. Going out and facing the fear is what stops that.

I was mainly just talking to the guy who says mental disorders don't exist.

Okay. Mental disorders exist. Plain and simple. The way our thought processes function are a reflection of how our inner biochemical systems work, and therefore, how healthy they are. If one's biochemical systems are for some reason or another, compromised, then the way in which a person acts is directly effected. Take narcotics, for example. Ecstacy. Decreases the levels of Adrenaline and increases the levels of euphoric biochemicals in your body. The result? Doing and saying things that are based completely on feeling good. Losing all inhibitions and reasonable thought and doing whatever it is the biochemicals relay to your brain is good to do. So.. The lesson? Mental disorders DO exist, and CAN be corrected through the use of drugs. Rather, they MUST be corrected through the use of drugs. Otherwise, the biochemical imbalances that cause mental disorders run rampant and without boundaries. ;)

I used to conclude that everyone in the room will try to kill me...But then they give me medication for some reason...

My doctor thinks I have it, and so do I. I don'treally feel comfortable eating in front of others. Usually I don't feel hungry in that situation. I'm also not the type of person to walk up to someone and start having a conversation. It's not that I don't want to be social, it's just that my mind won't let me.

dog64

I used to conclude that everyone in the room will try to kill me...But then they give me medication for some reason...

THE_DRUGGIE

[QUOTE="dog64"]

My doctor thinks I have it, and so do I. I don'treally feel comfortable eating in front of others. Usually I don't feel hungry in that situation. I'm also not the type of person to walk up to someone and start having a conversation. It's not that I don't want to be social, it's just that my mind won't let me.

LouieV13

Do some research to better understand it and then see your doctor.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

I used to conclude that everyone in the room will try to kill me...But then they give me medication for some reason...

LouieV13

Yeah, I still sleep with a 5-iron in my hands.

[QUOTE="dog64"]

My doctor thinks I have it, and so do I. I don'treally feel comfortable eating in front of others. Usually I don't feel hungry in that situation. I'm also not the type of person to walk up to someone and start having a conversation. It's not that I don't want to be social, it's just that my mind won't let me.

LouieV13

I do, it causes problems but I have learned to work around it. There was a time a few years ago when I couldn't go out at all or talk on the phone, but I have come a long way since then and gaming actually helped, took my mind off it and helped me meet people when I used to play MMOs (sounds sad but it is true none the less).csliney

See, this guy had that problem but he fixed it. It might have been ard for him, but LIFE is hard.

He had a serious disorder. The thing is, he KNEW that he had a serious disorder and he knew what he had to do to get around it. That's enough. People who are insane don't get that luxury. People with terminal cancer don't get that luxury. He had a bad condition, but it was curable simply by growing a pair. Why? Because he was sane enough to know that he needed a change, and he was sane enough to know what he needed to do to make a change. And that's really all that anyone can ever ask for. I believe in personal responsibility. If you know that you have a problem and you know how to fix it, the rest is up to you. Failure to solve the problem is either a matter or laziness or cowardice, and I have no respect for either.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="zeus_gb"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

zeus_gb

It's hard to understand it, why not do some research to enable you to better understand it?

Because I'm lazy, and that seems too much like actual work.

Anyway, I've really pretty much stopped caring. It's like, if you go long enough with your air conditioner being broken, eventually you get the point to where you stop caring that your house is so damn hot.

You're just avoiding it.

I saw a doctor once for depression about 10 years ago, but she said that I'm fine. Which is good enough for me. I'm not going to keep going to the doctor until I finally find one who says that I have a problem. Screw that. I hate going to the doctor anyway. Partly for financial reasons. Like, I sometimes get serious back pain, I sometimes get weird growths on me, and I have serious bowel problems. If I go to the doctor, I know that he's going to do something like tell me that my bowel problems are because of colon cancer or ulcerative colitis, and then I'll have to take ****loads of money ourt of my pocket to treat a condition that I was otherwise comfortable with just ignoring.

But yeah, if a doctor says that I'm fine, then I'm fine. I don't have any urgent need to have some doctor tell me that I'm ****ed up in the head. Screw that.

BTW, I took that soxial anxiety test that someone posted. But there was one question like, "have you ever had a panic attack." And I wasn't sure what a panic attack is, so then I had to stop in order to take ANOTHER test that would determine if I had a panic atack. Sort of pissed me off, actually. Annoying as hell.

[QUOTE="dog64"]

My doctor thinks I have it, and so do I. I don'treally feel comfortable eating in front of others. Usually I don't feel hungry in that situation. I'm also not the type of person to walk up to someone and start having a conversation. It's not that I don't want to be social, it's just that my mind won't let me.

Cralle435

Incredible.. you described me there.. that is why i like to spend time online...

[QUOTE="zeus_gb"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="zeus_gb"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

MrGeezer

It's hard to understand it, why not do some research to enable you to better understand it?

Because I'm lazy, and that seems too much like actual work.

Anyway, I've really pretty much stopped caring. It's like, if you go long enough with your air conditioner being broken, eventually you get the point to where you stop caring that your house is so damn hot.

You're just avoiding it.

I saw a doctor once for depression about 10 years ago, but she said that I'm fine. Which is good enough for me. I'm not going to keep going to the doctor until I finally find one who says that I have a problem. Screw that. I hate going to the doctor anyway. Partly for financial reasons. Like, I sometimes get serious back pain, I sometimes get weird growths on me, and I have serious bowel problems. If I go to the doctor, I know that he's going to do something like tell me that my bowel problems are because of colon cancer or ulcerative colitis, and then I'll have to take ****loads of money ourt of my pocket to treat a condition that I was otherwise comfortable with just ignoring.

But yeah, if a doctor says that I'm fine, then I'm fine. I don't have any urgent need to have some doctor tell me that I'm ****ed up in the head. Screw that.

BTW, I took that soxial anxiety test that someone posted. But there was one question like, "have you ever had a panic attack." And I wasn't sure what a panic attack is, so then I had to stop in order to take ANOTHER test that would determine if I had a panic atack. Sort of pissed me off, actually. Annoying as hell.

It seems that a LOT of people here seem to have social anxiety disorder, and that makes me think of a few questions.

1) What perventage of people ACTUALLY have social anxiety disorder?

2) Is there something about Gamespot that is specifically attractive to people with social anxiety disorder?

That is to say, IF there is a much higher percentage of people with SAD on Gamespot than in any normal real-world situation, WHY? What makes Gamespot such a haven for people with mental disorders?

Alternatively, is it possible that a lot of people here who say they have SAD actually DON'T have SAD, but are just experiencing NORMAL anxiety that accompanies socialization?

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="zeus_gb"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="zeus_gb"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

c02z

It's hard to understand it, why not do some research to enable you to better understand it?

Because I'm lazy, and that seems too much like actual work.

Anyway, I've really pretty much stopped caring. It's like, if you go long enough with your air conditioner being broken, eventually you get the point to where you stop caring that your house is so damn hot.

You're just avoiding it.

I saw a doctor once for depression about 10 years ago, but she said that I'm fine. Which is good enough for me. I'm not going to keep going to the doctor until I finally find one who says that I have a problem. Screw that. I hate going to the doctor anyway. Partly for financial reasons. Like, I sometimes get serious back pain, I sometimes get weird growths on me, and I have serious bowel problems. If I go to the doctor, I know that he's going to do something like tell me that my bowel problems are because of colon cancer or ulcerative colitis, and then I'll have to take ****loads of money ourt of my pocket to treat a condition that I was otherwise comfortable with just ignoring.

But yeah, if a doctor says that I'm fine, then I'm fine. I don't have any urgent need to have some doctor tell me that I'm ****ed up in the head. Screw that.

BTW, I took that soxial anxiety test that someone posted. But there was one question like, "have you ever had a panic attack." And I wasn't sure what a panic attack is, so then I had to stop in order to take ANOTHER test that would determine if I had a panic atack. Sort of pissed me off, actually. Annoying as hell.

Like I said, I don't go to the doctor.

I took an internet test to determine if I have social anxiety disorder, but I also took an internet test that said I have an IQ of 170.

[QUOTE="c02z"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="zeus_gb"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"][QUOTE="zeus_gb"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]That's only half correct. My first post was an attempt to mock something stupid that someone said (even though I misunderstood him, and he wasn't actually trying to say that).

The next post after that was me being serious. I don't know if I have social anxiety order or not, since I never go to the doctor. Just like I have a crippling fear of social interaction, I also have a crippling fear of going to the doctor.

Here's the way I see it though. I KNOW that I need to go to the doctor. I KNOW that I need to interact with people. So why am I not? And honestly, I don't see fear as an excuse, no matter how bad it is. I'm not the only person who gets scared, but other people do what they need to do, regardless of if they find it scary. Whether or not I have a disorder, there is absolutely nothing preventing me from doing it anyway.

MrGeezer

It's hard to understand it, why not do some research to enable you to better understand it?

Because I'm lazy, and that seems too much like actual work.

Anyway, I've really pretty much stopped caring. It's like, if you go long enough with your air conditioner being broken, eventually you get the point to where you stop caring that your house is so damn hot.

You're just avoiding it.

I saw a doctor once for depression about 10 years ago, but she said that I'm fine. Which is good enough for me. I'm not going to keep going to the doctor until I finally find one who says that I have a problem. Screw that. I hate going to the doctor anyway. Partly for financial reasons. Like, I sometimes get serious back pain, I sometimes get weird growths on me, and I have serious bowel problems. If I go to the doctor, I know that he's going to do something like tell me that my bowel problems are because of colon cancer or ulcerative colitis, and then I'll have to take ****loads of money ourt of my pocket to treat a condition that I was otherwise comfortable with just ignoring.

But yeah, if a doctor says that I'm fine, then I'm fine. I don't have any urgent need to have some doctor tell me that I'm ****ed up in the head. Screw that.

BTW, I took that soxial anxiety test that someone posted. But there was one question like, "have you ever had a panic attack." And I wasn't sure what a panic attack is, so then I had to stop in order to take ANOTHER test that would determine if I had a panic atack. Sort of pissed me off, actually. Annoying as hell.

Like I said, I don't go to the doctor.

I took an internet test to determine if I have social anxiety disorder, but I also took an internet test that said I have an IQ of 170.

It seems that a LOT of people here seem to have social anxiety disorder, and that makes me think of a few questions.

1) What perventage of people ACTUALLY have social anxiety disorder?

2) Is there something about Gamespot that is specifically attractive to people with social anxiety disorder?

That is to say, IF there is a much higher percentage of people with SAD on Gamespot than in any normal real-world situation, WHY? What makes Gamespot such a haven for people with mental disorders?

Alternatively, is it possible that a lot of people here who say they have SAD actually DON'T have SAD, but are just experiencing NORMAL anxiety that accompanies socialization?

MrGeezer

People with SAD would have a much easier time being social on an annonymous message board in the safety of their home than in real life conversations so its no surpise to me.

that was me posted the test, you should able to find out if you have social anxiety disorder in a min. i quess you dont care about it much then.

I used to think I had that but I was just a weird teenager with no self-confidence. Fixed myself though!

What ever happened to that guy here who had SAD? He used to post in OT all the time and liked AC/DC I think.
wrlyy

[QUOTE="wrlyy"]I used to think I had that but I was just a weird teenager with no self-confidence. Fixed myself though!

What ever happened to that guy here who had SAD? He used to post in OT all the time and liked AC/DC I think.
c02z