http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog Crushing Social Anxiety One Day At A Time Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:42:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you ever wanted to initiate a conversation with someone but didn’t know how? There are always times when I see someone I want to start a conversation with but am not exactly familiar with what I should say or how I should go about making the first move. This ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/16/review-of-the-breaking-the-ice-accelerator-program/ Hi, I've just been reading a forum post by David McKenna about how he's improving his self-consciousness. Well done David! Here's an excerpt: "im confy with people looking at me. i decided put all my effort and all my focus into overcoming the self conciousness aspect of SA (and forget about the rest, relationships ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/15/being-the-center-of-attention/ Hi, I just found a useful leaflet about social anxiety published by the NHS in the UK. Here's an excerpt: "People who suffer from shyness or social anxiety often believe that other people will think badly of them or that people will be judging them. They think that they are being closely observed by other people ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/14/14/ Hi, Don't you just hate it when you're at a party and you just feel too anxious to talk to anyone. I just read a forum post by someone about that problem and here's what he said: " I was at a party today with 50 coworkers and all I could do is ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/13/social-anxiety-at-parties/ Hi, I've just found an interesting forum thread about social anxiety and eye contact. Here's an excerpt: "For me, one of the most debilitating and frustrating things that happens is my inability at times to make proper meaningful eye contact with people. I don't mean the type where you want to keep your ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/12/social-anxiety-and-eye-contact/ Hi, I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. I decided it would be a good idea to speed my computer up by reinstalling Windows. Unfortunately this was a much longer and more stressful exercise than I had envisaged. My computer's working again now, although unfortunately it doesn't seem to be a ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/11/sorry-its-been-a-while/ Hi, I've just found a web page that gives some good examples of what social anxiety is. Here's an excerpt: "A man finds it difficult to walk down the street because he’s self-conscious and feels that people are watching him from their windows. Worse, he may run into a person on the sidewalk ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/10/what-is-it-like-to-live-with-social-anxiety-disorder/ Hi, I've just found an excellent blog post with 85 techniques to help you to overcome shyness. There's some really great stuff there and I'd recommend that you take a look. Here's an excerpt: ShyBusters Don’t tell strangers - As a general rule, unless you’ve been advised otherwise by a responsible mental health professional, don’t ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/9/good-bye-to-shy/ Hi, One excellent social anxiety strategy I've been using recently is 'Slow Talk'. I've always tended to blurt out what I'm saying as quickly as possible - mostly to just get it over with I suppose. But this technique forces you to slow down and speak slowly and clearly. It's important to build ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/8/slow-talk/ Hi, This is the first weekend since I started blogging about social anxiety and it's going pretty well. I went to see a friend yesterday and went to a car boot sale today. I used The Social Strategies which helped, but I think I could do with a bit more preparation beforehand. My ... http://www.socialanxietycrusher.com/blog/7/the-first-weekend/