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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: What are the best jobs for people with social anxiety? |
| jpfudgeworth |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2012, 5:41 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I would love that job. I tried to get one but I think the libraries around me are losing funding. Definitely on my list though. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: What are the best jobs for people with social anxiety? |
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Posted: 16 Jun 2012, 4:22 pm
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Replies: 11
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| I really need a job. My life is currently stalled, but I'm terrified of having a job that forces me to do a lot of face to face interaction, or worse, phone calls. I've put this off for so long because if a trip the grocery store makes me anxious I can only imagine how I would feel if I worked at th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Phone Anxiety |
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Posted: 02 Jun 2012, 8:31 pm
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Replies: 32
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Thanks everyone.
I also wish that it were common to say "over" after you're done talking.
I discovered that hard alcohol is the best way to return phone calls. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Phone Anxiety |
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Posted: 01 Jun 2012, 5:09 pm
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Replies: 32
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| I really need to return some phone calls but the thought of doing that makes me panic. I think this problem is getting worse for me. When I talk to people on the phone it takes a lot of effort for me to concentrate on what is being said. I don't know how to reply. I get easily distracted by all of m... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Afraid of phone calls, texting, social networking, etc |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2012, 4:55 am
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Replies: 15
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Receiving a phone call is one of the most anxious things I can imagine. Making a phone call is even worse.
However texting and social networking is not as difficult for me, but both are capable of causing anxiety even with people I am very familiar with. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Stimming and music |
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Posted: 19 Dec 2011, 8:02 pm
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Replies: 22
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| I stim when I listen to music. I also stim when I play music. Sometimes I think that performing and stimming are one in the same. Most music has parts that repeat so I can usually work myself into an exciting whole body pattern. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: INERTIA |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2011, 9:25 pm
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What is your most common social mistake? |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2011, 1:02 am
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Replies: 89
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| By far the worst thing I am aware of is talking about something that is only related to the conversation in my own idiosyncratic way. My awareness of this is still fresh, so I'm sure that I am improving in this area and will continue to do so. I'm also sure that soon I will become aware of my next b... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Meditation and Anxiety |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2011, 12:57 am
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Replies: 12
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| Has anyone used meditation as a way to treat anxiety? I've had a lot of attacks this year and I realized I'm just horrible at coping with stress so I thought I'd try meditation, but I need to learn more about it first. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you "feel loved"? |
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Posted: 16 Aug 2011, 12:51 am
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Replies: 21
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| I know that people love me, but at the same time I cannot believe that anyone really loves me. I can love other people, barely, but I can never truly accept that people want me in their lives. I think if I wasn't around no one would really mind, and that's probably not true. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: What's your genre? |
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Posted: 15 Aug 2011, 5:38 am
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Replies: 21
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| My favorite kind of music has the unfortunate label, "math rock." Notable artists include Hella, Zach Hill, Don Caballero, and Tera Melos. What I love most about it is the rhythmic complexity and the experimental song structures. There is also usually a perfect balance of aggression and elegance. Mo... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: eye contact with certain people |
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Posted: 14 Aug 2011, 3:49 am
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Replies: 20
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| Eye contact is awkward and uncomfortable, of course. I make it even less with people I dislike. However, if I love somebody deeply I can look at there eyes and enjoy it. But still not while talking. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Caring Too Much |
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Posted: 13 Aug 2011, 4:59 pm
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Replies: 4
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Thank you both so much. I've have been feeling crazy lately.
It does seem like a deep dark secret. Maybe I can look at that positively and I won't be so compelled to "confess" it.
I will try something like a doodle book. |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Caring Too Much |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 6:39 am
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Replies: 4
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| It's really hard for me to connect with people. I don't seek out relationships. All of my friendships were formed by accident, because someone reached out to me and I happened to like them. This is the only way it ever happens. But sometimes, I form a connection with someone who I deeply enjoy and t... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: What is love? |
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Posted: 12 Aug 2011, 6:04 am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,422
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| I'm really glad I read that article. Love is a deep desire to know someone completely. Not to know them as you'd like to see them, but to accept them as they truly are. I feel childish all of a sudden. |
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Forum: The Haven Topic: I feel hopelessness |
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Posted: 28 Jul 2011, 4:19 am
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Replies: 1
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| I don't think I'll ever feel comfortable around other people. I don't think I'll ever learn the skills I need to join the adult world. I don't think I'll ever get used to the pains that most people seem to deal with. I'm having a really bad time and I don't know what to do so I came here to vent my ... |
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