Quote Originally Posted by BestTonicIsChronic
All you gotta do is go out there with the "fuck it" attitude, for instance, you talk to a girl and she totally blows you off, well if you go into it with the "fuck it" attitude you just think to yourself what ever happends who gives a flying fuck, sure i might take sometime to actually get this to mentaly work but it does work. But learn from your mistakes and find out what works and what doesnt with social situations. .
Social anxiety disorder is a lot more complicated than that and can be associated with panic attacks in certain situations. It is a legitimate mental illness like depression, but not as easy to diagnose.
Quote Originally Posted by BestTonicIsChronic
Here this will help you with social situations and with problems with chicks...its my thread on the basics to talking to chicks, just follow what I and others have written and youll be fine.
Okay now that's just -dare I say it- really dumb. Social phobia is NOT the fear of talking to girls.

Okay, BTIC, listen up for a quick education; I'm doing you a favor by nipping your ignorance in the bud.

From socialphobia.org:

" The socially anxious person ... can never fully relax when other people are around. It always feels like others are evaluating them, being critical of them, or "judging" them in some way. The person with social anxiety knows that people don't do this openly, of course, but they still feel the self-consciousness and judgment while they are in the other person's presence. It's sometimes impossible to let go, relax, and focus on anything else except the anxiety and fear. Because the anxiety is so very painful, it's much easier just to stay away from social situations and avoid other people altogether.


Social anxiety is the third largest psychological problem in the United States today. This type of anxiety affects 15 million Americans in any given year. Unlike some other psychological problems, social anxiety is not well understood ...In fact, people with social anxiety are misdiagnosed almost 90% of the time. People with social phobia come to our anxiety clinic labeled as "schizophrenic", "manic-depressive", "clinically depressed", "panic disordered", and "personality disordered", among other damaging misdiagnoses.

As with all problems, everyone with social anxiety has slightly different secondary symptoms. Some people, for example, cannot write in public because they fear people are watching and their hand will shake. Others are very introverted and they find it too difficult to hold down a job. Still others have severe anxiety about eating or drinking in the presence of other people. Some people with social anxiety feel that a certain part of their body (such as the face or neck) are particularly "strange looking" and vulnerable to being stared at. Others experience a muscle spasm (usually around the neck and shoulders) and it becomes the center of their focus ---"it's so embarrassing that if someone sees it I will be humiliated forever!"

One thing that all socially anxious people share is the knowledge that their thoughts and fears are basically irrational. That is, people with social anxiety know that others are really not critically judging or evaluating them all the time. They understand that people are not trying to embarrass or humiliate them. They realize that their thoughts and feelings are somewhat exaggerated and irrational. Yet, despite this rational knowledge, they still continue to feel differently."

Okay? Now go out there and enjoy your newfound knowledge.
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