yoda

Could you give a list the things you find most difficult to do socially, and
rate them out of 10 for the anxiety they produce.

seeyouinseptember

1. Heights when I drive top of list. I went on top of city hall and I was
petrified.I think its my fear of heights, loss of control and dying. I am
afraid car will give out, or will hit me someone will push me if I was
standing say at the city hall tower .Yet say I am walking or jogging , and
no one is around I feel very little fear, cause I am in control, but by and
large fear of height,
2 Nightclubs, fear of control here too, fear of rejection maybe?
3. Fear of going anywhere totally informal and Inside like a pool hall, or
a football game or bar (loss of control among people I feel don't have the
same issues I had ironed out)
Thats it , how about you answering your own question

1. Level of fear ( not sure why)


Could you give a list the things you find most difficult to do socially, and
rate them out of 10 for the anxiety they produce.

seeyouinseptember

and number 4, Fear of medication even though I realize I have to overcome
that. I saw people get ill on meds and I am fearful .

ezine

Number 1 fear: getting fat
2. fear not being able to relax
3 heart disease.

kc

Could you give a list the things you find most difficult to do socially, and
rate them out of 10 for the anxiety they produce.

* going to a public place (restaurant, bar, movie) alone - 7 - bringing a
book to "hide" in helps somewhat.
* being the last person to arrive at a meeting - 9 - i'd rather miss the
meeting entirely, and often do.
* being intoxicated in public - 8 - i think this is a control issue. it's
weird, because it didn't start to bother me until recently.
* being made to look stupid in a public forum - 10 - no idea why i keep
reading usenet. i must be a masochist. :-)
* i'm afraid people will judge me for the contents of my grocery cart, and i
hide the "bad" food under the healthy stuff - 8 - yeah, i know that's a
weird one.
* but mostly i'm terrified of becoming a normal middle aged suburban
yuppie - 10. ;-)

-kelly

mogie

1. Fear of being judged by other people.
2. Fear of being seen by other people.
3. Fear of speaking in public.
4. Fear of seeing someone I went to school with.
5. Fear of not holding my jar in the correct position (I have TMJ).
6. Fear of being fat.
7. Fear of being ugly.
8. Fear of being alone.
9. Fear of heights.
10. Fear of snakes.


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aca3

With 10 being a severe panic attack, I would
probably rate my social anxiety levels as:

5 - asking a woman out on a date, actual first
date, public speaking, disability reviews.

3 - socializing with strangers who don't
understand anxiety disorders, awkward
misunderstandings, travel, interacting with
unfamiliar doctors or therapists.

1 - socializing with strangers who do
understand anxiety disorders, socializing
with family and friends.

Best Wishes,
Arthur

mmfurgs

haircuts 7
dinner tables 7
dealing with cashiers/salespeople 8
public speaking 10
waiting room with others 5
when others in waiting room initiate small talk 6
walking by walking people facing me (look at the ground, the sky, in
the eye, hello..? what do you want from me stranger?) 5
people 99

cherry the red squirrel

Leaving the house without my dogs. 9.
Leaving the house at night without my dogs. 10.
Going out to get essentials like bread or milk and meeting the perfectly
friendly couple with the gorgeous gsd-akito cross who live three doors
down and having to make small talk. 8. (This is somewhat lessened if the
dog is with one of them cos I relate to dogs much better than I do
people, so I can chat about our dogs.)
Going out for a meal in a posh restaurant (something I am doing with my
bf and a friend in a month or so for my friend's birthday). Got to be an
11 out of 10 !!!!
Having to go somewhere, usually to hospital in London, on the train. I
am terrified of travelling on trains. 10.
Basically if I have to leave the house it's a 9-10 situation.
Answering the telephone to someone other than my bf or my ex husband -
8.

I'm not sure that these situations produce anxiety as such - but I just
don't do them unless I *absolutely* have to. I avoid doing them at all
costs. When I do do them I get it over with as quickly as possible. It's
like I have more a social *aversion* than an anxiety.

Cherry

grigoruk89

ahem. you are blind.