A Year in Review
December 30th, 2008 by AndyIt seems that yet another Thanksgiving and Christmas has passed. With the new year looming only a few days away, its time I take a few minutes to think back on this passed year and speculate about what may come in the next year. I can only hope that next year will be half as exciting as this year has been.
At the beginning of this year, I had just started a new job. While it was a bit frightening it was exciting none the less. I spent quite a bit of time continuing my research into the anxieties that I faced and how to conquer them.
At some point, I discovered that the anxiety I suffered from was known as Social Anxiety Disorder. It was at this point that I realized that there wasn’t nearly enough information openly available to sufferers online, and decided to create this blog in order to help others. From that point forward, I continued working on myself, and writing about every technique that I found that worked for me.
Finally October rolled around, and my posts screeched to a halt. Suddenly I found myself without new techniques to contribute, and decided that rather than clutter the site meaningless summaries of what I’d already covered, I’d hold off until I had something new. That time hasn’t come yet, but some amazing things have happened with me.
Right around this same time, I suddenly found that my anxiety had drastically decreased. From then thru today, I’ve been continuing with systematic desensitization and self-hypnosis. If I take a moment to think back to where I started, or even just 6 months ago, I hardly recognize the person I was. I have more fun now. I’m a better father. I’m much more assertive. Most importantly I’m much happier than I was then.
So what does all of this mean for SociallyDistressed.com in the year to come? Relax, despite my lack of new content recently, I’m not abandoning you guys. Personally I’m at a point where I’m probably going to stay for a few months. So I probably won’t be writing about any new techniques for a while. On the other hand, I’m always willing to help you out. Just comment if you have questions, and I’ll answer maybe even write an entire post if your question spawns enough thought. Once I have taken care of the things I have to do, I’m sure you’ll start to see new techniques and ideas appear again.
With that said, I wish you all a great and prosperous 2009! Happy New Years!
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December 30th, 2008 at 6:45 am
I love when I meet people who actively try to better their lives. I love people who choose to be happy with what they have, and not begrudge others who have more, different, better things.
We haven’t talked often, but I have enjoyed the conversations we have had … and I always look forward to more.
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