Archive for the 'Personal Progress' Category
Day 1 on the Quest to Quit Smoking
July 3rd, 2008Today is the day that I quit smoking. I know there are at least a few others joining me on this adventure so I figured I would share my experiences, and maybe some of you may want to share yours as well.
I smoked my last cigarette last night, and put on a patch before [...]
What Other Social Anxiety Sites do You Visit?
June 14th, 2008Over the past few months, I have been searching for more social anxiety blogs, and I have only found a few that actively post content. I know that others must exist. What sites do you visit, and which have helped you the most?
The Therapeutic Qualities of Social Networks
June 11th, 2008Since it was released, I have been hearing quite a bit about this new social network called “Plurk.” Initially I put off joining as I didn’t want to have to interact with people to build another network of friends. Finally yesterday I decided to join and see what all of the hype was about. Initially [...]
May’s Progress
June 10th, 2008Here’s a quick overview of the progress I made during May. The weather is finally getting warmer here in the north-east US, so I have been starting to get more exercise. I spent quite a bit of time researching and learning. I continued my research into NLP techniques, and started to look at the world [...]
Learning to be more Social : My Goal
May 15th, 2008Right now I am at what will most likely be the longest part of my process of becoming more socially experienced. I am learning to communicate with people who’s interests are different from mine. For me this has always been a huge sticking point because, while I find the topics that most other [...]
Before Now
May 11th, 2008For most of my life I have struggled with my social anxieties. I first remember experiencing this when I was around 10 years old. Separated from my best friends in school, I was mortified and pretty much unable to make new friends.
I was paralyzed by my fear until my junior year in high [...]
Where am I With My Anxiety?
May 7th, 2008I have struggled with social anxiety for the past 20 years of my life. Events that began to unfold when I was 6 led to me first feeling uncomfortable when I was 8. When I was 6, my first grade teacher didn’t know how to teach exceptionally smart kids like me and assumed that because [...]
