Social Anxiety poll

[Perknose]

Collectively, you guys are starting to scare me.

 

[ra990]

This is why weed should be legalized.

 

[RedArmy]

Originally posted by: Perknose
Collectively, you guys are starting to scare me.

I thought ATOT was part of the rehabilitation, or was it part of the problem, I can't remember.

 

[KingGheedora]

Originally posted by: ra990
This is why weed should be legalized.

For some people, weed causes more anxiety than it resolves.

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: KingGheedora

Originally posted by: ra990
This is why weed should be legalized.

For some people, weed causes more anxiety than it resolves.

They don't have to smoke it then.

 

[imported_Imp]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Taking this in a slightly different direction...

How do you do with speaking in front of groups of people?

1) People you know slightly (work closely with/in classes with)

2) People you've never met before (but work with or for/go to school with)

3) Total Strangers

Scares the absolute shit out of me in the lead up to having to speak. Once my name is called though, I couldn't be more relaxed and happy. I enjoy being up there, having people listen to me and attention whoring. It doesn't matter who I'm talking to either. It feels the same regardless of age or status, whether I'm being graded or not.

Coupling this with my ability to take over conversations with people I'm comfortable with, and I start to get pissed. Kind of feels like there's this extremely confident, successful person waiting to come out full-time.

And most of you don't sound too bad. There are actual SA forums out there with people who talk about how good they feel after going to the bank ATM alone for the first time. I want to laugh, but completely get where they come from.

 

[KoolDrew]

I'm about a 6.

 

[Candymancan21]

I'd rate myself about a 6 or 9 maybe i between. I dont have problems talking to complete strangers, but i'v always had issues being in groups of people when small talk starts. I cant stand small talk because i have nothing to say really unless its about something i like. If people are talking about general stuff i just tend to be like yea uh hu, and act like im interested but im not. I have hard a time with girls/women, and getting that first job and after is really hard also.

I wouldnt take drugs ever to fix this tho, nore go to the doctor because i think thats a bunch of crap.

 

[pontifex]

voted 8. I can talk to people if I have to, but I generally have nothing to say unless they are talking about something I have an interest in. Most people just don't have the same interests as I do. If I'm with a group of people, I'm usually listening to someone else. I never have any cool stories, never have any vacation stories, weekend stories, etc to share. I try to avoid people I don't know.

I do get nervous when talking to strangers on the phone for some reason. I worked in a call center for 4 years and I'm working in one again now. Its usually not too bad but I do get nervous now and then. I even get nervous sometimes when I have to call companies for personal reasons, like to cancel something or for some type of support.

I feel like I don't know what I'm talking about or feel like I'm going to be boring.

I've never seen a doctor about it.

 

[AstroManLuca]

4 or 5. Voted 5 since I'm definitely not less anxious than average. But I wouldn't say I'm more socially anxious than average either. Sometimes I worry about awkwardness but usually I throw caution to the wind and try to introduce myself to a lot of people. Only problem is I end up meeting a lot of people but forget their names because I'm just bad with names.

I've been to counseling and taken antidepressants, but not for these problems. Those were over ten years ago for clinical depression while I was in Jr. High school. Since then I've had a much more positive outlook on life.

 

[SonnyDaze]

From the dead it has risen.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
From the dead it has risen.

I guess its anxiety has been cured.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
From the dead it has risen.

WTF I did a double take myself.

No one has ever revived a KOed thread of mine this old. I feel sort of honoured. *sniff*

 

[olds]

1 = No anxiety at all. If the hottest women in the world walked into the room with her boy friend I would still hit on her. Because... you know there's always that 1 in a million chance!

That is fucking stupid.
I wouldn't hit on her because I have class and decorum. It doesn't have a damn thing to do with social anxiety.
Are you on drugs?

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

1 = No anxiety at all. If the hottest women in the world walked into the room with her boy friend I would still hit on her. Because... you know there's always that 1 in a million chance!

That is fucking stupid.
I wouldn't hit on her because I have class and decorum. It doesn't have a damn thing to do with social anxiety.
Are you on drugs?

agreed

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I think your ratings are not properly scaled. The gap between 1 and 5 is much smaller than 5 and 10.

People picked up on what he meant though. A normal distribution resulted.

It's an interesting perspective on where the average ATOT member places themselves along the distribution.