It was very disabling, limiting what I could do. I was not the me you see on here. It is good not to have that hang over me. I think you two should work together on this trading answers. And questions, like why do you think you have trouble with social situations. What sort of situations?
The group might be able to help with what they do in those situations.
I think I have social anxiety tied into my agoraphobia too. I'm totally fine out on a trail hiking by myself, but in a crowd at a movie theater or something? Totally different story!
I just finished the core sessions of the program last week. For some reason I didn't think shyness and sensitivity would be the most applicable to me of the auxiliary sessions, but if that's what it's about I should definitely take a look! I'll go through it this week too and maybe we can talk some more about it.
Hi Red: Was never really agoraphobic but certainly was shy and sensitive. I think when I started to get rid of negative core beliefs, I loosened up and was able to paticipate and start to enjoy myself. I realized that even if someone didn't "suit" me (nothing in common) I can still learn something from them. They can still be nice people but I didn't have to hang out with them if I didn't want to. I could chose my own friends. Teasing was difficult to take because I couldn't just laugh it off, was too caught up in me, myself and I, to be able to laugh at myself. I took myself way too seriously, because I was hurting inside from the negative core beliefs.
I am Agoraphobic and have just started reading session 14 on Shyness and Sensitivity. They mention social anxiety in this session and I am beginning to think I have some issues to deal with on this front. I am really not sure at this point. I do fit the profile in some ways and not others. It seems to me that Agoraphobia and social anxiety kind of go together for me..... Especially if your Agoraphobia is severe and long standing like mine. I am wondering if anyone else reading here has had issues with these two things??? I am just getting started on this session and if it is like the rest of the sessions here I am sure it will help me.
