I have a group on Meetup.com about Social anxiety and Personal growth. It’s called this not just because I wanted to meet other SA sufferers and talk about the problems we face. But also to find ways of overcoming it. This I feel is an important point to make. Social anxiety is more than just […]
The biggest obstacle in facing mental illness
One lesson I learned about addressing my social anxiety or even general illhealth is the importance of finding help. We can get it into heads that the problem isn’t big or important. That we can figure it out for ourselves. Or until will go away soon. We may even feel that our suffering is normal. […]
Does medicine create mental illness?
I came across an article in the New York Times by T.M Lurhman, The Anxious Americans pointing out that America has become the most anxious country in the world. Spending vast amounts of money on anxiety medications. The real question is why. To be sure there’s a genetic vulnerability to anxiety, but that only governs […]
I wish I was somebody else……
My social anxiety has affected me in so many ways. So much that when I look at what I’ve done with my life, is see little of consequence. I look back at the person I once was. When I was rejected again and again by my peers at school it hurt, and I didn’t understand […]
Does it feel like the weight of the world on your shoulders?
Not too long ago I wrote a rant to myself. As a way of letting out my rage, my frustration at the world. But really it’s about government, corruption of power, business, and society. Here’s an extract. Economics What a mess we have let this world become. Where money is seen as the measure of […]
Top 10 books for social anxiety
If I had to read just ten books to help me overcome social anxiety what would they be? I have read many books on personal development, trying to overcome my fears. My search has also taken me into the subjects of philosophy, spirituality, psychology and business. What you see below are top ten books I […]