Dealing With Social Anxiety

Here is your Monday STORY on: LOVE: What are the right actions to take in love? As with any big question you'll need to split the problem into smaller sections and deal with them individually. You may have to split the one big problem into 100 parts if necessary, as the smaller they are the easier they are to resolve. Intuitively we know the action to take, but more often than not we have an inner driving force that steers us away from this. It is this pull that wisdom needs to defeat. To not accept that a pull is there will only lead to further anguish, we need to be aware of its presence to actually see its activity. If you have followed an action that has not been strictly correct, but done so nonetheless, will make you fully appreciate the power this force has. For want of a better explanation we appear to forget. Then on top of that forgetting we have some apparent justification. Love is open and free, and not full of justification for not doing. Today's story illustrates how simple love can be if it is allowed to happen. Forgetting becomes the barrier we use and we are better to operate instinctively. CHAIN OF LOVE "How do you account for your remarkable accomplishment in life?" Queen Victoria of England asked Helen Keller. "How do you explain the fact that even though you were both blind and deaf, you were able to accomplish so much?" Ms. Keller's answer is a tribute to her dedicated teacher. "If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown." According to speaker Zig Ziglar, "Little Annie" Sullivan, as she was called when she was young, was no stranger to hardship. She was almost sightless herself (due to a childhood fever) and was, at one time, diagnosed as hopelessly "insane" by her by caregivers. She was locked in the basement of a mental institution outside of Boston. On occasion, Little Annie would violently attack anyone who came near. Most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her presence. An elderly nurse believed there was hope, however, and she made it her mission to show love to the child. Every day she visited Little Annie. For the most part, the child did not acknowledge the nurse's presence, but she still continued to visit. The kindly woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement. She believed Little Annie could recover, if only she were shown love. Eventually, doctors noticed a change in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hostility, they now noted an emerging gentleness and love. They moved her upstairs where she continued to improve. Then the day finally came when this seemingly "hopeless" child was released. Anne Sullivan grew into a young woman with a desire to help others as she, herself, was helped by the kindly nurse. It was she who saw the great potential in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, played with her, pushed her and worked with her until the flickering candle that was her life became a beacon of light to the world. Anne Sullivan worked wonders in Helen's life; but it was a loving nurse who first believed in Little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a compassionate teacher. "If it had not been for Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown." But if it had not been for a kind and dedicated nurse, the name of Anne Sullivan would have remained unknown. And so it goes. Just how far back does the chain of redemption extend? And how for forward will it lead? Those you have sought to reach, whether they be in your family or elsewhere, are part of a chain of love that can extend through the generations. Your influence on their lives, whether or not you see results, is immeasurable. Your legacy of dedicated kindness and caring can transform lost and hopeless lives for years to come. You can never overestimate the power of your love. It is a fire that, once lit, may burn forever. (Unknown Author) QUOTE: 'You better live your best and act your best and think your best today, for today is a sure preparation for tomorrow and all the other tomorrows that follow.' (Harriet Martineau) [[ct]]: Dealing With Social Anxiety

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How to live without regrets - Herald Sun

19 May 2012 at 3:08am

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No happy ending: 1 family's struggle with autism - NECN

18 May 2012 at 11:15pm

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NECN
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18 May 2012 at 10:56pm

ESPN (blog)

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18 May 2012 at 2:12pm

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5 Things to Give Up to Be Happy - Huffington Post (blog)

18 May 2012 at 6:00am

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How do you deal with social anxiety disorder?
I have been dealing with social anxiety disorder for along time now. I am 16 almost 17 years old. I will be a senior this year and I hate school so much. I feel like I am not normal and I'm weird or something. I am very quiet and shy in school. Everyone seems to be scared of me or something. Everyone will also ask me why am i so quiet or why don't you ever talk? It makes me feel like I am retarded or something. I can't ever be myself around anyone. I have 0 friends literally. I have a long distance boyfriend for 8 months now. I love him to death and I feel like if something happens between us that I will have nobody and be alone for the rest of my life. He is the only person I can be myself around including my family and my brother. I go to counseling for my disorder and depression but it doesn't help at all. Last year I almost failed because I skipped school almost 50 days because I feel unwanted at school and like everyone hates me because they think I'm weird. I would always skip to avoid conversations with people or if we had to present a project I would avoid me getting all nervous because I hate it! My face gets really red when I speak infront of a class or start shaking uncontrollably and my hands start sweating because I start to get really nervous. I also lose sleep and stay up all night if something is comming up at school like group activities or presentations. I want to be a normal kid who goes out with friends at this age and have a good time and just be myself. Everyone just says who cares what others think but its not that easy to just be myself to me. I can't do it. I am terrified on being judged or being made fun of or something. I can never stand up for myself and then I look like an idiot because I'm just sitting there. I know this year is going to be the same. I will skip school because I am scared to talk to people or being asked why are you so quiet? or presenting projects. This summer I just stayed in my room every single day talking to my boyfriend on the phone or playing xbox or watching tv. I know I'm different and it bugs me. I sit here and get depressed over nothing sometimes and start crying my eyes out. I sit here and cry because I have no friends and didn't go out once this summer with anyone. Sometimes people ask me to hang out in school but I avoid going because I don't want to sit there all quiet and make everything awkward and boring. One of my best friends moved 2 years ago and haven't talken to her since. A couple months ago she texted me and asked me to hang out. I would always say yeah and then when the day comes just blow her off. I did that 4 times to her and ever since then she hasn't tried talking to me. I haven't seen her in forever and I didn't want to seem quiet around her or I would think she changed or something. I want to be fun around people, not quiet and boring. I lost friends because I am so quiet sometimes. I have having social anxiety disorder. It is ruining my life and I want to change and be myself around everyone. :(

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how to deal with social anxiety disorder?
im 17 male i masturbate (does it effect me?) i dont go out at all, sometimes when i go out with family and when other family comes along i feel anxious, i pray every night and i masturbate i feel guilty after masturbating why is that helo me out :(

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How do I deal with Social Anxiety Disorder(please help me it's literally ruining my life)?
I'm 15 and I have SAD. I get nervous around people I don't know too well and I start excessively sweating. I sweat so much, and it's so embarrassing that I don't even go to school anymore. I ditch class like 3 times a week until I deal with this problem. Basically, SAD is making me sweat a lot and I don't want people to see me like that so I don't go to school and I'm depressed and it's ruining my life. How can I deal with this? Oh yeah and the sweat ONLY happens on my face nowwhere else on my body

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