To Lucy and Hannah, I have been thinking about this. I saw your replies a while ago but never had a chance to respond. I wish I could remember what it was that I'd come up with. Little drunk right...

Hey, Enduronman, my laptop is fixed now. However, I feel a little fixed myself and I don't like revisiting old mental issues when I'm up. I can talk about being up though :) Or anything at all. Now I...

Enduronman, ignore me if you don't like the question please, but how old are you? Just wondering, because someone pointed out recently to me that those problems can crop up at around age 25. Could...

Also, sometimes taking a nap can help. I'll add to the voices reassuring you that you are welcome to talk to me and I think everyone else here anytime. "Making a fool of yourself" doesn't apply at...

Hannah_28- I've been there. It's really not fun and often nothing anyone says can make (for me at least) it better until it passes. Sometimes it has to run its course before you can comfortably...

Thanks MindPieces. After I took that quiz that I mentioned (with the OCD traits spelled out) I've tried to accept the possibility that it might be something I'm dealing with. What is yours like, if...

Haha, I actually just went back to all of my posts from last night to read them again with an English accent. Actually, I live in Kentucky. I'm not too trapped in an apartment either. Honestly,...

I know the original post is very old, but nobody mentioned PTSD yet (unless I missed it). The feeling of helplessness, almost the first thing mentioned, coupled with an experience during which...

I get it, but I might disagree about that a little bit. Does it explain the reason why I do what I do, or just lay out the details of what I do?
You must have recognized me, if I'm like your...

So, I don't have a social phobia diagnosis but I have a seriously hard time with anxiety and social situations/getting to know people. I'm really beginning to settle into the "knowledge" that I'll...

On the other hand, if you can somehow manage to get into college classes early, you might find it a lot easier to cope with. Depends on the college, but I find my life is actually less stressful when...

I did homeschooling for two years (earlier than the ones you're considering, though). In my mind, I always go back to that time and wonder if it helped me or made things worse. It turned out to be a...

INTP
Introvert(33%) iNtuitive(62%) Thinking(1%) Perceiving(33)%
You have moderate preference of Introversion over Extraversion (33%)
You have distinctive preference of Intuition over Sensing...

Okay! I'm glad to have someone to interact with right now. :) Before I start that linked test, thanks for saying that I'm interesting. And I have tried no prescriptions at all, just some mindfulness...

As in- I still want to keep my distance from others, but because I've forced myself to interact despite this strong desire to hide, I find reasons to keep my distance from people anyway. Get a "thick...

In my life, this approach has had mixed good and bad results. I find it too easy to fall into mentally classifying anyone who seems threatening as "not as cool as me" or otherwise imagine them to be...

Hi, I'm brand new here. I don't know if anybody is online. I never really get a chance to get online except at night while my roommate is asleep and I can borrow his computer. So I might only ever...

Well, and lately I've tried to come to terms with the fact that I just don't like to go to sleep- most likely because of awful dreams. This aspect has improved lately, though, for me.

I fight this all the time. Sometimes I can make it work for a while, but it's impossible when I'm unemployed. I'm sorry I can't give advice, but I can relate. It's not a mystery to me that I've loved...