Comments on: Going Online with Social Anxiety http://www.anxiousliving.com/2006/07/24/going-online-with-social-anxiety/ An Exploration into Social Anxiety Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:14:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://www.anxiousliving.com/2006/07/24/going-online-with-social-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Aaron Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:37:35 +0000 http://www.anxiousliving.com/2006/07/24/going-online-with-social-anxiety/#comment-52 I wanted to second everything that Ryan has said here. Not only has online communication greatly helped me in dealing with social anxiety, but it was through reading blog posts and researching online that I first realized I needed to seriously look into whether I have SAD. One of the great things about online communication is that you can take a step back to give yourself some breathing room and it will go completely unnoticed. You can work at conversation and not have the fear that people will see how uneasy it makes you. It's been a lot of help for me. I wanted to second everything that Ryan has said here. Not only has online communication greatly helped me in dealing with social anxiety, but it was through reading blog posts and researching online that I first realized I needed to seriously look into whether I have SAD.

One of the great things about online communication is that you can take a step back to give yourself some breathing room and it will go completely unnoticed. You can work at conversation and not have the fear that people will see how uneasy it makes you. It’s been a lot of help for me.

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