Tenby, Pembrokeshire
As group leader I have a Psychology degree and have specialised in counselling people with SA for over 10 years. I also lived with SA myself and so have a huge understanding of the difficulties you have faced.
Not everybody is ready to join a group, and I do offer specialist counselling and therapy for people with SA. Please click HERE for more information.
Experience of a Social Phobic
What am I doing? I’m here again and I can’t back out now. That would make me look such a fool, weak, pathetic, stupid. Anyway, I know I can do this, why is it such a problem? In a minute I’m going to have to stand up. Will my legs hold me? What the hell will I look like if I stand up and fall down in front of everyone? Oh boy.
Okay breathe, I have to do this now. In one minute I’m going to (providing my legs hold) stand up and walk to the front of the room. I hope I look okay, I hope I’m not walking funny, I hope my expression looks normal. I know I can do this, but my body just wont get that, it just turns to jelly. My legs are wobbly, my tummy churns over and my heart wow, it couldn’t beat faster if I was about to be thrown to the lions. This is JUST a presentation, I’ve done lots of them, so how come it doesn’t get any easier?
Standing
here in front of these people all looking at me, expecting of me, waiting for
me to make a mistake. I can hardly
breathe, how the hell am I going to speak!
I have to speak though, either that or run away and never come back and
I’m not a quitter.
Compose myself, look confident oh god I have to speak NOW, and my voice will tremble and they will all know I’m nervous and then they will know how weak and stupid and crazy I really am.
"Hello everybody, I'm so pleased to be here today. My presentation today will be on..............................