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hey, call me aqua;
thanks for noticing my existence
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How Are You?: Memes, Gifs & Images
Icebreakers and Games / by aquaticsky
Last post
 May 24th, 2023
...See more Basically, this thread is so that you can describe your day or how you're feeling using funny memes/gifs/pictures/videos I'm tired right now so:
Social Anxiety: Challenges & Goals
Anxiety Support / by aquaticsky
Last post
 March 29th, 2018
...See more Social Anxiety: Challenges & Goals Main idea: social anxiety (social phobia) works by creating feelings of anxiety in social situations and then reinforcing them when those situations are avoided, because you feel relief after you've escaped the situation (positive reinforcement). That's why exposure therapy (CBT) works so well with social anxiety: you face your fears and the fear response declines, restructuring your anxious thoughts that pop up during social situations. We want calmness in social situations to become habitual. So, it'd be great to have a thread here dedicated to: > sharing self-made social challenges / goals > encouraging others to complete their tasks / goals > posting when you've completed a goal For example; > my goal is to say hi to one of the other students that I don't know at my university. > I challenge myself to order coffee in the next week. > my goal is to be able to request and chat with a listener for an hour. Tips: > don't make the goals too challenging. know your limits and let yourself ease into it (make realistic goals) > don't make a time limit that's too short --- give yourself time! (don't pressure yourself to be cured within 24 hours) > even if a situation doesn't go well, keep trying! maybe even let us know what happened so we can help you get back up
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General Support / by aquaticsky
Last post
 December 16th, 2017
...See more hiya! I was debating on posting to try to get a sponsor this way for a while. most call me aqua, and I'm a freshman in college. I have social phobia (social anxiety), and so it's really difficult for me to initiate chats or open up about my thoughts. of course, this means I'm lonely the majority of the time I'd really like an adult long-term listener who'd be willing to: > initiate check-ups on me as often as they can, since although I'm lonely a lot of the times I'd be too anxious to tell anyone about it > casually chat with me when they can, also makes me feel less alone > understand and talk about social anxiety, loneliness, depression / self-loathing I'm EST, and having someone who's also close to that time would also be great so that we could live / real-time chat when possible. it'd also be great if you could respond at least every other day, since I also get anxious and start wondering if I said something wrong if I don't get a reply after a while feel free to ask me any other questions thanks
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