Posted by billym on January 14, 2004, at 14:36:19
In reply to Re: Thoughts on Social Phobia, and possible remedies, posted by thinkfast on January 14, 2004, at 8:41:50
Sandy, ann, thinkfast,I don't know about you, but I really don't like being alone. It's awful having no social contacts, for instance, in college, where I am presently.
Today I'm going to get drunk before a french class -- there's a lot of talking, a lot of interacting that it demands, and after the first few days, I know I'm going to have to interact or I will fail.
They say benzos are "addictive" -- GOOD! I don't care! I'll take addiction, side-effects, whatever, if it means I can tolerate a conversation for more than a few seconds, if it means I can laugh with people and express myself. Anything's better than this. We might as well be locked away in solitary confinement. There's no way out without effective drugs to alieve the fear, pain, and self-consciousness.
billy
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