http://toosigma.com/archive/2006-04-28/social-anxiety/ far from normal Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:25:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://toosigma.com/archive/2006-04-28/social-anxiety/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Philip Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:51:54 +0000 http://toosigma.com/archive/?p=56#comment-312 In a past life, I would say that I shared your discomfort with crowds but I had to overcome it as a matter of course for various reasons that I may go into at another time. Presently, just remember that any opportunity to interact with people is an opportunity to learn. This learning may be abstract, objective, or even a chance to learn more about yourself in the reactions we see. Also, at the most basic level, engaging others is a practice in exactly that activity and is functional and purposeful for that reason alone. In a past life, I would say that I shared your discomfort with crowds but I had to overcome it as a matter of course for various reasons that I may go into at another time. Presently, just remember that any opportunity to interact with people is an opportunity to learn. This learning may be abstract, objective, or even a chance to learn more about yourself in the reactions we see. Also, at the most basic level, engaging others is a practice in exactly that activity and is functional and purposeful for that reason alone.

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