[SueveDobe]

You feel uncomfortable with any sort of social interaction, which would include therapy, so your mind will come up with excuses as to why you don't need to do it.

My therapist was terrible. She was also full of **** and tried to deny basic human emotions that not a single person I've ever met would agree with. In a nutshell if your business partner cheated you out of your stake in a business and then the business failed if you took the slightest pleasure in it you're the only person in the world to ever do so and you're a bad person for it. She kept bringing up God way too often and I'm agnostic. It's as if God should be the solution to all my problems. Whenever she used God as a solution and I reminded her I'm not a believer she just changed the topic because God was the only suggestion she had. Shortly after I stopped seeing her (like 2 weeks) she quit or went somewhere else.

In fact, now that I think about it, I'm kind of disgusted by her. I don't necessarily have a beef with religions, but people with issues and who are unsure of themselves go to therapists and a therapist who pushes God so strongly is doing the most disgusting thing a religious zealot could do, and that's to prey on people in need and push religion on them.

I envy people who can sleep whenever they want to. I'm bad at sleeping.

I have a bit of insomnia, but when I do fall asleep I can sleep for quite a long time. I fell asleep at 5:00 AM this morning, and I just woke up at 1:30 PM. Although sleeping is part of depression I've ALWAYS enjoyed sleeping. I think it's the only time I truly feel relaxed.

Same here, except I would not call it a disorder but rather a personality trait that I need to work on because it does me no good.

If my psychiatrist was any good, he would have forced me to socialize more so I find a female companion (the non-physical part is important here). Instead he gave me pills, while they somehow work they do not fix the root cause.

The best way to socialize is to be the DD. You'll get invited to parties, etc., because you DD and it's an easy way to make friends and acquaintances because people like it when you do them favors. Plus I don't enjoy drinking much anyway.

It's also a personality issue. Women are...women. A perfect example is last night when I was DD'ing for someone's 21st. I got to watch slightly dorky (but overall decent) guys try to hit on this chick while the douchey guy ended up taking BOTH girls home, and I'm assuming they had a 3-some. Talking to and socializing with women in the hopes of forming a relationship is tricky because many say they want a nice guy, but being a nice guy usually doesn't work. Volunteering is a decent way to find decent people, but the downside is many of them are already with someone.

Many people think it's stupid, but on-line dating is good for people who get anxious in social situations. You can always chat with and get to know someone before meeting them, and while there are some crazies on there a good bit of the women I know that have tried it did it because they got tired of picking up useless guys at the bar and they're trying to find someone who they're likely to be compatible with rather than just hoping some random guy shares their interests. Downside is people tend to get overly picky as if they're shopping on-line. This guy is kinda cute and sounds great but he could be cuter, and he needs to be a neurosurgeon who loves kids, has a mansion, etc., etc. Once again... Women...

It's still hard though. Even when I convince myself to go out to bars or something I have a hard time talking to people, I get nervous, etc. It's hard to overcome without alcohol, but alcohol really isn't a solution. If you really want to socialize be a DD, do volunteer work, etc. Honestly volunteer work is the better option to start with because those people typically tender to be nicer more outgoing people and your conversations aren't drunken conversations about ninjas invading tacobell.