School shy, fear rejection

Posted by Budgie on August 15, 2003, at 21:04:16

Hi there,
Some illuminating things have been coming out in my sessions lately- like just how incredibly deep my fear of rejection runs and how far back it goes. I had also forgotten how much I dreaded my first weeks of preschool and kindergarten, and moving to new schools. In a little over a week, I'll be starting my senior year in college, and I'm still dealing with anxiety over it.
How have other people dealt with these issues? I'm sure fear of rejection must be almost a universal thing with people suffering problems like ours. School shyness just seems like early stage social anxiety, which I've suffered from full-blown for 7 years now. What techniques or changes in perspective have people found helpful, besides and in addition to meds, for SA?
Thanks

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School shy, fear rejection Budgie 8/15/03
Re: Calling all CBT specialists - Matt? » Budgie Dinah 8/16/03
Re: Calling all CBT specialists fallsfall 8/16/03
Re: School shy, fear rejection » Budgie JonW 8/18/03
Re: School shy, fear rejection Budgie 8/19/03
Re: School shy, fear rejection » Budgie Dinah 8/19/03
Re: School shy, fear rejection mattdds 8/19/03
Re: School shy, fear rejection » Budgie JonW 8/19/03
Very well said JonW (nm) » JonW mattdds 8/19/03
Re: Very well said JonW Budgie 8/19/03
Thanks mattdds! (nm) JonW 8/20/03

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