Hello everyone this is Vincent Hilliard in P.G. County maryland. Since I was 16 I have had struggles with my self esteem and liking myself. I struggled with depression and mood swings, I’m 38 and am doing much better but have a lot of anxiety about social situations and starting conversations with people. I’m very quiet and introverted and have no friends and social life. I’m a gay man and have fears about starting a relationship with another man. I also have a slight stutter which is part of the problem. A lot of times I dont know what to say to people I meet and cant hold a conversation. I was shocked when I found this site for shy people, I was looking up the site for my soap opera Passions and found the shy passions dating line for shy and introverted people. And found Careplace through that site. I was relieved. I think its great to have a site for people like us who struggle with these issues. Anyone please feel free to e-mail me at or call me at if you want to talk. Lets get together and support each other. Thanks
Hello stoogefreaky thanks for responding to my story. I’m glad I’m not the only person who has these issues. Please let me know how old you are and where you live. You can contact me at e-mail - bookworm7040@yahoo.com or call my cell at 202-247-6934. How are you coping today with your issues. and what makes things work better for you to help you cope and keep on living. Did you join support groups? Write back as soon as possible. I’m glad we are friends.
I’m only 20 and I live in Texas. It is kinda hard for me to cope with my problem. I’m not really a religious person but I live on becuase I believe in God. I believe what happens to us is happening for a good reason. Every incident is leading us somewhere no matter what. That is how I cope. I’m in the social phobia group on this website.
Hi I am glad to see that you believe in God, i too believe that we are headed for a much better place, but while we are here we are going to have pain sometimes but just know that through God all things are possible and he will always make a way.