pink freud

I'm a social anxiety sufferer. Similar to you, I'm sure mine dates back to when I was ridiculed back when I moved to my town for just about everything (namely nerdiness, shyness, fashion sense, etc.) I also have severe lung problems that would result in coughing excessively - people made fun of me for that, too. Unfortunately, my social anxiety almost controls my life now. My advice would be to seek help for it in case things end up getting worse, ya' know? I didn't use to be so bad years ago, but now I wish I could start seeing my psychologist again.

We were only together for a few months. I've been reading around the boards a lot and that seems like such a short time for some people who've been in relationships for years, but it was my first real relationship with someone. I'd like to stay friends with him, but I don't know if it's going to happen.

Hi, My ex-boyfriend dumped me about a month ago, basically stating that we drifted apart and that he just didn't want to see me anymore. We agreed to still be friends, but I don't think it's a friendship when I'm the only one who starts the conversations. I've actually noticed a pattern - whenever I IM him one day and we talk, he'll IM me once the next day. It ends there. I have to start the next one. I've even asked him if he'd prefer that I not IM him anymore and he replied with something like "No, please do. I just don't have a lot to say sometimes." He sure had a lot to say when we were together, though. Should I continue trying to talk to him, or should I just forget about it? Also, does anyone have any idea why he might visit my MySpace and Xanga regularly? I have trackers that show he's been...