Anxious but here

katicorn

Hi, I'm Kate. To be honest I was undecided on whether to join this community or not due to my social anxiety, which is just one of the difficulties I have to contend with. Ultimately I've managed to push past that feeling, join, and am looking forward to hopefully becoming a part of this community.

chiarieds

So pleased you've joined us all @katicorn. We're a good bunch really! This is a very friendly & supportive community, where we try to help, & certainly do look after each other. So thank you for being brave & joining us all. Please have a look around at the different discussions, visit our 'Coffee lounge' https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/coffee-lounge    as well as chat here. You'll soon get to meet others, & I hope you enjoy now being part of our community.

Ails

Hi @katicorn and welcome also from me to the Community.  How are you today?  It's nice to meet you and have you on board.  Thank you for joining us and great to hear that you felt you could.  The forum is a great space for support, friendship and good chat.  You will be made to feel really welcome here as lots of lovely people on our Community.  It's a great way to meet new friends too and I'm sure you will fit right in.  Please chat to us anytime and as @chiarieds has already explained, we have lots of great discussions on here so feel free to join in any of them you find interesting in your own time.  I look forward to seeing you on here.  If you have any questions at all or need help with anything then please just give us a shout.  All the best. 

Adrian_Scope

Hello @katicorn and a warm welcome to the community. 
I'm glad you took the plunge and joined us and I hope you will soon feel comfortable enough to get involved in some of our discussions. We're a friendly and welcoming group and as both @chiarieds and @ails have said, we all do our best to look out for and support each other. 

katicorn

Thank you all for the welcome. 

Chloe_Alumni

Welcome to the community @katicorn! Loving the username! 

Adrian_Scope

Hello @katicorn. How are you doing?

katicorn

Hi @Adrian_Scope. I'm still going, which is always a good thing. I've been dealing with pain both joint related and migraine/headache related. I'm waiting on a call from my neurologist with a date for yet another lumbar puncture, so far I've had 6 in 10 months 

janer1967

Hello and welcome @katicorn lovely to see you here. I hope you get an appointment soon, dealing with pain on a daily basis is enough to make any one feel anxious.