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I had an in-grown toenail though in a much more milder form. I used to soak my foot in warm and soapy water three to four times a day. This helped in keeping my feet clean. You could even add epsom salt to the water to soften the skin of the affected area. 

I like having birds and bees around the garden. 

On 5/24/2015 at 11:44 AM, MARYROSE02 said:

 

I just noticed your post - been working my way through this thread. Social phobia and/or shyness has been a problem at times. At uni in the 1980's I found the tutorials horrible, crowded into a small room, and unable to open my mouth for an entire year. Now I'm doing my Open Uni degree, a generation later, and it's all on line, but I am contributing to the forums, and to be honest, if I had 'face-to-face' tutes again, I don't think have any problem. I think 'social phobia' is all about the fear of being judged by other people. You know, 'I walk into the pub, and I'm sure that everybody is looking at me' or 'How can I go to a gym when all the 'jocks' will be laughing at my weedy body.' But in reality, nobody is looking, and they all have their own problems to worry about.

 

Have you ever had any therapy? That can help. It helped me in fact. I remember after my first appointment with the guy I see, I was pumped up enough to go to an open mic poetry evening and read my own (crap) poem aloud!

 

I have social phobia too. Whenever I am eating by myself or shopping alone I always felt like people were judging me. Although it wouldn't matter even if they did. But I feel much better now. Though it took me a long time to make friends in school and college, the few friends that I have collected over the years are one of the best people I could surround myself with.