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"Of course I know that sa is not contagious, that it can be passed on through genes and it is also affected by environmental factors.\n\nHowever, I have to believe that my sa is contagious :? \n\nWhen I first moved to the city I moved in with a friend I went to school with. During the first 6 months she was extremely outgoing and social, she talked to me all the time (though getting little response) and would invite me out places etc etc. She seemed confident, self assured and HAPPY! Myself, on the otherhand, I didnt adjust well to suddenly living in another environment with someone I didnt really feel comfortable with. I became extremely reclusive, rarely coming out of my room.\n\nAnyways, later that year, my friend changed. She seemed to copy my depression patterns. She stopped talking to me and moved her television from the lounge into her bedroom. She rarely came out of bedroom and when she did we only ever managed small talk, where as before we had long conversations.\n\nOf course i realise other stuff in her life may have caused the change not me, but still i cant help feeling somewhat responsible.\n\nThen i often notice that people i am around often become quieter, more reserved and often uncomfortable in their interactions (not just with me but with others too).\n\nBut the final conclusion to my large assumption in my pyschriatrist, I swear i have given him social anxiety. the more time i spend with him the more i notice how awkward he has become, how he now stutters and has to clear his throat, how he avoids eye contact and how he does nervous twitches with his hands.\n\nis it possible my sa is contagious, im not sure, but many things are pointing to YES. maybe im just  :par"
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