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submitted by linty-lint
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submitted by Nurbs
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YES, for the first time I am taking a trip and a break from DFB. DFB will return its normal posts Wednesday next week. I will be heading up to CampFeral where I will enjoy some much-needed time away from technology and city life. Since I’m the only one who writes this means the site will not get updated. Yes, I will be all tied up (hence the pic above). However, you can always head to FNN HERE and check out furry news. When I return plan I do plan to write differently and add some sexual spin to all posts. Since I am a horny husky most of the time I figure this will be the best way to boost ratings. Have a great week!

submitted by blassblume
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I moderate a furry swapping group on swap-bot.com if anyone is interested. We don't have many members yet but welcome more if anyone else is into that kind of thing.

http://www.swap-bot.com/group/d2b114e822f10ee948a61ce912a1b4a8/about

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submitted by indrora
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I've notice that many furs use skype a whole lot when it comes to chatting/voice etc..

I dont want to be left out, but I'm a bit cautious about setting up a skype account because I'm a bit worried about the supposed backdoors that the NSA has to the service.

is this just me?

I usually stick to IRC and the occasional YIM chat. should I be worried about skype or should I just shrug it off?

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submitted by VentKazemaru
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submitted by kaguilar92
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What an incredible new video by Rev (Revit) with the IFC2012 fursuiters. The camera movements in these videos always make me fuzzy and the choice of music is perfect. Just wish there was more scenes of others dancing besides the one in the dance circle, but still I give this 5 out of 5 stars.

Not sure the if I'm in the right place to do this, but it's somewhat relevant to this place.

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submitted by Redalert337
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Papabear,

Ok, summer's ending and school starts very soon, like, in a few days soon. I'm super stressed about it, even though in my mind I know things will be fine and the year will turn out good, I just can't stop worrying. It's almost keeping me up at night thinking about the overwhelming social situations and amount of people. I'm kind of scared about the people part, mostly. I don't know about meeting new friends when I like the ones I have and how I should really start on making new ones. Another thing is that my classes are set up so that I'm not in with a lot of my friends. I don't want to be totally alone this year, so what can I do? Or am I just overreacting and worrying myself for no reason? 

Dawnstar

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Hi, Dawnstar,

It sounds to Papabear like you are suffering from a bit of social anxiety disorder. Since you are not stressed about classes and grades, you must be pretty confident about that, so that, at least, is one less thing to worry about.

About making new friends. From what you have written, you already have some friends, so it’s not like you are incapable of making new ones since the friends you have now, at one point, were new, yes? Also, you express that you don’t want to be alone, so you are not anti-social, which is a good thing.

First thing’s first: you need to try to stop obsessing about the new social situations you will be in. Try to continue your current life as if nothing much is changing: keep in touch with your current friends, make preparations for school, do your household routines, etc. Second, avoid things in your diet that make one naturally nervous, especially caffeine and too much sugar; make sure you get plenty of rest. Don’t smoke or do drugs (which should be a given, but they are also factors in stressing out the body); try meditation, too, by setting aside 10 minutes of calming reflection with a backdrop of soothing music; combine this with breathing exercises.

Next, think of how you made your current friends. Did you meet them at class or in some other social situation? Try to recall how you made those friends and use that as a model for making new friends. At the same time, don’t overthink the situation by trying to predict what might happen or what people might say about you. Don’t put the pressure on yourself of “I have to make new friends.” Instead, be yourself, get involved in the activities of school, both academic and social, and just make yourself available to new friendships. These things should come organically, so don’t force them.

If your anxiety gets really bad and the above suggestions don’t work, you might want some counseling, but somehow Papabear doesn’t think you’re that badly off and can probably handle it yourself if you just don’t overthink it and don’t worry about it so much.  Here’s a little page that has more detail on what I just said above.

Good luck! Have fun at school!

Hugs,

Papabear

submitted by AlligatorJesie
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