hey everybody.

I was just wondering... do any of you have complete lack of use in your arms? I have muscular dystrophy, and since I was 17 (I'm now 29) I started losing the ability to use my hands. I'm now at the point where I can just barely use my trackball on the computer, and that's all.

This gets really frustrating to me, and it has really made me become somewhat antisocial. I have always been shy, but now I just don't feel like doing anything usually. Once in a while I will, but most of the time I spend on my computer.

I was wondering if anybody else is going through this? If so... is there somehow to make myself feel a bit better, so that I can go out more without feeling so... out of place? I'd really like to meet people and have a somewhat normal life, but I'm kind of holding myself back... and I don't know how to let go of these feelings and thoughts I have about myself... thoughts of me being... well, not the most fun person to be around. I do have a good sense of humor, I am very smart, and the friends I have all love me. It's just trying to meet new people is proving to be a problem.

I hope this makes sense, I feel like I'm kind of babbling. If anybody wants to talk, please feel free. If I'm not available, send me a message.

Thanks,
BuD

PS
I type using Dragon NaturallySpeaking, so if any of this came out wrong, sorry about that :-).