Im seeing a lot of posts about anxiety and handling it and coping and it makes me realize that so many more of us are affected than youd think. In reality Im super shy and have struggled with anxiety since I was little. My coping mechanism was to repeat inner mantras to myself... Like if I was walking alone and scared Id say to myself whats the worst that can happen, you get jumped, maybe get punched, they might steal your stuff... By the time Id run out of scenarios I was safe at my destination. I also suffered from severe shyness, so much so that I missed college orientation because I was fifteen minutes late and the idea of walking in panicked me so completely I cried in the hallway for another ten minutes then went home. Im still shy, still have anxiety and worry about stuff I really shouldnt... But Ive learned that most of the time its in my head and if I power through and introduce myself to a group of strangers at an event where Ive attended alone I will end up meeting cool new contacts and so on... So if you struggle with this, hang in there. And smile. It totally helps!
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 22:19:34 +0000
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