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Tag Archives: SA meet
Somewhat disappointing
Yay, I finally have the time to post something! There are a lot of different things that I’ve been meaning to write about on here for a while now but I’ve been really busy lately. I’m going to try and … Continue reading
Posted in Social Anxiety
Tagged counsellor, meetup group, party, SA meet, sister, walk distrubance
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SA Meet Number 5
In a rare and exciting turn of events, I actually left the house and ventured out amongst other human beings today. Because the annual Edinburgh festival is on right now, the city centre is very, very busy. This proved quite … Continue reading
Posted in Social Anxiety
Tagged alcohol, anxiety, awkwardness, crowds, depression, depression and friendship, Edinburgh festival, exposure therapy, filming, museum, numb, online friend, prescription drugs, random people mocking me, SA meet, scars, self medicating, social anxiety disorder, suicide, weird
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Pre-holiday update
Starting tomorrow, my family and I are going on a 2 week holiday to Turkey. Although I enjoy family holidays, the massive amounts of free time combined with nothing particularly fast-paced/ immersive to do inevitably lead to my mood spiralling downwards … Continue reading
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Tagged annoyed, holidays, loneliness, meditation, mindfulness, SA meet, self-talk
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Roller coaster
I have absolutely no idea what my mood is even doing right now. I’m having the weirdest mood swings ever. I can go from happy and positive to breaking down in tears and feeling suicidal again in a matter of … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, exercise, loneliness, mood, mood swings, negative thoughts, negativity, online friends, SA meet, sister
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Little steps
Over the last few days, I feel I’ve made at least a little progress in reducing my anxiety by doing various things. Friday I had to phone the dermatology department to make an appointment – apparently I’ve been using a … Continue reading
Posted in Positivity, Social Anxiety, Uncategorized
Tagged achievements, agoraphobia, anxiety, blog anxiety, city centre, clothes shopping, conversation, depersonalisation, derealisation, essay anxiety, mum, negative thoughts, phone anxiety, post office, progress, SA meet, small talk, social anxiety disorder, supermarket, survey, writing in front of others
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The Meet
So I actually managed to go along to the SA meet on Saturday despite my intense anxiety the night before. Overall, it went a lot better than I thought it would. I surprised myself and actually managed to say quite … Continue reading
Posted in Positivity, Social Anxiety
Tagged anxiety, conversation, group, SA meet, social anxiety disorder, talking
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A Quick Update
I’ve somehow finally managed to surface from weeks of coursework and now have a chance to experience this highly elusive thing known as ‘free-time’ once more. This term was my worst so far in terms of struggling to keep up … Continue reading
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Tagged essays, SA meet, social anxiety disorder, university, workload
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