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So I’m Back…From Outer Space…
…Or more accurately, from Namibia (a country in south-west Africa), where I spent 5 weeks at a wildlife sanctuary, including one week at a research site. Overall, it was an absolutely amazing experience and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I … Continue reading
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Tagged career cluelessness, coping, friends, future, graduation, high school, loneliness, meetup.com, namibia, online dating, online friend, progress, seasonal affective disorder, small talk, social anxiety disorder, social skills, travelling, university, wildlife, work
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Two INFJs and Alan Watts
I finally have some free time, so this will be the first of a few update posts that I want to write. Last spring, towards the end of my third year of university, my school’s disability advisor put me in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Watts, Aldous Huxley, aspergers, athiesm, autism, Brave New World, capitalism, cultural evolution, george orwell, greed, hubert reeves, hunter s. thompson, INFJ, materialism, matt bellamy, religion, small talk, social anxiety disorder, social skills, The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, university, wealth
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Summer SA progress: Part 1
I think it’s about time to inject some positivity into my blog, so this post will be about the achievements that I’ve made with my social anxiety recently. It’s taken me quite a while to actually get round to it. … Continue reading
Helpful people make me anxious!
After having quite a bad start to the day – mostly in terms of various little things not going right, rather than my mood – all I really wanted to do was go for an afternoon cycle in the lovely … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety worsing, awkward, bike, chain jam, cycling, helpful people, nervous, small talk, social anxiety, stranger anxiety
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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
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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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