Tag Archives: social anxiety

Down

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Freya

“All alone! Whether you like it or not, Alone is something you’ll be quite a lot.” – Dr Seuss. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been feeling very down again. For some reason, that’s always the pattern I seem … Continue reading →

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Back to Uni

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Freya

The second semester of university starts tomorrow and I’m dreading it. Stress and anxiety levels are through the roof. The induction day was last week and I spent the night before lying in bed crying, and only managing around 3 … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 3(1) (University)

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Freya

The following couple of posts will look at my time at university – the current ‘chapter’ of my life. ******************************************************************************** I started university last September. I’d been looking toward it with a mixture of excitement, hope, and intense anxiety. Despite … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – My Dad

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Freya

I don’t know if it’s because we’re now getting into the darker months again, or whether it’s due a number of things, but I can feel myself starting to sink down into the same old depression again. I’ve also been … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 2(3) (High school)

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Freya

I started writing a personal diary/ journal a couple of months into my last year at high school, with the encouragement of my psychiatrist. She knew how difficult it was for me to communicate verbally, and it allowed me to give her … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 2(2) (High school)

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Freya

Disclaimer: I will be mentioning self harm a lot in this post and other posts. I’d like to make it clear that I don’t condone self harm in any way, shape or form. It doesn’t solve anything and it can … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – The Catalyst

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Freya

It was one Thursday afternoon in October 2008. I’d been trying to expose myself to situations I found frightening in an attempt to reduce my anxiety/ learn coping methods. I remember walking down one of the busiest halls in the … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 2(1) (High school)

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Freya

I’d originally intended to write about my high school years (2005-2011) in one post, but I’ve written far too much about it for that, so I’ll do it in sections. I’m still feeling rather anxious about posting everything on here. *************************** … Continue reading →

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SA and my life – Part 1 (Childhood)

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Freya

As promised, in the next 2 or 3 posts, I’m going to write about how social anxiety disorder – and later depression – have affected me and my life, and factors which may have contributed to both problems. This post will … Continue reading →

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Introduction

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Freya

I’ve always been really, really terrible at introductions but here goes… I’m 18 years old and live in the east of Scotland. My name’s Raven. I’m about to go into my second year at uni, where I’m studying Animal Biology, … Continue reading →

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