Recent Comments
'Top Ten Anxiety Blogs of 2014' winner
GoodTherapy's 'Top Ten Anxiety Websites of 2015' winner
Advertisements
Tag Archives: work
I Opened the Window and Influenza
As previously mentioned, I’m really out of practice with blog-writing/ writing in general, so I’ll stick to writing (or attempting to write) fairly short posts over the next few weeks. These will probably be a bit random in terms of … Continue reading
Posted in Social Anxiety
Tagged flu, social anxiety disorder, the elder scrolls, work
Leave a comment
23
Amazing still it seems I’ll be 23 I won’t always love what I’ll never have I won’t always live in my regrets – ‘23’ by Jimmy Eat World I rediscovered this song on my ipod the other day (after having not … Continue reading
Posted in Life Story, Positivity, Social Anxiety
Tagged birthday, boyfriend, colleagues, family, friends, gratitude, high school, hope, jimmy eat world lyrics, lyrics, postivity, recovery, social anxiety disorder, travelling, work
6 Comments
Life is Good (update)
I suppose I should begin this post with an apology – sorry for being a bad blogger! I’m finding full-time work (still at my supermarket job) much less stressful, but much more physically exhausting, than university – I seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Life Story, Positivity, Social Anxiety
Tagged CBT, family, family holiday, Florida, friends, group therapy, mum, postivity, social anxiety disorder, therapy, travelling, university, work
3 Comments
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
Posted in Uncategorized
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
5 Comments
Stressed oot ma nut! (Update)
Long time no blog! My final year of university has so far kept me extremely busy (and stressed out), and the Christmas holidays have been the last time I will get a break until May, so naturally, I haven’t been … Continue reading
Posted in Social Anxiety
Tagged awkward, befriender, CBT, CMHT, complaint against NHS, cycling group, fear of rejection, friends, honours project, insomnia, Interpersonal therapy, intrusive thoughts, low self-esteem, meet ups, online dating, physical symptoms of anxiety, social anxiety disorder, university, work
20 Comments
If you can hold on, hold on
Due to how depressed and hopeless I’ve been feeling lately, I went to see a counsellor at my university a few days ago to see if they could refer me to any support services. I was referred to a mental … Continue reading
SA person vs Non-SA person
The following post is based on things that have happened to me over the last couple of weeks, to show the differences between the thought processes of socially anxious people and people who don’t suffer from social anxiety, by showing … Continue reading
