Tag: depression
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Understanding Social Anxiety: A Personal Journey
Social Anxiety through the eyes of me, The Socially Awkward Normie. I never liked being the centre of attention. I hated when all eyes were on me and my presence was noticed by others. In high school, I used to throw in my headphones, turn on my iPod and quickly walk from class to class…
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Why Quality Social Connections are Important for your Mental Wellbeing.
Fundamentally humans need quality connections in order to fulfil the need of belonging in a society where connections can now reach all the way around the world through technology, the internet and social media. Maslow purposed a “Hierarchy of Needs” which is a psychological theory that describes all of the properties we as humans need…
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Social Anxiety and Perfectionism: The Perfect Storm
In today’s society we are brainwashed to believe that we need to be absolutely “perfect” in every way; perfect body, perfect family, perfect education, perfect house, perfect career… perfect life. Anything that doesn’t live up to these expectations is considered “less than”. In a world that focuses all of its energy, time and money on…
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The To Do List- Anxiety and Depression’s Body Paralyzing Task Manager
Some people thrive in organization, daily planners and to do lists. Others thrive in the chaos of throwing yourself to the wind- whatever happens, happens. When you have anxiety and/or depression, you can be caught between both worlds, being pulled in very different directions for very different reasons. On one hand, making a to do…
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EAT THE DAMN CAKE!
Here’s a new 3am thought, eat that damn piece of cake. Have two! Hell… have whole damn thing. Whatever makes you HAPPY. We as a society spend most of our entire life chasing the dream to be healthier, thinner, more muscular, more tan- and the list goes on. Don’t have curly hair but you want…
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Perception- The Ying and Yang of Assumptions
How we perceive the world around us differs from one person to the next. When you look at the analogy of the cup- is it half full or half empty, everyone has their own way of interpreting how cup the cup and the water appear to them. “The cup is half full because _____” “The…
The Socially Awkward Normie 