Tag: struggle
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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 We Need to Revamp the “Man Up” Mentality
Social anxiety knows no age, no gender, no race, no sex. It likes to prey on the weak, the vulnerable, the lonely, and the insecure. It will tell you you’re not good enough and make you fear being inadequate around friends, family and the people you meet throughout your day-to-day activities. All of these feelings…
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Progress- The Emotionally Discouraging Roller Coaster Everyone is Riding
Everyone at one time or another has tried to work on something- whether it was to better themselves, perfect a skill, or work on a goal. The best part of working on these things is seeing the progress that you make throughout the journey. Seeing all of those little reassurances that what you’re doing is…
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What It’s like being a Socially Awkward Mommy: Am I Doing This Right?
It’s Summer 2023, I’m 30+ weeks pregnant and getting extremely nervous about bringing my baby into this world. I’m afraid not only because of the labour (uhm… ow?) but because I worry how my insecurities, anxiety and mental health will affect my child. There’s a lot to be said about mental health and the stigma…
The Socially Awkward Normie 