Tag: the socially awkward normie
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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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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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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…
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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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Caffeine? Anxiety is What Makes Me Jump Out of Bed in the Morning
Fun fact about me- I don’t drink coffee. I have never in my life needed coffee in order to wake up and stay awake. The odd morning maybe, just MAYBE, I will drink green tea (yes, I know, it’s caffeinated) but that’s the closest I’ve gotten. Even then I haven’t felt like I “needed” green…
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The Introverted Extrovert-How a Socially Awkward Individual can appear Extroverted to Others
Often times people who are introverted can very easily be mistaken for an extrovert-but how? As it turns out people who are socially anxious or awkward find social gatherings to be exhausting and utterly stressful- I know, you’re shocked aren’t you? So, if someone suffers from social anxiety, then how does one relieve the stress…
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You Can’t Define Me.
*You Can’t Define Me.* I once read an opinion piece that stated being “socially awkward” meant that you were confident in social settings but lacked the knowledge of being able to pick up on social “queues”. This meant that often times you would be rude, condescending, selfish, narcissistic and were unable to understand people’s body…
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Why…?
This blog is about the thoughts, opinions and life of a woman, me, who struggles with social anxiety in a world that is built on relationships and self-confidence. Take this journey with me as I get raw and real about what it’s like to navigate life with crippling social anxiety and how it’s impacted me…
The Socially Awkward Normie 