“You are not weak. People like us, we're brave. We're the ones who get up and face our worst fears every day. We keep fighting.” InspirationalFearAnxietyWeakFighterFearlessSocial Anxiety Author:Jen Wilde
“I know I'll never be able control what other people think. It's not my job to convince others of who I am. My only job is to be who I am. All I can do is find what makes me happy, and live it.” InspirationalHappinessConfidenceQueens Of Geek Author:Jen Wilde
“My bottom lip starts to quiver, but I keep going. “I fight every day, and too many times it’s just not enough and the fear wins. I’m so fucking weak and everything is so fucking intense and sometimes I really hate it.” I gasp, covering my mouth with my hands as the tears pour out of me. I didn’t mean to say all that. I feel exposed. Tears fill her eyes, too. “Can I hug you?” I nod, unable to speak. She walks around the table and hugs me.” Aspergers Book:Queens of Geek Source: Queens of Geek
“Yes. I’ve never met another Aspie girl before.… I mean, that I know of. I guess I probably have, just not another girl who knew she was on the spectrum.” I’m rambling, so I stop myself. “Does that make sense?” Josie giggles a little. “Yes, it makes perfect sense.” She stands up and steps closer to the table. “I actually just spoke about this on the Diversity in Media panel. When did you realize you’re on the spectrum?” “At first, I hated it. I felt like there was no hope, that no matter how hard I try, I’ll never fit in and everything would always be hard for me.” DiverseAutismAspergersQueens Of Geek Author:Jen Wilde
“Just because I made it here doesn't mean it was easy. And just because I don't seem overwhelmed doesn't mean I'm not” AnxietyMental IllnessSocial AnxietySocial Anxiety Disorder Book:Queens of Geek Source: Queens of Geek
“Sometimes I see people at the supermarket or somewhere else, smiling and cheerfully making small talk with strangers and not looking tense or uncomfortable at all, and i just want to go up and ask them how they do it. How did they manage to do everything they need to do and go out in the world and be human without feeling the weight of it all questioning them into oblivion” RelatableSocial AnxietySocial Anxiety Disorder Book:Queens of Geek Source: Queens of Geek
“That nervousness that makes your palms sweat and your heart race before you get up and make a speech in front of an audience? That's what I feel in a normal conversation at the dinner table. Or just thinking about having a conversation at the dinner table.” AnxietyMental IllnessSocial AnxietySocial Anxiety Disorder Book:Queens of Geek Source: Queens of Geek
“I'm forever observing, trying to learn how to be an adult human being by watching others, and I'm constantly in awe of how easy some people make it look. And then I feel certain something is wrong with me for not being able to do said normal, easy, things with ease” AnxietyRelatableSocial AnxietySocial Anxiety Disorder Author:Jen Wilde
“It's just that I know exactly how that conversation would have gone," I say. "I would've told her I'm too afraid to enter. She would've asked what I'm afraid of. I would've had to bring up the whole social anxiety thing, and she would've either encouraged me to enter anyway, completely disregarding my terror, or she would've nodded and excused herself” AnxietySocial AnxietySocial Anxiety Disorder Book:Queens of Geek Source: Queens of Geek
“That's what I like most about her; she isn't fearless. She's scared, but she keeps fighting. She has moments of doubt, when she runs away, but she comes back. She doesn't give up. Sometimes she fails, she falls down, she makes mistakes. She's real.” InspirationalRealMomentsFightingFearDoubtScaredMistakesFearlessAfraidComes BackDoesn T Give UpRuns Away Author:Jen Wilde