“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
“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
“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