Something that I and other people deal with. All I can do is ask for forgiveness and try harder to not let my problems make relationships unbearable to be with.
Anxiety (2013)
Apologies for the terrible image quality - I’m lacking scanner access at the minute so I had to take these photos on my phone
I was reading hyperbole and a half’s blog entry explaining their experience of depression and decided to make another sketchy comic based on my experiences with anxiety, which is another mental illness I think people tend to misunderstand quite frequently
Hopefully this will be of use to some people - whether they suffer from anxiety themselves or if they just want to know more about it
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I am riding the high of a successful social interaction right now.
Survived my second “first” day of college classes. I was extremely nervous going into classes thanks to my social anxiety. And the day was emotionally draining, more so than any of the other social things I’ve ever done. I don’t even want to look at my homework right now, much less even form thoughts about today. Being an adult is rough :/
Social Anxiety Confession #7
When I send text/email messages to people I don’t know very well IRL, I get the uncontrollable urge to just vomit everywhere from fear I said something stupid.
Social Anxiety Confession #6
Although over the year my anxiety and self-defeating thoughts have lessened, I am still waiting for the day when I can have a conversation (especially a phone one) with an acquaintance and not play it back 10,000 times over in my head, dissecting every word choice and awkward pause looking for reasons for the other person to think I’m stupid.
