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Social anxiety popped up into my life when I was around the age of 11. I don't know why, there wasn't a specific event that triggered it, I just recall so many instances of feeling panicked when it came to talking to teachers or anyone.

But social anxiety can happen at any age and to anyone.

I created this image to show what it feels like to have social anxiety. It's like all of these sentences are bouncing around in my brain all at once. It's exhausting. If this feels relatable to you, I just want you to know that you're not alone.

You're not alone if you feel self-conscious about every word and movement, or like you need to rehearse every conversation.

Is there something on this list that you struggle with more than others?

*As with everything mental health related YMMV and this is not a diagnostic tool.

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Again, as with anything your mileage may vary but these are some things that anxiety makes it hard for me to do. I can spot several that are in the 'past' category but omg did it take some work to get there. Also - I don't drive, never have, never intend to, and have absolutely no desire to learn. I used to feel super ashamed of that but my brain just nopes out on the idea altogether.

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Where are you at on the anxiety scale today?

*YMMV This was created from my opwn experiences but if you'd like to create one to better reflect your experiences and symptopms, I have a blank template package in my shop!

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Your friends love you and you are not a burden.

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When I was a young adult I thought social anxiety meant you didn't like being in large crowds (which was true for me!) and that was pretty much it.

Oh how wrong I was. Social anxiety has a way of creeping into so many aspects of your life and I made this to show some of the other ways it manifests (at least for me, everyone is different!).

A lot of people understand the basics of social anxiety but they don't understand how it can control almost every single social interaction you have. For some people it's all-encompassing but it's so hard to explain that to other people.

*This chart wasn't made to diagnose social anxiety but to raise awareness for other ways it might impact someone and everyone is different with different symptoms!

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I made this little doodle to show what self-care can look like! Can you spot anything that you're doing today to be kind to yourself?

I'm going to focus on drinking water!

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If you're anxious tonight.... I hope you're able to get some sleep. Take care of yourself.

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I'm proud of you for making progress in the ways that no one else sees or celebrates. You're doing an amazing job.

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Favorite thing I've made all month. And some rest-y reminders for you. I feel like as the month is drawing to a close, so is my energy. I'm giving myself lots of rest and reminding myself not to feel guilty for it.

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A teacher asked me if I could do a series of images on Coping Skills for Kids for her to put in her classroom. Here's number 6!

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Things I tell myself when I'm anxious. 🧡 Sharing this for those of you that need it.

Fun fact: opossums are my all-time favorite animal and when I'm retired years from now I'd love to volunteer at a rehabilitation center for them!

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How many of them do you think you can do by the start of winter? Autumn is my favorite season so I'm going to do allllll of it. But the thing I'm most excited about is the camp fire. We bought a fire pit a few years ago and have only used it a few times because one minute it's 90 degrees and then the next day it's ice storms and officially winter (at least that's what it feels like! 😅)

I need a nice evening by the fire with smores.