Archive for December, 2007
At work, I was incessantly asked whether or not I was in school. It seemed my very presence beaconed the question, from perfect strangers, “Are you in school?”
I had created a myriad of responses to the question. One of the more common and most simple was, “No, not yet. I’m waiting until I’m ready. Soon.” [...]
Filed under: Humor, Introduction, Personal | 2 Comments
Tags: anxiety, application, car, cop, cops, deputy, drive off, gas, job, police, sheriff, Social Anxiety
Blogging
When I started blogging, I had many intentions and many goals with my blog—some selfish and others selfless. I honestly believe I have an interesting story to tell and that story has the ability to inspire and help others. Because writing is such a passion, I want to become better—the best I can possibly be—and [...]
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Tags: blogger, blogging, past, readers, the past, wordpress
Don’t hate your friends.
Did you know that confining yourself to your bedroom for several years can really wreak havoc on your social and communication skills? It’s so true. And it is incredibly hard to “relearn” those skills.
Before anxiety took control of me, socializing was not a problem for me. In fact, I was as “social butterfly.” I enjoyed [...]
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Tags: anxiety, depression, fear, friend, friends, friendship, social, Social Anxiety
Nothing puts you on edge like hearing things in your wall.
At random intervals, I hear these noises. They come from one of two walls and the noises are never simultaneous.
You know that sound when a person with long hair flicks their hair back and its hits a wall? In one wall, it sounds something like [...]
Filed under: Humor | 9 Comments
Tags: electrician, insane, mice, mouse, psychiatrist, psychologist, schizophrenia, wall
After receiving my GED, my life did not change as dramatically as I expected. I truly believed I would have the confidence to face life’s challenges, but I was wrong. In reality, my enhanced confidence only lasted until the “congratulations” stopped coming; then, life returned to “normal.” At this time in life, I was leaving [...]
Filed under: Humor, Introduction, Personal, Social Anxiety | 6 Comments
Tags: anxiety, drivers license, driving, education, exam, GED, license, manueverability, Ohio, Social Anxiety, test
Just give me my GED, dammit!
After taking the GED examination, I was more than a little confident in my failure of the exam. Ironically, it was my “best” subject that I was sure I had failed.
The exam itself was not necessarily as bad as I had expected. The GED examiner really made the atmosphere comfortable and, I suppose, exciting. I [...]
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Tags: anxiety, depression, drop out, dropout, GED, GED prep, GED preparion, GED results, middle school, preparion, results, Social Anxiety
“I know I failed.”
After becoming incredibly depressed at the very real prospect of failing at this game we call life, and after going on an all out emailing frenzy, I had finally talked my mother into contacting Sheri for tutoring in order to prepare to take the GED examination.
In case you’re unaware of what a GED is, it [...]
Filed under: Introduction, Personal, Social Anxiety | 5 Comments
Tags: alcoholism, anxiety, education, exam, examination, GED, general educational development, Social Anxiety, tutor, tutoring
I’m Depressed Because I’m Dumb
After leaving school, it quickly became evident that I made a big mistake, as I seemed to have provided my family with more ammunition to use on me than even they could handle. You see, I have four brothers. Four older brothers. They were brutal.
Leaving school warranted a name change: my new name was “dumb.” [...]
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Tags: advice, anxiety, depression, email, fear, help, Montel Williams, respond, Rosie O'Donnell, Sally Jesse Raphael, Social Anxiety
Measurement
