Hi there everyone. I'm just a girl and I wanted to start a blog about my problems with social anxiety. I've always been a bit socially anxious. I don't know if it's severe enough to be diagnosable, but I do know without a doubt that I have social problems. I have never been comfortable around other people. It really takes me a while to warm up to people, and for the most part, I always dread meeting new people because of this. My anxieties have gotten in the way of me being able to make lots of friends the way that most people seem to be able to.
I would even go so far as to say that it is a problem that has gotten in the way of me excelling in my career the way most people do. I always dread the idea of going for jobs because I am afraid of the interviewing process. It's so bad that I will go out of my way to avoid even applying for certain jobs because I am concerned about the interview. I have doomed myself to fail before I have even tried. I also worry about the fact that having a job means that I would have to interact with people on a regular basis.
So that's just a bit of background information on the social anxiety issues that I have faced in my life. Essentially I want to start this blog as a way to document my life dealing with these kind of issues, but also to document the fact that I think it's time to take the small steps that I need to overcome my fears. I want to make major changes in my life for the better, and there is no better time to start then now. So join me in my journey as I try to get over all the things that make me cower in the corner. This should be an interesting ride.
