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Unfamiliar situations in which I have to talk to people (such as ordering at a restaurant that I’ve never been to before, making a phone call to the dentist’s office to make an appointment, or interacting with any customer service roles).

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Being around drunk people. Swallowing pills. Thunderstorms.

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It’s perfectly fine to put your mental health and well-being first.

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When you are following your GPS and accidentally take a wrong turn in an unfamiliar city and your GPS doesn’t update right away so you keep going the wrong fucking way.

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You’re strong, even though your anxiety might not make you feel that way. You’re strong, even though you don’t believe those words right now. 

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You always pondered at the existence of optimistic people.

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When you are following your GPS and accidentally take a wrong turn in an unfamiliar city and your GPS doesn’t update right away so you keep going the wrong way.

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You wouldn’t be reading this right now if that weren’t true.

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Sometimes, my anxiety makes me snap for ‘no reason.’

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Last year, I cancelled plans a million times. I backed out of social situations. I texted instead of called. I pushed people away.