Around the holidays, there is an added pressure to be in a serious relationship. There is an added pressure to spend money. There is an added pressure to be in a good mood.

Don’t be offended if they cancel plans at the last minute.

Don’t be offended if they cancel plans at the last minute.

You project your past mistakes onto the future.

When I am around my friends, I never shut up. I am the loudest one in the room.

Sometimes, I will sit in my towel for hours to avoid leaving the house.

This is for the girl whose pulse sometimes feels like a rocket headed for space but trapped in her body.

I have to rewrite texts ten times before sending, because I am always worried about saying the wrong thing.

Sometimes my anxiety acts up when I am around someone who has never made me nervous before.

Your anxiety is going to make you feel like a burden — but your person should never make you feel that way.