Truth be told, I never really had a very high level of self esteem. It was always on the lower end of the spectrum and I was okay with that. I’d accepted my life as a less than confidant human. Last year, I hit rock bottom. Flat line. The end of any smidgen of self … Continue reading
Category Archives: Anxiety and Other Awkwardness
The 7 Stages of Not Having Any Work At Work
Stage 1: The Euphoria You’re so happy, practically ecstatic at all your free time. The things you can do with all this time on your hands! *summersaults* Stage 2: The Ego You are the ONLY one without work on the entire floor, you must be pretty damn awesome to finish so quickly. You MUST be … Continue reading
The One With No Title
A long time ago blogging was my life. My day started with sleepily reaching for my phone to check my notifcations and reply to those Eastern Time zoners who were still up. I’d spend the rest of the day fidling around with a new post, getting the words just right, and coming up with the … Continue reading
Social Awkwardness: The Dating Edition
I’ve been gone for a really long time. Miss Four Eyes has been swamped you guys. I’ve been packing all my stuff to get ready to move to a whole new country (more on that later). But I’ve missed you so much! Don’t worry though, I’m not nearly ready to forget about my blog just yet. While … Continue reading
The Monster
It’s bright and sunny outside, and a hurricane of anxiety has hit my brain with some mild chances of hysteria. My head feels like someone’s got a blender up there and is whipping up some brain smoothie. Not fun. I want to tell you that I’m handling it, that I’ve been calm and composed and … Continue reading
You Know You’re Socially Awkward When…
Do you ever get that feeling where it’s like everyone you know was pulled aside in school and taught exactly how to interact with people? Yeah, me too. You know you’re socially awkward when: Introductions consist of fumbling on your own name, a couple of nods, and a big awkward smile. Your go-to in any … Continue reading
When Anxiety Gets Interviewed
They said to take some time off to ‘find myself’. I said “To hell with finding myself! I’m going to march my tushy into the big bad world and work like a battery operated robot for half as much as I deserve!” Great idea, right? Here’s a question for you, what happens when you take … Continue reading
What you think Graduation is like vs. What it’s really like
The weeks leading up to your university graduation are pure bliss. Everything is perfect. Everything is wonderful. For the first time in so long you feel happy and it’s not the result of any recreational activities. The world is full of rainbows and sparkles, and you think it’ll stay that way forever. You poor, sweet, innocent … Continue reading
Brain In Overdrive
My brain is not my friend. It has this thing of going into overdrive mode at the worst possible time. Like if you’re going on stage and you’re completely fine, it’ll decide to flood your mind with every anxiety you ever had just before stepping to the podium. But at least with high anxiety situations … Continue reading
How Not to Meditate
In 2012 I realized I had a lot of anxiety that needed to be dealt with. It was bad, you guys. At one point, I panicked about what I should have for breakfast. What? It’s a big decision! If affects your entire day, your energy levels, your bowel movements, everything. The result of your whole … Continue reading
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