So my therapist said something interesting today. She made the connection between anxiety and addiction - where alcoholics/drug addicts/etc. have an 'I shouldn't drink' voice and an 'I really want to though!' voice, I have an 'I need to go to the store [eg]' voice and a 'but I don't want to be around people!' voice, and that often the 2nd voice wins. I gotta say, I love therapy. Obviously it's helpful for a bunch of people for a bunch of different reasons, but it's particularly helpful for social anxiety, 'cos even if we aren't talking about my anxiety, we're still talking, which is a good lesson for talking in the real world.
PS - I love The Office. I mean, I love The Office. Oh hell, I can't show how much I love The Office through typing. Anyway, if you, dear reader, love The Office too, go here. It's Mindy Kaling's [Kelly] blog. Oh, and if you aren't already aware of it, this is a great site.
A sign of the times, no? A whole social networking site about social anxiety. Not that it's about social anxiety, but that it's such a specific niche. Actually, maybe it's a sign that it's for social anxiety. I suppose there are more socially anxious people 'these days.' [Arg, that's like 'sexually active,' so awkward.] I don't know what I'd do if I lived in the times before email. It's so impersonal and disconnected [a cozy, comfy heaven for me.]
PS- Gardening is amazing. I hate exercising. I live on a pretty busy road so I feel weird and nervous walking or running on it. But gardening takes more out of you than you'd imagine, especially if the land you're working on hasn't had anything done to it in awhile... [wild blackberries take over like you couldn't imagine]
