Social Anxiety in Online Spaces
When UVic announced that fall classes would be online, I let out half a sigh of relief. Of course, I was horrified at how the pandemic...
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My Top Five in the Moment Anxiety Coping Skills
Anxiety is tricky. It’s often unpredictable, unreasonable and it can present itself in many different ways. From a tight chest, to...
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How Journaling Made Me Happier
Recently for a class, I had to write a daily journal. At the end of each day, I wrote what happened and then rated how I felt on a scale of...
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Alienation, Individualism and Social Anxiety
Quarantine has been an alienating experience for most of us. Not just physically, but also socially, emotionally, and mentally. I’m still...
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How to Cope When You Have Serious Social Anxiety in College
You're not alone.
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Giving and Accepting Compliments with Social Anxiety
At the beginning of this year, I made it my new year's resolution to compliment others more. I wanted to give back to strangers who have...
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Social Anxiety: Ordering Food Edition
For most “normal” people the only anxiety that comes with eating is deciding what food they’re in the mood for. But you, you’re special...
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Anxiety Can Impact Your Brain in More Ways Than You Realise
Anxiety is something that happens to everyone at some stage in their life, however, chronic anxiety can impact how your brain functions...
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Social Media and Social Anxiety
More than 20% of people in America with social media accounts can not go more than 3 hours without checking them. Can you?
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Fear in Being Human: Our Truth
Why are we so afraid to own up to our negative qualities?
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Breaking Your Social Boundaries
Learning to cope with social anxiety by breaking one boundary at a time.
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Social Anxiety and Overcoming it
Social anxiety is something that I have grappled with throughout my adolescence up to now. I have found a few ways to cope, involving a change of mindset/positive thinking, journaling, and channeling energy into a creative passion.
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My Crippling Anxiety That I Thought Would Doom My Future
Watching yourself grow>>>
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How to Make Friends When You Have Social Anxiety
Having social anxiety is like diving face-first into an ocean of sharks and getting eaten alive. And then doing it again the next day. In...
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Dealing with a Social Anxiety Disorder in College
I have struggled with a Social Anxiety Disorder for many years. While I knew that college was going to be a rough transition, there were...
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Summer Walker: Why Can't Black Girls Have Social Anxiety
color:black">The discussion of mental health has improved graciously over the years. Now people have become more accepting and...
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How Do I Make Friends When I Have Social Anxiety?
Is it just me or is it hard to make new friends? I mean it is so hard to connect with the right people. What do I do? How do I go about it...
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It's Time to Talk About Black Girls and Anxiety
Recently, the discourse surrounding Black girls with social anxiety has become increasingly popular due to a certain R&B singer and her...
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Dealing with Insecurity
There are times every day when I feel small. My words are so soft that they barely make the air move when they’re spoken. I exist within...
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A Motif of Exclusion
My personal accounts of exclusion and isolation, and the conclusion I have come to when it comes to friends…
