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Candela-di-Vita — Meet Bob Poster
Published: 2011-08-26 03:37:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 1294; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 39
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Dedicated to all those who have social anxiety, had social anxiety, and have family members or friends who have and had social anxiety.I'm right there with you all. My SAD has gotten a TON better recently and it's been great mainly because I work on it every single day of my life, especially at work.
I work at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter park at Universal in Orlando and since I love Harry Potter so much, I feel comfortable talking about it. Especially since there are so many rude, irritating, and often non-HP fan guests, it gives me a chance to deal with them without blaming myself for their behavior or thinking they're judging me negatively. (I am always polite with them so if they're being rude, then I know it's not my fault!) I also "embarrass" myself in public by saying ridiculous things like, "There are protective enchantments around Hogsmeade to make sure no one gets turned into a toad due to excitement about getting a wand!" or "They need an Undetectable Extendable Charm on Hogsmeade since so many Muggles are coming through here!" I've been exercising the non-socially anxious neural pathway in my brain and it's gotten so strong lately! I'm SO thankful.
Anyway, I've been thinking about social anxiety a lot and decided to make a poster about SAD awareness.
Hope you like it!
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Wow thats really sweet... i've had it since i was born i don't remember ever being without it! i dread havin it for the rest of my life i have no idea how you maintain it, even with tablets it's ALWAYS there x.x mental illness's are sooo overlooked it's really sad. thankyou for makin this
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Thankyou for this poster. Seriously, more people need to know about this...
I have had the symptoms since I was only 6, I wouldn't watch the TV programs I wanted because I was afraid of my parents opinions, and I wasn't able to go to the dance floor on holiday with my friends because I wa scared of other people watching me. I could never understand why I couldn't do these things everyone else could do.
Now I'm 14, it's really starting to take over my life. I've developed depression because of it, and I'm unable to do any speaking presentations at all, bringing down my grades dramatically... I don't leave the house and school is an uphill struggle.
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I also have social anxiety. It's hard to deal with, especially when you have to force yourself to do embarrassing things. I like your poster, and I'm glad you're getting better with social anxiety. It makes me hopeful that I can get over it too. c:
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