New to Me

Wow! I never in a million years thought I'd be blogging. I don't even like to write much. Here lately, I've been reading lots of blogs and listening to vlogs (shout outs to Jia-TV!) and I love it! This will be an outlet for me, as I suffer with Social Anxiety Disorder. Diary of a Shy Black Woman inspired me...so KUDOS to you chic! I'm in a new city, no family...no friends...nobody. It's quite scary and lonely. I've expanded my horizons because in all actuality, I was never going to prosper in the small town I'm originally from. I believe my move (5 hours away), which was dreadfully difficult, gave me hope to kick anxiety in the ass and finally overcome it. Why do you ask? Because a part of me was not proud of myself and what I was doing. I have no college degree and had a dead end job. Although my job provided a great contribution to Breast Cancer Research, I felt as if I wasn't doing enough and wasn't worthy. With my new life and job (which provides full tuition reimbursement), I feel more confident. Don't get me wrong...I do have bad days! But, for the most part, I'm beginning to love life more and more. I'd love to get some suggestions on techniques I could possibly use to overcome social anxiety completely.