So, it's late. Almost midnight here on the west coast, I'm sleepy but this topic is keeping my brain running. I had the sudden idea to...look up social anxiety and anxiety hashtags on Instagram on the explore page. As what I had thought, there were a lot of posts in the context of what I was looking for. I looked through a good number of them. I didn't even think about depression because I have depression worse than anxiety but I know both can be helped in the same way. It's crazy to me, to think, the possible source for a way of improvement, breaking out of our shell, and 'fixing' our issues could be hidden within ourselves. This ties back to our passion for what we love doing in our own, individual, lives.
When you're passionate about something, you know how to approach the subject. You know how to talk about it. You know what questions to ask another person who's interested in the same topic as you. You know exactly when to take the next step in order to dive deeper. You feel absolutely amazing. You can talk hours on end with someone you don't even know, but you have one common interest. Might even become best friends, right? Who knows.
But then when it comes to a completely different field, your brain freezes up. You don't know how to communicate. You start sweating. Cold chills down your spin. Voice is shaky. Everything you want to ask and everything you want to say you instantly and automatically assume you're wrong. You're afraid of being judged. Yes, I completely understand, been there done that, plenty of times LOL. But, what if you could take that same attitude from your passion and transfer it to this new subject? Sure, you're clueless about it, some may laugh, but there are always people out there who are willing to give a helping hand. That would fortunately be your first anchor. They get to know you, you get to know them, and then next thing you know, a chain reaction happens. You start learning about the field. Difficult to interpret, but possible. You keep at it for days, weeks, maybe even months on end. It becomes a norm to you.
If you think about it, this is the exact same process you go through every single time you venture into something new. Well, at least for people who have social anxiety and perhaps, depression. You will know how to tap into every other, new field using the same steps because it's overall the same concept. Sure, the internet [nowadays] kind of complicates it a little bit because people will be expecting you to do a little bit of research before going in full send but are people really that mean? Some people aren't. As long as you have just one person willing to lend you a hand, you're pretty much set. You build on from there. Won't be an easy journey, but possible. The few times I've done this myself, it has worked. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the friends I'd have today. And if it is working, push yourself a little and have fun with it. Who knows where it could bring you. At the end of the day, just keep finding ways on improving this aspect of your life but in a way you feel comfortable, but be truthful to yourself and be yourself.
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