just talk to people, being around them began to stress me out. It stressed me out so much that I wasted all my energy on being stressed out and spent none of it on being in the moment. People became triggers for my panic attacks.
I became the person who couldn’t wait to close with “Well, it was good to see you.” I truly, sincerely dreaded being around people.
I worked at an amazing coffee shop with a fantastic customer base and coworkers, and yet I would sit in my car before every shift, whispering to myself, “You can do this.
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