Unlike many, I haven’t had anxiety for “as long as I can remember.” Actually, for a long time, I was certain my mannerisms and behaviors were simply “quirks” that made me a little different from the norm.
I hope you can feel the sarcasm when I now look back and think, “newsflash: those quirks were symptoms, genius.” I didn’t parade those quirks around, because I knew I wasn’t special.
I had two people in my life who have their own idiosyncratic gifts, some of which were passed down to me (Hi Mom and Dad). After she’s interacted with people in some capacity, The Mothership, as I affectionately call her, likes to have her chill-down time.
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