Things I Didn't Know Were Anxiety

01. Feeling unable + afraid to speak up

02. Worried about every word choice I used while interacting with people

03. Thinking everyone could see inside my head

04. Believing everyone was silently judging me

05. Thinking I had to be perfect to avoid judgement

06. Criticized every movement

07. Resenting myself for not living up to everyone's standards

08. Felt like I had to overachieve + be the best at everything and know everything to be considered intelligent

09. Didn't want to come off as stupid

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** identifying anxiety...