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Cleo_II posted...

I do think it helped ground me and stay humble. I wasnt a popular kid and was bullied a lot but somehow it just built my self esteem up more. I learned not to rely on external validation. My daughter might be my opposite. I was always incredibly shy and awkward. While she has tons of friends at the park. She has more friends than we do lol. Shes super sociable. Its not something Im familiar with and have to adapt my parenting to it. Like I know I should start being friends with the other moms at the park and shit but Im really bad at that.

Damn. I actually just got way better at that. It's like it all clicked after getting Covid. Covid brought me to a low and when I came out, everything I been trying to make click over the last forever years finally did. Pretty much 90% of my social anxiety seemed to disappear overnight. Before this, I was exactly the same. I didn't hate anyone but I was too shy to interact with most people.

I just say that to say just keep making an effort and one day something might come along and finally slide all the pieces around you been working at and feeling like you're making no progress.

Im one those people who listen to music as I walk down the street and sing along to it now. I never thought Id have that type of freedom from my shyness overlord.