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“Self preservation is a full-time occupation.” – Ani DiFranco

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Recovery from depression has changed how I relate to people.

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The difference a day makes

Who I was then is not who I am now. That’s good and challenging at the same time.

anxiety, business, career, change, depression, diversity, fear, future, hiding, imposter syndrome, inclusion, job, leadership, lessons learned, mental health, OCD, perfectionism, perspective, pretending, psychology, PTSD, recovery, reflections, reframe, self image, therapy, wisdom, work

Switch the flip

What happens when an extrovert suddenly finds social interaction draining and exhausting? I’ve found out and I don’t like it.

depression, exhaustion, fatigue, fear, hiding, job, mental health, pretending, self image

What now?

The conference gave me something to work towards and something to look forward to. It also gave me the perfect distraction.

anxiety, depression, emotional baggage, fatigue, future, hiding, jerk brain, mental health

And the Oscar goes to…

Don’t beat yourself up because you didn’t realize I was depressed. I worked hard to make sure you couldn’t see it.

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