Taking the Leap
I've been waiting, hesitating, contemplating, wondering if I have anything interesting enough to say. But I think we all do, so here I am, finally.
I'm 26 and from the Chicago suburbs, I've been to community college, Columbia College of Chicago for two years doing fashion merchandising before switching to Roosevelt to do psychology...before switching to getting my certification for drug and alcohol counseling (which I decided I couldn't handle because I would get too attached and I decided to take these classes right after my boyfriend overdosed on heroin.) So now I finished my Associates Degree in Liberal Arts and am almost done with a Bachelors in General Studies with a minor in Psychology & an HR certificate.
If I could study anything without money or 'work' being a problem, it would definitely be philosophy. I've always been an introvert, but I'm not often lonely...there's plenty going on inside my head....I drive my fiancee crazy with my obsession with missing persons cases (my favorite show is Disappeared) and since I got fired from my desk job he convinced me that I might as well try and put myself out there and see if anyone's interested in the same things that I am (like the Toynbee Tiles anyone?)
Since I don't want to be a corporate slave again since escaping the cave, I hope you'll think I have some interesting theories and thoughts -- even if they just make you laugh. (Like my fiancee did when I told him I wanted to make my first post about the similarities between the movie Scarface and my favorite book The Great Gatsby....but I'll save that for next time)
This is me:
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Welcome to Steem @gingerlocks I have upvoted and sent you a tip
Any tips on how to reclaim my tumblr fame from 2012? I wish that had been worth something :)
Really though, thank you.
Welcome to Steemit locks, I hope you feel comfortable enough to come out of the shell and share with us. <3
Gotta let it out somewhere, maybe one day I'll link my tumblr to here hahaa.
Welcome to Steemit bro, have a great time on this platform. Wishing you the best, following your blog. :)
Welcome. I think introverts often have a lot going on inside their heads. That may be why large amounts of people can sometimes drain their energy. Though I don't know if I'd call myself an introvert per se, there's definitely a very shy, awkward side to my personality, and I appreciate alone time.
I used to have social anxiety really bad to the point I basically had no life, I went to a therapist but everything he had me do I could find in a self-help book so I checked a bunch out from the library and (also am on lexapro for depression/general anxiety disorder) I can easily approach people I don't know now or wouldn't have spoke to before and it feels good but I do feel drained more quickly than my very social friends. I'd say I'm an introvert mostly because I will make small talk but it seems pointless to me, I either want to be able to talk about everything with a person or not waste my time when I won't see them again (like meeting a girl at a party.) It just depends on if I click with someone or not how much it drains me. But I keep my private life pretty private and my feelings to myself and my journal not because I'm ashamed of them but just because that's who I am, I don't like to bring up personal things in casual conversations. Like I saw my second cousin who's older and I've met like three times and she thought it was weird I didn't think to show her my engagement ring and tell her...my friends know that I'm crazy about him but I'm not one to run around putting my life on display.
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