Social anxiety: Lessons learnt from a weekend away.
Sometimes, we need to laugh or else we'd cry. A story and lessons of social anxiety, being away from home and what happened this weekend.
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Laura
- Sep 22
- 4 min
People think we’re ok (because it’s easier)
In a world where we are expected to mask, it is all too easy for people to think that we are ok when we're not.
Laura
- Aug 23
- 3 min
The world is overwhelming, but it isn't your fault.
Let’s talk about autism. The world is overwhelming, but that isn’t our fault. I wish others could see this crazy society through our eyes.
Aunty Social World
- Jul 28
- 11 min
Social anxiety: Five alternative ways to enjoy summer
It’s been a while since we’ve done one of these. Following a bright and breezy June where we spent most if not all of our free time...
Laura
- May 19
- 8 min
Twitter addiction: An attention fuelled world that destroyed me.
My Twitter addiction began around three years ago. Since then it has destroyed me.
Laura
- May 12
- 8 min
Online communities are real: The dangers are real too.
Here we discuss the darker side of Twitter and why, despite the harassment, misogyny and unwanted attention, our online communities survive.
Aunty Social World
- May 1
- 6 min
Social anxiety: Why those of us who seek privacy often have the least.
Those of us who are autistic or live with social anxiety have a great need for privacy, but we are often left with the least.
Laura and Jon
- Apr 6
- 6 min
Social anxiety: Five ways to survive the Bank Holiday weekend.
The bank holiday is upon us. Time to get out, relax and have a good time. But what is often not discussed is how stressful they can be.
Laura and Jon
- Mar 27
- 12 min
Autism Acceptance: Five practical changes that could create a more inclusive world.
It is not enough to just merely accept or be aware of autism. We need real practical change. Here are 5 lessons we can learn from lockdown.
Laura
- Mar 18
- 11 min
From break away to breakdown: A story of post-holiday depression and self-realisation.
We know that being able to go on holiday is a relative privilege, but the aftermath isn’t. Irrespective of the reason, depression is real.
Laura
- Mar 4
- 8 min
Social anxiety: A long night on the loch.
I’m writing this at the end of a long night, a long way from home. A long night on the loch and what a night of social anxiety it has been.
Laura
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Digital daze (Poem)
Next time you feel alone online
If you want or need to, come back to this rhyme.
You may feel alone
But it isn’t true.
Laura
- Jan 29
- 5 min
Twitter: The social anxiety of engaging.
Social anxiety online is as prevelant as offline. Simply replying to people can be a minefield..
Laura
- Jan 10
- 5 min
Social media: Attention is survival.
Social media. Whether you love it, loathe it or have mixed feelings towards it, we cannot avoid it.
Laura
- Dec 27, 2022
- 5 min
Social anxiety: How to escape from everyone at a time when everyone is around.
Social anxiety: How to escape from everyone at a time when everyone is around.
Laura
- Dec 20, 2022
- 6 min
Social anxiety: Five tips to overcome the awkwardness of opening Christmas presents.
You know the feeling. That moment when all eyes are on you..
Five tips to overcome the social anxiety of opening Christmas presents.
Laura
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Social anxiety isn’t a choice…
Someone recently asked me to describe what help I needed for my social anxiety. My answer was simple, ‘I don’t need help, I just need choice
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