How I learnt to embrace social anxiety and turn it into a force for good

‘I used to get really worried – to the point that I’d be vomiting’ Felicity Jones opens up about her ‘terrible anxiety’‘I used to get really worried – to the point that I’d be vomiting’ Felicity Jones opens up about her ‘terrible anxiety’The anxiety disorder developed because of low self esteem and shame over being unwell. I didn’t understand why my brain had become ill with bipolar at such a young age. I partly blamed myself for what had happened and as such, I was scared of others judgement.

So, I stopped going to parties and crowded celebrations. Friends had to come to the house to coax me out. I didn’t want to see anyone and it got so bad that I didn’t want to leave the house. I was frightened that people would judge me badly and began to have panic attacks about social events.It was then that I discovered exposure therapy and together with my Mum, I found ways to help the anxiety. Mum would take me for drives so I would get out the house and expose me to the feared outside world.

These days, at 31, I am not cured. I still have a level of social anxiety and it flares up in the winter, with the darker weather. However, I am kind to myself and make sure that I get enough, take medication as prescribed and I am in a form of therapy for trauma called EMDR. I still become anxious and have to cancel events but things have improved since the days when I first had the anxiety and couldn’t do anything.

I turned down my dream job and million-dollar salary... and it's the best decision I've ever made for my mental healthI turned down my dream job and million-dollar salary... and it's the best decision I've ever made for my mental health

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