What’s My Motivation?
My mission is to de-stigmatize being an introvert. Its high time for introverts to get rid of the hate, judgement and wrong ideas people have about us.
Being a writer, I am doing my part by penning down important details about the life of introverts, how we are in different aspects of life, how we think, what we like and dislike, and what hurts us to make others understand that we’re just like normal people with some different priorities and preferences. This doesn’t make us losers or any lesser than them.
I also want to help fellow introverts learn how to navigate the various aspects of life be it their relationships, career, mental health, personal growth and more, to the best of my knowledge and personal experience.
My Story
By time I was in my initial college years, I had already endured 19 years of suffering alone with generalised anxiety disorder.
As I matured into my teenage years, the increasing weight of anxiety uncomfortably resting on my chest, my ability to speak out flickered like a weak flame. Like a python securing its prey: with each attempt I made to struggle free, the tighter the grip became.
I needed to be liberated from this vice-like hold. The problem I faced with my invisible perpetrator was that I knew very little about its weaknesses, and I was convinced that nobody else knew either.
When you’re isolated and live within the constraints of your own mind, it’s difficult to see any way out of this prison. There is a resident dark cloud parked directly in front of your eyes shadowing any glimmer of hope.
I began withdrawing from those closest to me. I was scared of hurting other people through actions which were out of my control. I decided to push as many people away from me as possible. It was brutal for me because I couldn’t justify why I was acting this way to the people who deserved to know the most.
But this is where things get interesting, I decided I will start improving myself (I know what you’re thinking, we all say this but end up giving up…sigh). However, this time, I made a pact to do the absolute minimum required to make improvement. This means doing the least in most cases, for instance, instead of going to a group of people and practice talking to them (the fear of most of my kind, introverts with social anxiety) I started with the absolute minimum.
As a first step, I didn’t even talk to a single person, let alone a group. I just started appearing in front of people, no talk, I used to just sit with them. This was necessary to build that initial momentum of being able to face people. Plus, I made an extrovert friend, well actually, he adopted me, lol! This helped me build confidence to speak in front of people, which you can see in this pictures as well.
The gist is, YOU CANNOT DESTROY THE SHACKLES OF ANXIETY BUT YOU CAN LOOSEN THEM ENOUGH TO LIVE LIFE PEACEFULLY – And that’s what I did and am still doing. I can teach you guys how to navigate through different aspects of life whether you’re an introvert, a socially anxious person, an awkward person, someone shy or all of them, YOU HAVE HOPE and I am the living proof.
And NO, I am not asking you to buy my course or even donate anything, I will share all I have done to go from stammering and sweating like a fountain when speaking to a stranger to delivering presentations and doing live interviews in front of hundreds of people. So if you’re interested, visit my blog or search for a specific aspect you need help with in the search bar above and start making progress from this moment.