The Anxious Involvement Worker
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Work in Involvement and Engagement |
| Location | Manchester, North West Engand |
| Introduction | I'm Male, in my late 20's. I was diagnosed with Asperger as a 13 year old, and have always had some form of social anxiety. I find it difficult to speak to people I don't know (I find it frightening) so I often can't. I struggle to walk up to someone to start a conversation, it difficult to explain why but I find it so difficult. I have a successful job (working in involvement for a national mental health charity, and as a engagement worker) but the rest of my life is what I describe as a depressing mess. My anxiety stop me doing a lot of think I would like to, so I end up living a less than rewarding life. I'm out as a suffer of Mental Health, and it something I have no problem speaking about.... well expect it is. I have a large problem speaking about my own mental health, how my own experience affect me. I lie about how I feel, including to myself. As Time to Change says, It good to talk about your experiences of Mental Health, so from time to time, I'm going to write some thought about how I'm feeling, to share my experiences of mental health |