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Would it be weird to bring in homemade cookies for my coworkers?

Social Anxiety is a mental illness characterised by distress in social situations which cause impaired functioning in daily life. Distress is triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny from others. Socially anxious people may be shy/introverted, but shy/introverted people do not necessarily have Social Anxiety For the official American Psychiatric Association definition and criteria see wiki (link in sidebar)

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Do you think people would mishear the name "Kieran" for "Kiera/Kira"? and do people ever mistake your chosen name for the opposite version?

A supportive space for transgender and gender non conforming individuals to experiment with diffrent names on their journey to self discovery.

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I feel like my therapist doesn't think she can help me at all but won't outright say it

Have a question about something that happened in therapy? Want to know how your experience compares to other peoples? Wondering what the heck your therapist is talking about? Thinking about going into therapy but want to know what it's like from a patient's perspective? Share your psychotherapy stories and questions here. Clients and therapists are both welcome to exchange perspectives and ideas. Please be kind to each other.