i used to be so shy. i mean that comes with social anxiety but a year ago i never would have been able to do the things i have done in the past few months. they seem like small, tiny, accomplishments but they have been huge for me. here’s some things i’ve done and things i am f****** proud of myself for doing in the past few months:

i told off my ex, who i never saw myself telling to “leave me the f*** alone”

i told the guy i liked that i had feelings for him, got rejected, and remained friends with him without making it awkward.

i walk in the hallways at school with my head up now instead of down like i’m scared of everyone

i talk to people. only in one of my classes but i will talk to pretty much anyone in it without fear

and like i said, i know all this stuff is tiny, but i’m proud of myself because i’m better than i was and i just needed to vent it to someone. no one else is proud of me because no one i know irl realizes the struggle i face every day just to ask my teachers for help or make phone calls.