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Challenge #1 Complete

I did it! Seven days of reading at least one chapter a night! Some days, I read TWO chapters. I feel like I want to finish the book now. 

 I learned that my anxiety isn't exactly social anxiety. I don't have fear of talking in front of people or entering a room full of strangers. In fact, this weekend I attended a Writer's Workshop in Philly. After the pre-lunch session, I stood in the hallway with a sign that read "Hey Strangers, come have lunch with me. Wrap Shack - two blocks away. #NeedWriterFriends." (Three people joined me for lunch). I was feeling EXTRA extroverted that day. 

 But I do have that presumptuous anxiety. The kind where you think you know what someone is going to say or do and you adjust your behavior accordingly. I have probably self-talked myself out of opportunities because I believed the other party would say no. The book has a lot of activities to help identify triggers and strengths so I'm going to have to go back and try them.

 So far, I'm halfway through. But I highly recommend Stop Anxiety from Stopping You. 

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