Today I want to tell you about Luna. Luna is a shy person. She has a lot of difficulty meeting new people. She has extreme difficulty telling people her name, Luna. It is not a common name. It is an unusual name. Just saying, “My name is Luna.” is a major stresser for Luna. She does not want to draw attention to herself. Introducing herself draws attention to herself. Her name is a conversation piece. When she tells people her name (which she rarely does because it stresses her out) people usually comment on it. More attention drawn to her. More anxiety. More shyness. More wanting to withdraw. More wanting to escape. More wanting to go back to safety. This was Luna in 2006.
Now it is 2007 and Luna is still named Luna. Only now in 2007 Luna can introduce herself and feel okay about doing that. What changed between 2006 and 2007 for Luna? A lot..
Sometime in 2006 Luna got fed up. She was tired of feeling nervous, worried, agitated, stressed, frightened, apprehensive, edgy, flustered, upset, uptight, on edge, troubled, uneasy, bothered, and hyper sensitive. Luna was 20 years old and she freaked out when she said her name. It was time for her to get a handle on this once and for all. It was time for Luna to have a life. It was time for Luna to feel better.
Luna decided to seek help. She went to a psychologist. Luna did not know why she felt shy. Luna analyzed her background. There were things in her upbringing that she felt had something to do with her feeling shy. Luna felt a psychologist could help her with these issues. After a couple of sessions with her psychologist Luna discovered something. Luna was pretty surprised at this discovery. Luna found out she was depressed. That was a strange discovery. Luna thought she was shy. She did not feel depressed. Luna's psychologist explained that
“Although no one knows why, a great number of depressions are also accompanied by anxiety. In one study, 85 per cent with major depression were also diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. Because they go hand and hand, anxiety and depression are considered fraternal twins of mod disorder.”
This was an eye opener for Luna. At last Luna had an answer to what was really going on inside of her. At last Luna could get help and move on.
It is important understand exactly what is going on with you. It is important to get the whole picture.
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Marcia, Your Confidence Coach
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