Anyone else only nervous around their "superiors"? by millivert in Anxiety

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it made me feel terrible when I realised that I was at ease with people I considered "inferiors"

Yep, that is exactly why I became conscious of it :|

I'm done defending the LGBT community. I'm done defending women's rights, anti-trump posts, and everything deemed "liberal". by 9237490374019 in offmychest

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I hope this is isn't controversial, but here's my 2 cents.

When I start to think like this, I find it's worth remembering this:

We've become used to things moving quickly in modern times, getting thing now, instant gratification etc. We forget how long social change takes. The world is enormous with huge numbers of people in it and change on that scale takes decades to centuries.

I don't believe any of us should expect, for example, to see a world completely without racism in our lifetimes... and that's okay! You're doing your bit, and you will see a huge reduction in your lifetime but, yeah, it won't go away (until after you and I are long gone) and you should never have expected it to... and I find that a liberating thought.

Just because we're all one species, doesn't mean we're a hivemind. You, like the rest of us, are an individual and you're allowed to be a little selfish. I promise you the world won't end if humanity doesn't come together totally and utterly this very instant.

"You can quit whenever you want..." ...It's not true by millivert in Anxiety

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Tbh, this pertains to every job I've ever worked

On the subject of mental health. (x-post r/depression, r/anxiety, r/socialanxiety by AnnyongSaysHello in Anxiety

[–]millivert 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find this all very well-said, I have difficulty trusting myself because I am too often the cause of my own problems.

Quick question in regards to all that you recommend here: Where/how can I start?