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[countessdeweird]

I really, really hate networking. I know it's important, and I know that getting a job is more about who you know than what you know, but by all that is good and holy I despise it. I often feel anxious in social situations where I'm not among good friends anyway. Add the pressure of worrying that I'm being judged and that my future income may

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[desertdreams67]

Same thing with me

[countessdeweird]

Anxiety and job hunting is such a bad combo :(

[sitaangel]

I hate trying to network. I'm such a quiet person and it's hard for me to talk to people I don't know. So yeah, I know how you feel there. Loved all those cute animal links! Thanks for sharing them. :)

[countessdeweird]

I just never know what to say, and I tend to freeze up when I'm nervous. It's awful. But there are very few things that cute animals can't make me feel better about :)

[countessdeweird]

I think I'm going to give it a go next time I try to read Tolkien. (This is the part where I admit that I fail at geekery 101 because I have never made it all the way to the end of a Tolkien book. I just get bored with all the dudely comradeship and the inclusion of events that are irrelevant to the main plot :P )

[countessdeweird]

Social anxiety can be so frustrating to live with. I wish there were an easy way to predict when it would strike so that I could plan around it better...