Social Anxiety is so much more than just shyness Social Anxiety makes you feel different from other people, in a negative way - less good than them, or odd - and so it comes to affect your self-esteem as well as your self-confidence. You come to expect that people will ignore or reject you and tend to interpret the things that they do, like the way they look at you or speak to you, as signs that they think badly of you. You feel at risk of being on the receiving end.

Hello! My name is Josefine, and i'm from Denmark. I have Autism. My kindergarten teachers found me acting differently than the other children when i was a child, so they told my parents, and they got someone to check me, and then they found out i have Autism. I was only 2-3 years old (wich makes me really lucky, since it's mostly boys who gets Autism) and today, i'm 15 years old! Some days ago, i decided to make small comics and drawing based around my Autism. They show how i feel and see the world. This might not be what every Autism Person experience, since we're all different from each other. I hope you'll enjoy reading this! ♥

If you're one of the quiet kids, and you like it that way, then you're not alone. So, what even is an introvert, you ask? Most of you probably heard this word at least once before. My guess is that if you have heard the word introvert, you may have heard it used to describe someone in a negative way. You might know an introvert as someone who is quieter or not as outgoing, but there is a little more to it than that. People often mistake introversion as shyness, social anxiety, or a mental illness, but introversion is actually none of these things. It is simply a personality trait. You can be an introvert and still be a happy, confident person. A lot of well-known people were introverts, like Einstein, Abe Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, and even Lady Gaga (Yes, I said Lady Gaga). This book focuses on what my experiences as an introvert have been so far, and the positives of being an introvert. It also gets into some psychology and mental health. Coming from a shy person, I also hope to talk about how to deal with shyness and build self confidence, even though being shy and introverted aren't exactly the same thing. So come join the party! *Ahem* Sorry. I meant to say, come join the small, quiet gathering.