Isolated
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Social Anxiety • A chronic mental health condition in which social interactions cause irrational anxiety.
Andie Stone hasn't left her home since she graduated high school nearly ten years ago. She doesn't have a choice. Her chronic social anxiety prevents her from being around people that she is unfamiliar with, so she relies on the company of her parents, her cat and her closest friend.
After a serious complication Andie's anxiety causes her to become paranoid that she will never experience a real life away from the four walls she has found solace in.
And so her adventure begins, fighting her mental illness one tiny step at a time and freeing herself from isolation.
[Copyright © liquorstainedlips, 2017]
[#282 ChickLit 2/10/17]
This is a work of fiction, any resemblance to real life events and people are purely coincidental. Feel free to message me if you have an concerns about this story.
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