Comfort Zone
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Emilia is what most would call shy, but it is more than that.
She has social anxiety and depression.
After being with her family for the past seventeen years of her life, Emilia decided to move hours away for college. She thinks she is ready for the independence and wants to separate herself from the cycle her hometown is stuck in.
Emilia finds a job nannying and starts school thinking it will be a breeze.
She quickly realizes that being independent means being alone at times. This sounds amazing, but she learns the hard way that it is not that easy.
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This is a story about a young adult learning the sucky parts of "adulting".
There are many breakdowns, and for a while, her life seems to suck, but with the help of new people, she learns that it is okay to accept change.
Follow Emilia on her journey to self-acceptance, and watch as she blossoms into the young women she was always meant to be.
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