the internet

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME? I Can't Use A Telephone

Sometimes I get freaked out if I have to call for a pizza, even if I know doing so will result in piping hot pizza. PIZZA.
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Tech, the internet, phones, etiquette, social anxiety, julieanne is an idiot, julieanne smolinski is a lunatic, email, relationships

Mar 27, 2013 at 9:00am | 282 comments

asperger's

HI, MY NAME IS SHERLOCK: Trying To Explain My Trouble With Understanding Human Emotions

I’m probably just an unfeeling monster, is all. And I am OK with that.
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Relationships, asperger's, self-diagnosis, social anxiety

Feb 20, 2013 at 9:00am | 201 comments

bullying

Surprise! I Was a Bullied Kid

I took to writing stories about vengeance, about stabbing my friends with whatever was near to hand; pencils in the classroom, sporks in the cafeteria, a ruler in the hallway while classes were changing. I walked around with vivid images in my head of tearing those girls' faces off.
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Issues, bullying, fear, preteen girls are horrible, social anxiety

Mar 16, 2012 at 2:00pm | 139 comments

agorafabulous

My Book Is Coming Out and I'm Scared

What if there's a one-person bathroom in the bookshop that you have to get a key to use and the fan isn't working so you can totally hear the person inside?
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Entertainment, agorafabulous, book publishing, books, sara benincasa, social anxiety

Feb 8, 2012 at 10:00am | 68 comments

book party

What Should I Wear To My Book Party? TONIGHT!

I'm not certain what to wear, or how to get my makeup did, or how to ask my amazing hairdresser Justin at Bloom Beauty Lounge to do mah hurrr. I'm freaking out.
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Clothes, book party, books, social anxiety, what should i wear

Feb 16, 2012 at 12:23pm | 65 comments