I moved continents for studies. This was a dream to my 23yo self. And although that dream was not fulfilled the way she wanted it, it still happened in a different way. I was initially so happy and confident with myself, but a few weeks later I started developing this social anxiety. I'd had it before but I thought I healed... Apparently not, coz it came back. I'm making a mess in my head out of the most simple things. I'm so insecure about the way I look and carry myself. I keep falling into this self-sabotaging spiral. This is affecting the very thing I came here for - my academics and the impression I'm making on my professors. I'm not trying to win favours but I just want to have decent relations with people around me, to help my career grow. But sometimes I feel so inferior because I'm unable to speak up the right way...

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I moved continents for studies. This was a dream to my 23yo self. And although that dream was not fulfilled the way she wanted it, it still happened in a different way. I was initially so happy and confident with myself, but a few weeks later I started developing this social anxiety. I'd had it before but I thought I healed... Apparently not, coz it came back. I'm making a mess in my head out of the most simple things.  I'm so insecure about the way I look and carry myself. I keep falling into this self-sabotaging spiral. This is affecting the very thing I came here for - my academics and the impression I'm making on my professors. I'm not trying to win favours but I just want to have decent relations with people around me, to help my career grow. But sometimes I feel so inferior because I'm unable to speak up the right way...

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