Billy Wimblett

anxiety is a weird thing. I'm only now starting to come to terms with how much it has affected my life and thought I'd share some experiences. I remember watching Stranger Things and being acutely jealous of the kid's easy friendship (and the idea of having nerdy companions).

I had some nerdy friends for sure, but have never been able to walk into a game shop and just talk to someone, for example. To this day. I still awkwardly hover around outside MTG/Warhammer shops and ultimately end up walking away.

another recent experience has been playing WoW with my internet buddies. It's always been an incredibly solitary experience for me, I pretty much soloed the game since it launched, but hearing my friend's experiences of making friends in guilds makes me feel like I missed so much

I don't resent it at all, WoW has taken on a role as a stress and depression reliever for me and I'll always treasure my time in Azeroth, but it's interesting to see the myriad ways anxiety disorders can affect your life.

gotta love mentally writing a script to prepare to have your hair cut. What are brains.