Love this. Can relate to so much of it! Instead of PR my previous career was hospitality-playing hostess, chatting to new people all the time, presenting a confident and bubbly front. Exhausted from forced peopleing, I too turned to self medication in various ways outside of work to keep that persona going, thinking that's how I should be. Now I find my shyness comes and goes in waves depending on the comfort zones I'm in.
Love this. Can relate to so much of it! Instead of PR my previous career was hospitality-playing hostess, chatting to new people all the time, presenting a confident and bubbly front. Exhausted from forced peopleing, I too turned to self medication in various ways outside of work to keep that persona going, thinking that's how I should be. Now I find my shyness comes and goes in waves depending on the comfort zones I'm in.
This sounds all too familiar! 😱