A Dogged Attempt to Introduce Myself

in #introduceyourself7 years ago (edited)

My Steemit account got confirmed last night, and envisioning how I'd introduce myself kept me from sleeping. Spoiler, still didn't figure out what to say, and I didn't sleep. Offline I'm dreadful at smalltalk and introductions, too, so I thought, why not just bite the bullet? This person who ruminated over a post on a site she found out about literally this week instead of sleeping, that's quintessential me.

I'm neurotic. I'm anxious. My mind is always racing. I love to write about things that matter to me. Everything that matters to me matters too much. I feel too much. I write about feelings. How am I doing?

I guess what I should say here is my name is Ashley. I'm a stenographer by day. I compete in triathlons. I'm a yoga teacher. I'm vegan.

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But my passion for writing stems from engaging in conversations about the taboo topics that have forged my life: rape, abuse, eating disorders, suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, PTSD -- and the lessons that can be learned from these struggles, and the healing journeys they effectuate.

Truthfully, I'm not confident there's a place for that here on Steemit. But if there is I plan to find it, and I thank you for reading my very first post!

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welcome and nice to meet you !!

@therusticvegan thank you thank you, and likewise!

Welcome to Steemit @ashleyczac I hope you have a great time and have many successes. Greetings

Thank you for the warm welcome @naideth!

Hey @ashleyczac I too am new to steemit and I hope to bring positive changes to the world one kind post at a time.

Love that attitude, @cryptoneil! ❤Happy to meet some likeminded people on here :)

Excited to have you here @ashleyczac! Welcome ❤️ While there might not be a lot of conversation on here yet about the topics you mentioned, there will be and perhaps you will be the one to blaze that trail xx

@hannahimsa Happy to be here 💚. That would be stellar. Thanks for the encouragement, love!

Always here for you! 😘

I know it 😘 and I'm here for you too!

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Thanks for the support @endatu!

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Welcome to the steemit community
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Hi @paragon99! Thanks for the welcome and the upvote!

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