This post brought to you by genetics & Social Anxiety Disorder:

My body hates me. I LOVE my new Derby practices. I enjoy them, & I'm getting to know the other people.

Yet every.single.time. I get the butterflies in the tummy, my gut speeds up (TMI?), and I can feel my anxiety levels raising.

WTF, body?!? The damn anxiety needs to go away, there's no reason for it! Honest! I swear!!


Sigh. I keep hoping it'll go away after a while. If it's still around when I see my shrink next I'll talk to him about it.