“Why are you so quiet?”, “Don’t you ever say anything?”, and “You’re a good student but you need to participate more.” were phrases that had a big impact on my self-image growing up.
Being Me
Jackie Ann
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I always got “ Jessica, can you please lower your voice”. Even now I get that.
I have struggled internally with feeling like I’m TOO MUCH. But it’s really just one facet of me.
People close enough to me see that I’m actually quite nervous and at times, very unsure of myself. Sometimes my social aspects freak me out and I simply have to hide and internalize a bit.
I guess what I’m saying is, I get this, from another angle. X *now hiding*