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@MarkDykeman you might be interested in @unmarketing ’s post on some of the things she worries about [link to post]

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Amusingly though, I think it’s confused – and thinks I’m really afraid of Nancy Reagan. Not so. She seems nice. And I live near their Presidential library which is beautiful.

Wonderful post by you however. Very open. I enjoyed reading it.

Check mine out if you like.
http://5shot-redeye.blogspot.com/2009/06/fear-of-silence.html

Best,
- C

I know exactly how you feel, Ann. But your conclusion is just right; sometimes ya just have to go ahead and be who you are. Besides, the ones who appreciate that will always stick around, yes?

I can’t say that I’ve ever been habitually fearful, but for a good portion of my life, my bent was to be sensitive to a fault; overly-concerned about what others thought, often over-compensating by trying to please everyone, and usually winding up empty in the process.

However, like you, my process of self-discovery has been a gradual one. The turning point for me was when I discovered that most folks are just as or more insecure than I am, and all they need is a little recognition; a gift of acknowledgment; the validation that someone else realizes that they’re in the room.

That’s why I especially enjoyed your little reference to being “a digital version of a Wal-Mart greeter.” A variation on that term is something I’ve actually ascribed to myself in reference to my role on Twitter. I can’t think of anything more meaningful or ‘useful’ than to make someone smile, think, or both.

That’s how I endeavor to affect people in my social media dealings, and its what I find *myself* doing every time I visit this blog.

Another wonderful post, Ann.

Thanks for sharing one of your personal fears with us and reminding everyone that despite ones success, or role, we’re all human beings facing the very similar challenges. It’s refeshing to know we’re climbing the same mountain. Very revealing post.

And if you want a great laugh about an anxious childhood, read “Cyclops” in David Sedaris’s collection NAKED. My anxiety was, like his, fostered by an alarmist parent, and I laughed until I cried reading that essay. It was like a walk down memory lane!