Personal Story: Maria, Social Anxiety

In this interview for Deconstructing Stigma, Maria shares about her 12 year history with social anxiety disorder. As a child she was selectively mute, talking only to family. Today she is managing her condition and working towards her college degree.

I firmly believe that the more we talk about mental illness, the more we will reduce the stigma that surrounds it.
— Maria

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