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My name is Rachael Doyle and this is my digital storytelling assignment
for Dr. Kennedy's Introduction to Technology class.
I was diagnosed with social anxiety in middle school. According to the Anxiety and Depression of America,
it's the extreme fear of being scruntinized and judged by others in social or performance
situations. It is often mistaken as shyness.
I'm fine in most social situations but there are certain situations
where my social anxiety gets the best of me.
About that same time I was
getting into a new band on the scene - the Jonas Brothers.
I started going to their concerts and absolutely loved them.
I had posters all over my room and I talked about them 24/7.
I wsa hooked. In 2008 I had a chance to meet them
but I completely messed it up due to my social anxiety.
I told myself that I'd never let it happen again.
From that point on, the music scene caught my eye.
I became a fan of more artists and more bands,
bought more CDs and went to more shows. To me
concerts are the only place where I feel like I have 101% control
over my anxiety. Everyone there is there for the same exact reason I am:
we all have a connection with the music.
I was given another chance to meet the Jonas Brothers
on August 3rd 2013. I wasn't going to let my
social anciety get the best me of me.
Unlike my first encounter, this time I got to hug them all and tell them about my social anxiety.
The best part of it was that Joe Jonas
said he was proud of me.
It truly was an amazing experience and it was one I'll never forget.
I've been to countless amounts of concerts over the past six years
and all the pictures throughout the story cannot do that justice.
Bands and artists I've connected with and music overall has helped me in such huge
way.
I don't know who I'd be without it.
*people clapping and cheering*
*people clapping and cheering*
*people clapping and cheering*
*people clapping and cheering*