The Outer Shell - Layers of Me Pt. I

On social media, out with our friends, and around who we love, we often want to be our absolute best both behavior and appearance wise. This piece is illustrating how it’s okay to not always look like we are put together. We don’t always have to be impressive, successful, or influential. Having social anxiety and panic disorder has been a constant battle with myself feeling pressure to be a certain way in order to “make it” or present myself a certain way to be liked. I am embracing that I am not the societal standard of perfection. I am going to look unhappy sometimes or uncomfortable. I will look like I am tired or unsatisfied. The Outer Shell is an acknowledgement to the side of me that is not smiling and understanding that I don’t have to force an emotion when I’m around people.