199 Fun Things To Do On Your Birthday

The big day comes, along with the big question: “What should I do for my birthday?” 

You remember (at least vaguely) what you did for last year’s birthday.

This time, you’d like to try something different — maybe shake things up a little.

Why else would you be here ready to look through a list of fun and unique things to do?

After all, you’re a fun and unique person. Your birthday should celebrate that. 

We’re happy to help. 

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Best 9 Convertible Backpack Purses

Raise your hand if the inside of your closet looks like a window shop of an Italian store with a fine selection of purses, handbags, totes, and backpacks.

What if you didn’t have to purchase a new bag for every event that pops out?

What if there was a way to use your casual backpack as a stylish purse?

Impossible? Not quite.

Delve deeper into the wonderful world of convertible bags where we introduce you to the best convertible backpack purses suitable for just about any occasion.

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27 Captivating Conversation Starters For Couples

You’re looking forward to meeting someone and hoping to have a conversation you’ll both enjoy.

Naturally, then, you’d appreciate a sampling of great conversation starters for couples. 

You want them to be engaging enough to avoid the awkward, “What do I say now?” pauses.

And you’re not interested in small talk

What you’re hoping for, in this case, are genuine relationship conversation starters — something to make that budding connection stronger. 

You’re in the right place. 

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How To Overcome Social Anxiety As An Empath

How to Overcome Social Anxiety

You walk into a gathering of people, and more than anything you want to smile and chat it up with those around you.

You want to join in the conversation, laugh, and enjoy yourself.

You want people to see you as friendly and outgoing, interested in what they have to say and easy to talk to.

But instead . . . you feel like a deer in headlights. You're overwhelmed and flooded with emotion.

Your heart is racing. Your hands are trembling. Your face feels frozen.

And the worst part is, you know everyone can see exactly how anxious you are, and they're wondering what the hell is wrong with you.

Does this scenario sound familiar?

If this is your typical reaction in social situations, you may be dealing with social anxiety disorder. But what can make social anxiety even more difficult is dealing with it as an empath.

A study published on PubMed shows that people with social anxiety are highly sensitive to the emotions of other people. It appears that those who are social anxious are able to discern the mental states of people much more accurately.

The study administrators measured the levels of empathy within specific people, and learned that those same people demonstrated high levels of behavior related to social anxiety.

It seems ability to feel the emotions and feelings of others can be extremely overwhelming to the point of inducing social anxiety for the average empathic person. If you are around people with toxic emotions, you'll pick up on that and feel their negative energy, which can make you very anxious.

Although not every empathic person has social anxiety, and not everyone with social anxiety is an empath, it's clear there's a strong link between the two.

If you suffer from social anxiety, you may very well relate to the symptoms of highly sensitive people. 

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