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Saying no to an invitation brings relief for a moment, and then the next one feels heavier. In this video, you'll see why avoiding keeps social anxiety going, what you're really avoiding underneath, and why accepting the feeling is not...
You look away from someone on the street, and right away a voice in your head tells you what that says about you. In this video, you'll find out why that inner commentary in social anxiety usually comes after the...
For decades, I thought social anxiety was simply part of my personality. Then came a job where the panic attacks started the moment I arrived, and one morning I couldn't make myself go anymore. In this video, I share how...
Do you feel watched on the street, read neutral faces as judgment, and never fully relax around people? In this video, you'll learn why social anxiety keeps your attention on guard in two directions at once, what research shows about...
Have you ever seen someone tapping on their face and chest and wondered whether it could help with anxiety? In this video, you'll find out which doctors, self-help authors, actors and singers have spoken publicly about EFT tapping, what they...
If you have ever asked yourself "What is wrong with me?" after an evening with other people, this video is for you. You will find out what research on babies, twins and cautious children shows about where social anxiety comes...
If you feel that you will have to live with social anxiety for the rest of your life, this video is for you. I share what nobody told me when I was at the darkest point of my life: you...
When your hand shakes or your smile starts to twitch in a conversation, it can feel like everyone around you sees it. In this video, you'll find out what research shows about how much of your nervousness other people really...
If you write down what you want to say before you call the doctor's office, or you answer a voicemail by text so that you don't have to call back, this video is for you. You'll see what makes phone...
Cancelling plans at the last moment, putting off phone calls, staying quiet in a group or waiting it out in the bathroom can feel like strange habits of your own. In this video, I walk you through eight signs of...
Do you often keep your opinion to yourself, give in, or feel that other people simply count more than you do? In this video, you'll learn what research says about feeling worth less than others in social anxiety, how this...
Other people just talk, while you check every sentence before you say it, and by the time it is ready, the conversation has already moved on. This video explains why social contact feels like a constant struggle for you: subconscious...
You have called it shyness for years, and that one word has never told you what is actually happening in those moments. This video goes through what researchers mean by shy, what two psychologists filmed in a room in 1981,...
Hiding in the bathroom at work is one of the quietest signs of social anxiety. I did it for decades, along with skipping lectures and turning down invitations, and I thought it was simply my personality. This video goes through...
If you know social anxiety and you've tried a lot (exposure, talking it through, good advice), you probably also know the feeling that none of it holds for long. In this video I walk you through why that is, and...