Trying to understand and overcome social anxiety can feel like an overwhelming task at the best of times, but it does not have to be that way. With the right information you will be able to have a clear understanding of social anxiety and see a clear path to overcoming it. From having fully overcome social phobia myself and being involved in co-ordinating and facilitating social anxiety support groups since 2002, I have learnt that nearly everyone who experiences severe social anxiety can find confidence around other people. How social anxiety works is fairly simple and with persistence you can gain the confidence you want around other people. This website offers you my story and works towards making the best advances in the psychology of building social confidence available to you.
First of all, thank you to all those who have visited this site and left comments. While reading them I can see that you sharing your thoughts and personal experiences is ...
In this video I answer a questions put to me about challenging negative thoughts. There is much more to be said about changing negative thinking and I do not want to give the ...
In this sixth chapter of my life and social anxiety I talk about my 21st birthday, trying to get away from my problems, my SA getting worse, supermarkets, walking, panic ...
In this fifth chapter of my life and social anxiety I talk about my private life in the same period as I covered in Chapter four. I discuss relationship breakups, friends ...
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When we are socially anxious, we can feel very self-conscious and nervous in the presence of other people. These feelings can become so strong that they take control of our life and leave us feeling extremely lonely, isolated and unhappy.
When social anxiety becomes this challenging for people it is often referred to as social anxiety disorder, social phobia or extreme shyness. The solutions are often paradoxical and counter-intuitive and therefore even the most intelligent people can struggle to break free of the negative vicious cycles. The good news it that, however severe it is, there are answer and you can learn how to find confidence to enjoy life again - or even for the first time.