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Join Us for a Tweet Chat on May 12th and Help Break the Stigma! Mental Health / Kyle MacDonald Why is that if you break your arm, people start writing witty comments on the cast and holding the door open for you, but when you admit to having a mental illness, they often shy away…

Fear of Failure by Kyle MacDonald on March 23, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind, I talk about failure, what it means and how fearing failure leads us to avoid engaging in activities.  I talk about how mindfulness can help us to be more open to the emotions that happen around failure, and how…

What is this test? This test is known as the The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS) – a questionnaire developed by Dr. Michael R. Liebowitz, a psychiatrist and researcher. How it works This measure assesses the way that social phobia plays a role in your life across a variety of situations. Read each situation carefully…

So, You Want To Be Invisible? 8 June 2015 Avoidance / Kyle MacDonald One of the most basic instincts when confronted by triggers for your social anxiety, is the desire to become invisible. Have to talk in front of a large group of people? You wish they couldn’t see you. Have to walk down a…

Three Types of Jobs for Someone With Social Anxiety by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety at Work   I’ve written before about how to deal with social anxiety in the workplace and how to tackle job interviews when you have social anxiety – but what type of jobs should you go for in the first place?…

Do I Have Social Anxiety? Meet John. by admin on August 1, 2013 in Fear, in Public, Social Anxiety This story is a fictional case, but is made up of REAL clinical experiences from my 15+ years treating people with Social Anxiety Disorder Meet John … John came to see me because he was very…