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People often wonder whether what they experience is actually social anxiety, or whether they just feel nervous or shy. If you have ever experienced one or more of the following typical signs and symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD) then you may want to take out self test for social anxiety to find out if you…
Social Phobia – A History Lesson by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety, Social Phobia People sometimes ask me what’s the difference between Social Phobia and Social Anxiety? Is one worse than the other? Which one do I “have”? Well the short answer is there’s no difference. The two terms are used interchangeably. But the real…
Introducing “The Confident Mind” Podcast by Kyle MacDonald in Podcast Well it’s here and I’m very excited about it – my new social anxiety podcast! I have called it “The Confident Mind”, and every week I will now be publishing a new podcast as well as my regular blog article. I’ll be interviewing all sorts…
A couple of weeks ago I was recently really pleased to be part of a panel for the Social Media Club (#SMCAKL), here in my home city of Auckland, New Zealand. The panel consisted of Louise Campagnone, General Manager of Find Someone (New Zealand’s largest and longest running online dating website), Trak Gray, Digital Social…
The Social Anxiety Awkward Silence Moment by Kyle MacDonald in Silence Comfortable silence. Awkward silence. Thoughtful silence. Angry silence. It might be a myth, but I’ve heard it said that the Native Aleutian people (Eskimos) have 400 words to describe snow. As a therapist we probably have 200 words to describe silence. Generally though, for those…
Thank you for requesting The Social Anxiety Survivor’s Handbook! I just need you to confirm your email address by clicking the confirm link in the email I just sent you. After you click the link to confirm, you’ll be sent a page on my website where you can download the handbook. If you don’t see that email in your inbox…