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REPOSTED: Anxiety is Not a Disease
REPOSTED: Anxiety is Not a Disease by Kyle MacDonald on March 17, 2016 In this weeks episode of The Confident Mind I talk about the limits and dangers in thinking about anxiety as a “brain disease”, some of the research that shows it clearly isn’t a disease, and what we understand about what actually causes…
What’s Your Compass?
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Social Anxiety in College: How to Cope With Small Groups 14 September 2015 College / Kyle MacDonald Sometimes one of the easiest places to hide is in a crowd: all those people worried about leading their own lives are highly unlikely to be thinking too much about anyone else jostling amongst them. While some people…
Signs and Symptoms of Social Anxiety and Social Phobia Disorder
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…
6 Tips for Coping with Social Anxiety on Public Transport
The fear of using the bus or train is one of the most often cited examples of social anxiety on public transport – and it’s no surprise. It encapsulates a lot of the issues surrounding both the initial fear of being in public and also the spiralling fears which come from avoiding a certain situation….
How To Have a Frightfully Good Time At a Party (When You’re Anxious)
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