How to Manage Social Anxiety at Work by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety at Work If you have been diagnosed with Social Anxiety Disorder (commonly referred to as SAD), you may have decided to handle it, at some point or another, by avoiding the cause of your phobia: people. Giving up on the prospect of…

How to Not Procrastinate by Kyle MacDonald on May 5, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about procrastination, what it is, what makes some people more prone to experience it and some easy to implement strategies, mindfulness based of course, to overcome it. To see more about my online treatment program to…

Getting Stuck in Sadness by Kyle MacDonald on May 12, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about sadness and how one of the ways that depression happens is when we get stuck in sadness, and allow it to define our sense of ourselves. I discuss research that shows that when we practice mindfulness…

This story is a fictional case, but is made up of REAL clinical experiences from my 15+ years treating people with Social Anxiety Disorder. To read previous therapy sessions with John, see the links below: Session 1: Do I Have Social Anxiety? Meet John.  Session 2: Help, My Boss Scares Me (more from John) Today’s session…

Group approaches for social phobia can be among the most challenging for people who struggle with Social Anxiety Disorder as it often requires people to confront their anxiety to just attend a group. Generally group approaches to help people overcome social anxiety either teach skills and Cognitive Behavioural Treatment (CBT) approaches to help people manage and…

Locus of Control and Social Anxiety – How to Let Go by Kyle MacDonald in Mindfulness ‘Locus of Control’ is a term you may not be familiar with, even if you have social anxiety. Yet, it is one of the core principles that explain the root of social phobia. Although it is a psychological concept,…