How to Treat Social Anxiety? There are many decades of psychotherapy and psychiatric literature on the treatment of social anxiety. Learn more about the different methods to successfully treat social anxiety Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a well-established treatment approach for many mental health problems including Social Anxiety Disorder. Find out more about how Cognitive…
REPOSTED: When Mindfulness Doesn’t Work – Interview with Nathan Consedine by Kyle on January 13, 2016 Over the next five weeks I’ll be taking a break for the Southern Hemisphere Christmas and Summer Holiday. So each week I’ll be posting one of my interview podcasts from the last year. New Episodes from the 20th January….
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…
REPOSTED: The Anxiety Toolkit: Interview with Dr. Alice Boyes by Kyle MacDonald on September 9, 2015 This week, I took a break from Podcasting, because sometimes we all need a break. So here’s one of my most popular posts from a few months back, in case you missed it. See you next week, Kyle. This…
How To Have a Frightfully Good Time At a Party (When You’re Anxious) 28 October 2015 in Public / Kyle MacDonald When fear becomes part of your daily routine it might seem strange that a festival based on being frightened can actually help. Halloween has its roots in pagan and religious festivals – but for…
Join Us for a Tweet Chat on May 12th and Help Break the Stigma! by Kyle MacDonald on May 9, 2015 in Mental Health 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…
Are You a Perfectionist? (Video Blog) by Kyle MacDonald in Perfectionism One of things that’s tricky with social anxiety is understanding what ‘getting it right’ actually looks like. What do you think it means to get it right, or get it wrong, in a social situation? Do you think that it’s important to be perfect when you…
How To Talk To Someone About Your Social Anxiety by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety Probably the most common anxiety for those who are shy or live with social anxiety is how to talk about the topic of social anxiety with those with whom you are close. We’ve already discussed the types of way in…
Why Do I Have Social Anxiety? (Video Blog) 30 May 2013 / Social Anxiety / admin Why. Why. Why? I hear this question a lot. Such questions as; Why do I have social anxiety? Why do I experience social anxiety? Why is social anxiety such a problem for me? Why is avoidence such a big problem for me?…
What I Do The Rest Of The Week… by Kyle MacDonald in Interviews A lot of what OvercomingSocialAnxiety (“OSA”) is about is removing the stigma surrounding anxiety and mental health issues and getting people talking both about how they’re feeling and how the world treats those who struggle with issues such as social anxiety. That’s…