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We may not always be aware of it, but we go about our daily lives against a background of running commentary. Some of it is practical and useful like “I’ve got to post that letter on the way home”, but being social animals, a lot of it is dedicated to interpreting interactions with other people
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Mindfulness and Social Anxiety by admin on June 18, 2013 in Anxiety, Mindfulness I read some exciting new research this week that I wanted to share with you. Brain research has confirmed what us clinicians and teachers of mindfulness have known for a long time: when we learn and use mindfulness skills it helps control…
10 Tips About Social Anxiety and Diet 29 June 2015 / Diet / Kyle MacDonald Are we really what we eat? Well, yes and no – certainly the chemical reactions involved in eating and digesting our daily meals fuel us and have a manifest impact on the way we feel, but it’s also very important…
There are many decades of psychotherapy and psychiatric literature on the treatment of social anxiety, but they all tend to be one of the following approaches: Medications for social anxiety: Most medication approaches to the treatment of social anxiety tend to focus on the treatment of acute anxiety using sedatives, or the use of modern…
How to Use Mindfulness Skills for Anxiety Disorders by Kyle MacDonald in Mindfulness A life-limiting disorder, social anxiety is characterized by “hyperfocus”. What this means is that if you have social anxiety, then you genuinely feel that “everybody” notices your nervousness and symptoms, and that you are being judged by them for it. Do you…
Is Inferiority Complex Linked to Social Anxiety? by Kyle MacDonald in Inferiority Complex Whether it’s about Greece’s economic woes or the Socceroos winning football’s Asian Cup, journalists love to bandy around the phrase “inferiority complex” as if it’s catch-all statement to imply doubt and uncertainty. But the term has its origins in the work of…
Who is Kyle? Hi, I’m Kyle, and I’m here to help people like you on their path to Overcoming Social Anxiety, and you’ve just taken your first step! If you have Social Anxiety, or feel that your Shyness gets in the way of you achieving what you want in life, then you’re in the right place….