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 Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung and has been used to describe a set
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This is a really great little video that I wanted to share with everyone. It’s one man’s light hearted take on fear, and how he overcame his own stage fright and anxiety to perform his music in public. I hope you find it helpful. Many of Joe’s ideas and approaches are reflected in both clinical…
Listen to the Voices by Kyle MacDonald on August 26, 2015 This week on The Confident Mind, I talk about the quality of the relationship we have with ourselves, and how we are always having a conversation in our head. Mindfulness allows us to listen to the voices in our head, and assess and make changes…
Social anxiety is a complicated problem … Let’s be honest. And we have a term for it – it’s called “Over determined“. What this means is that it’s really important to keep your mind open about what’s going on underneath it all. Have a listen to my latest video blog on digging a little deeper,…
Social Anxiety Body Language (Video Blog) 21 October 2013 in Public, Posture / Kyle MacDonald There’s a lot of information out there about social anxiety body language, how it affects your state of mind and emotions, and certain physical behaviours that are typical for people who suffer from social phobia. I think the first thing…
Decision Making and Avoidance Behavior – How to Know the Difference? by Kyle MacDonald in Avoidance You might think that the answer to this question is obvious: in the first case, you make a decision, in the second, you don’t. But how about decisions that aren’t really decisions and are actually avoidance strategies; how about…
If you’re worried about whether or not you may have social anxiety, then at the very least there is a problem. And the fact that you’ve made it to this page means you think that there is a problem with how much anxiety you feel when in social situations. The core of Social Anxiety Disorder is…