Comfortable silence. Awkward silence. Thoughtful silence. Angry silence. It might be a myth, but I’ve heard it said that the Native Aleutian people (Eskimos) have 400 words to describe snow. As a therapist we probably have 200 words to describe silence. Generally though, for those who are struggling to cope with social anxiety every day, there
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