Avoidance
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‘Don’t talk to strangers!’ you were told as a kid. That’s all very well, but now that you are all grown up, you actually have to talk to strangers all the time, be it in a social or professional context, when, really, you wish you didn’t have to! Human interaction is part of our everyday…
REPOSTED: How to Increase Your Wellbeing: Interview with Aaron Jarden by Kyle MacDonald on July 7, 2016 On The Confident Mind this week I spoke with Aaron Jarden. Aaron is a Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology, President of the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology, lead investigator for the International Wellbeing Study…
Why You Can Still Face Job Interviews – Even With Social Anxiety by Kyle MacDonald in Interviews, Social Anxiety at Work There’s only really one point to make here, and that’s the fact that some of the greatest minds, some of the most successful businessmen and some of the most powerful leaders have all lived…
The Courage to Overcome Social Anxiety Disorder by Kyle MacDonald on November 5, 2013 in Fear, Social Anxiety Courage, bravery, heroism. These aren’t words we normally associate with being afraid. But actually, when you think about it, it’s not possible to be courageous without fear. We also tend to think about bravery as doing large…
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Panic Attacks and Social Anxiety Disorder by Kyle MacDonald in Panic Attacks Among all the automatic responses our bodies have to stress, panic attacks are certainly one of the most difficult to deal with. If you suffer from social anxiety, it is an additional challenge: you may not only worry about a situation itself, but…