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College Archives
Social Anxiety in College: How to Cope With Small Groups 14 September 2015 College / Kyle MacDonald Sometimes one of the easiest places to hide is in a crowd: all those people worried about leading their own lives are highly unlikely to be thinking too much about anyone else jostling amongst them. While some people…
Perfectionism Archives
Are You a Perfectionist? (Video Blog) 10 October 2013 Perfectionism / Kyle MacDonald 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…
The Problem of Perfect
The Problem of Perfect by Kyle on January 28, 2016 This week on The Confident Mind I talk about the problem of perfectionism, and how to think about being “perfect” as a way to avoid failure, feeling wrong or anxious. I introduce some ideas from mindfulness and acceptance to help you combat perfectionism. A brief…
Out From The Shadows
Out From The Shadows by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” … so what exactly does the Declaration of Independence mean by happiness? And why’s it so vital that it’s right up there next to freedom and, well, being? When Thomas Jefferson gathered those gentlemen together in Philadelphia in…
Social Anxiety Body Language (Video Blog)
Social Anxiety Body Language (Video Blog) by Kyle MacDonald in in Public, Posture 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 that we…
Goals Archives
What’s Your Compass? 10 September 2013 Goals, in Public, Social Anxiety, Social Phobia / Kyle MacDonald Anyone who has ever done “exposure therapy” for social anxiety disorder, or any anxiety for that matter, will know that it is hard. Some people give up on treatment at this point just because it is so hard. It…