Getting Stuck in Sadness by Kyle MacDonald on May 12, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about sadness and how one of the ways that depression happens is when we get stuck in sadness, and allow it to define our sense of ourselves. I discuss research that shows that when we practice mindfulness…

Social Anxiety Test: Congratulations, You Failed! by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety There aren’t many tests in life that people want to fail. But largely psychological tests are one of those situations. There are many psychological tests out there to help people figure out what kind of personality they have, what sort of work you might…

A panic attack is an acute and extremely intense period of anxiety.  It is not uncommon for people to feel that they are going to die when they have their first panic attack, and can take some time to recover from. Usually people experience panic attacks in the context of extreme stress or emotional overwhelm,…

Don’t Look Up by Kyle MacDonald on July 20, 2016 This week on The Confident Mind I talk about how our tendency to “look up” at those who have more, creates anxiety and unhappiness.  In capitalism and western society our tendency to strive and want to be more successful fuels anxiety and insecurity, and ultimately…

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…

You Me and OCD – Interview with Kade and Jeremy by Kyle MacDonald on April 21, 2016 This week on The Confident Mind I talk with comedians Kade Nightingale and Jeremy Rolston about their new stand up comedy show “You, Me and O.C.D”.  They’ve both been diagnosed with O.C.D which happens to have the silver…