How To Have a Frightfully Good Time At a Party (When You’re Anxious) 28 October 2015 in Public / Kyle MacDonald When fear becomes part of your daily routine it might seem strange that a festival based on being frightened can actually help. Halloween has its roots in pagan and religious festivals – but for…

Freedom by Kyle MacDonald on October 7, 2015 How to be free?  That’s what I talk about this week on The Confident Mind podcast.  True freedom comes from feeling free to think and feel what ever we like, or need to.  We are not our thoughts, as the saying goes.  I explore how to achieve…

How Big Bird Helped Mr. Snuffleupagus Overcome Shyness by Kyle MacDonald in Shyness I loved Sesame Street when I was young. But I remember Snuffie (full name Aloysius Snuffleupagus) was pretty shy for a long time.  When I was a kid he used to hide away and everyone thought he was Big Birds “imaginary friend”….

Why Being Kind Makes You Feel Better by Kyle MacDonald in in Public, Shyness We’re constantly bombarded with reasons why our dog-eat-dog world requires us to be more driven, more selfish and more competitive if we want to succeed. And, conversely, shy people or those with social anxiety are therefore less likely to get ahead…

This may seem like nonsense, but actually one of the best ways to cope with stress is to allow your self to feel a little bit of it, and to take on moderate and realistic challenges. In doing so we inoculate our body and our brain to stress. A lot of people who struggle with…

Do I Have Social Anxiety? Meet John. by admin on August 1, 2013 in Fear, in Public, Social Anxiety This story is a fictional case, but is made up of REAL clinical experiences from my 15+ years treating people with Social Anxiety Disorder Meet John … John came to see me because he was very…