Join Us for a Tweet Chat on May 12th and Help Break the Stigma! Mental Health / Kyle MacDonald Why is that if you break your arm, people start writing witty comments on the cast and holding the door open for you, but when you admit to having a mental illness, they often shy away…

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a treatment model that was developed by clinical psychologist Dr. Marsha Linehan in the late 1990’s.  It modified standard CBT approaches to be more suitable for use with people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, a diagnosis characterized by intense suicidality, self harm and intense and violent emotions.  It can often co-exist…

Why Do I Have Social Anxiety? (Video Blog) by admin in Social Anxiety Why. Why. Why? I hear this question a lot. Such questions as; Why do I have social anxiety? Why do I experience social anxiety? Why is social anxiety such a problem for me? Why is avoidence such a big problem for me? There are a…

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Social Media Anxiety: The Good, Bad and the Ugly by Kyle MacDonald in Social Media Different World, Same Issues Very little has swept through our world quite as completely in recent centuries as social media. It’s quite likely you’ve come across this blog via Facebook, Twitter or Google+ and, if you think it’s in any…

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”….