Party Time … Feel Anxious Already? by Kyle MacDonald in Anxiety, in Public Parties, weddings, social gatherings, dinner parties.  Normally something to enjoy, but not for people who suffer from social anxiety and social phobia. Often nothing can create more dread, fear and desire to avoid than a party. Without doubt social events can be…

All Roads Lead to Rome by Kyle MacDonald on April 29, 2015 In this episode of “The Confident Mind,” I talk about how Mindfulness helps people overcome Social Anxiety, and how ultimately all treatments that “work” for Social Anxiety utilise the same process: helping us to better observe and understand the way our mind works. To…

Who is Kyle? Hi, I’m Kyle, and I’m here to help people like you on their path to Overcoming Social Anxiety, and you’ve just taken your first step! If you have Social Anxiety, or feel that your Shyness gets in the way of you achieving what you want in life, then you’re in the right place….

We are all Hypocrites by Kyle MacDonald on April 9, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind, I talk about how I’m a hypocrite.  In fact, we all are.  I explore the ways that hypocrisy can be a useful driver of behaviour and attitudinal change, and also a hurtful and unhelpful way of thinking about…

Social anxiety is the intense fear of social situations that causes a significant problem in your life.  It tends to be triggered by situations that can be defined as either “social” (i.e. parties, lunch breaks, dates) or “performance” (work performance review, giving a speech or presentation, taking an exam). People who suffer from social anxiety…

The Anxiolytic: Interview with Social Anxiety Survivor Hamish Lou by Kyle MacDonald on February 3, 2016 On The Confident Mind this week I talk with Hamish Lou, a survivor of Social Anxiety, and a blogger. Hamish is a 4th year pharmacy student who has had success dealing with his social anxiety. He loves to write…