What’s Your Mood Like Today? by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety Someone once said to me that moods are the seasons and emotions are the weather.  You can have a sunny day in winter, but it’s still winter.  And it’s important to know the difference, because everyone has bad days, but if overall your mood…

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…

What I Do The Rest Of The Week… 18 December 2015 Interviews / Kyle MacDonald A lot of what OvercomingSocialAnxiety (“OSA”) is about is removing the stigma surrounding anxiety and mental health issues and getting people talking both about how they’re feeling and how the world treats those who struggle with issues such as social…

What is Social Anxiety Disorder? Social anxiety is the intense fear of social situations that affects your day to day life. Learn more here about social anxiety and its triggers Do I Have Social Anxiety? If you think you may have social anxiety or social phobia, then it’s important to understand the typical signs and symptoms…

Understanding Fear – What are Phobias and How Common Are They? 18 June 2014 Fear, Phobias / Kyle MacDonald What are phobias? Well, in a psychological context, they are a persistent fear of objects, animals or situations, which a person will go to great lengths to avoid. While some of us dislike spiders, some affected…

Did you know that roughly 35% of the population have experienced some form of a panic attack? That’s probably higher than you thought right? However only a small percentage then go on to develop some form of panic or anxiety disorder. What this highlights is that it’s how we respond to situations we find ourselves in…