Having had social anxiety since young, I’ve done multiple social experiments and taken therapy courses to understand my experience. And here’s everything that I’ve learned!

(To learn more about my social anxiety journey, click here. You can also explore the following terms:)

Understanding your anxiety

• What is social anxiety disorder? Stats, signs, symptoms
• What happens to the brain during social anxiety?
• Can you be confident and have social anxiety? Yes (here’s why)
• Can you force yourself out of social anxiety? No. Here’s why
• Avoidance: how it makes social anxiety worse
• Safety behaviors in social anxiety: how they make anxiety worse
• Why do I get anxious before socializing?
• Overthinking after social events? It’s normal. Here’s what to do.

Working through your anxiety

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for social anxiety
• Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for social anxiety
• 31 social anxiety exposure challenges
• I said hi to 50 strangers in 30 minutes. Here’s what I learned
• Does mindfulness help social anxiety? Yes (here’s how)
• What’s the best type of meditation for social anxiety?
• 4 simple self-care tips when you’re socially anxious 

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