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!

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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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