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Social Anxiety – A Different Brain?
Scientists at NIMH have been studying People with Generalized Social Phobia using functional brain imaging. Generalized Social Phobia (GSP) is marked by overwhelming anxiety and self-consciousness in social situations. There is a continuum from mildly shy people to people with marked social phobia. In addition to that many people may have a fear of specific [...] Read more »
Categories: Social Anxiety - Tags: brain imaging, Social Anxiety, social phobia
Social Anxiety and Limiting Beliefs
Introduction. Why it is important to Identify Limiting Beliefs How we get these beliefs. Instructions on identifying these beliefs Action Steps Why It Is Important to Identify Your Limiting Beliefs (We all have them!). If you are having difficulties in making changes, then it is most probable that there is some belief that you have [...] Read more »
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Social Anxiety and Your Comfort Zone
Comfort Zone What is our Comfort Zone Perhaps the easiest way to think about a comfort zone is to think of it as a territory. Picture yourself as one of our earliest ancestors. You are going out hunting. At first you are on familiar ground – you know everything that you are likely to encounter. [...] Read more »
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Self Acceptance
It may seem strange that I am saying the step on your journey from social anxiety to self-confidence is self acceptance. But just take a moment to think about that. If you do not fully accept yourself exactly as you are, then that means that there is some degree of dislike for self or self-hate. [...] Read more »
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