What if social anxiety is not the enemy? Change your relationship with fear

2022-04-07

A lot of improvement comes from changing our relationship with our social anxiety. By changing how we see it, we can change how we respond and react. This is turn leads to a drop in distress. This has made a big impact for me and is a core element of social anxiety treatment. We'll talk about: 0:00 - One of my biggest insights in my own growth0:38 - The shift you need to make: social anxiety is not the enemy1:19 - Working with The Anxious Part and The Protective Part of us1:52 - How I engage differently

We'll talk about:

0:00 - One of my biggest insights in my own growth
0:38 - The shift you need to make: social anxiety is not the enemy
1:19 - Working with The Anxious Part and The Protective Part of us
1:52 - How I engage differently
3:36 - The "Watching the Storm" metaphor

I'm Dr. Thomas Smithyman, a clinical psychologist making videos to help people overcome social anxiety.

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