Fear of Failure by Kyle MacDonald on March 23, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind, I talk about failure, what it means and how fearing failure leads us to avoid engaging in activities.  I talk about how mindfulness can help us to be more open to the emotions that happen around failure, and how…

Prom night is supposed to be a fun occasion, a rite of passage to mark the end of High School. Yet, for teenagers with social anxiety, prom night may look more like an ordeal, and the temptation to skip it irresistible. Unrealistic expectations, the idea that nothing less than perfection will do, and peer pressure…

Do I Have Social Anxiety? Meet John. by admin on August 1, 2013 in Fear, in Public, Social Anxiety This story is a fictional case, but is made up of REAL clinical experiences from my 15+ years treating people with Social Anxiety Disorder Meet John … John came to see me because he was very…

What is Anxiety? by admin in Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Social Phobia Anxiety is simply defined as fear in the absence of anything to be afraid of, but how do we understand that? Firstly, let’s take a look at what fear is… All emotions have a reason for existing and generally that is to quickly and…

Breakups are tough. It’s not just the stuff of country and western ballads or soft-focus romantic comedies, it’s a visceral and often debilitating pain to end a relationship in which you’ve most likely invested a great deal of emotional energy. Even if you don’t live with social anxiety, healing a broken heart can be a…

Social Media Anxiety: The Good, Bad and the Ugly 10 February 2015 Social Media / Kyle MacDonald Different World, Same Issues Very little has swept through our world quite as completely in recent centuries as social media. It’s quite likely you’ve come across this blog via Facebook, Twitter or Google+ and, if you think it’s…