Social Anxiety Body Language (Video Blog) by Kyle MacDonald in in Public, Posture There’s a lot of information out there about social anxiety body language, how it affects your state of mind and emotions, and certain physical behaviours that are typical for people who suffer from social phobia. I think the first thing that we…

How to Not Procrastinate by Kyle MacDonald on May 5, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about procrastination, what it is, what makes some people more prone to experience it and some easy to implement strategies, mindfulness based of course, to overcome it. To see more about my online treatment program to…

Three Types of Jobs for Someone With Social Anxiety 18 April 2015 Social Anxiety at Work / Kyle MacDonald   I’ve written before about how to deal with social anxiety in the workplace and how to tackle job interviews when you have social anxiety – but what type of jobs should you go for in the…

How to have a good day by Kyle on January 20, 2016 In this, the first episode of The Confident Mind of 2016, I talk about how to have a good day and how to do a series of small things that help to keep our mood on track and not leave space for anxiety….

What is the volume knob problem?  Well it’s a way I think about the fact that some people experience their emotions more intensely than others.  This is what the psychologists call “emotional dysregulation” or problems regulating emotions. All sorts of things can cause it.  Some people are born more sensitive to their emotions.  Upbringing also…

How Not to Use Facebook by Kyle MacDonald on February 24, 2016 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about research that suggests that Facebook use is related to depression, and how a recent study suggests that these results are driven by the impact of social comparisons.  I explore what social comparisons are and…