Join Us for a Tweet Chat on May 12th and Help Break the Stigma! 9 May 2015 Mental Health / Kyle MacDonald Why is that if you break your arm, people start writing witty comments on the cast and holding the door open for you, but when you admit to having a mental illness, they…
How to do hard things by Kyle MacDonald on October 28, 2015 On this weeks episode of the Confident Mind Podcast, I talk about how I’ve taken the week off to start a project I’ve been procrastinating about for quite some time. It got me thinking about the role of anxiety and avoidance in procrastination,…
Turning Forty by Kyle MacDonald on July 29, 2015 I turned forty this week, and I haven’t had a mid-life crisis but I did have a couple of experiences that got me thinking about the nature of fear and anxiety. I talk about these experiences, and how mindfulness helps on this weeks episode of The…
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…
Relationship Problems: How Social Anxiety Affects Intimacy by Kyle MacDonald in Mindfulness Over the next few weeks I’m going to focus on how living with social anxiety alters the way in which we treat those closest to us. As with so much surrounding anxiety, there’s a mix of positive and negative – sure, those nagging…
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Can eBooks Really Cure Social Anxiety? by Kyle MacDonald in Social Anxiety “Your cured”. Google “Social Anxiety” and you’ll find plenty of websites promising to cure your social anxiety, most of them with clever tips and tricks, ideas, false promises and an eBook. Yes, I have an eBook (you can find my ebook here), but…
If you’re worried about whether or not you may have social anxiety, then at the very least there is a problem. And the fact that you’ve made it to this page means you think that there is a problem with how much anxiety you feel when in social situations. The core of Social Anxiety Disorder is…
What is Social Anxiety Disorder? Social anxiety is the intense fear of social situations that affects your day to day life. Learn more here about social anxiety and its triggers Do I Have Social Anxiety? If you think you may have social anxiety or social phobia, then it’s important to understand the typical signs and symptoms…
Imagination, Fear and Anxiety by Kyle MacDonald in Fear I just watched this amazing presentation on the TED site about how vital our fears are to us as human beings, but also how our innate human ability to tell stories is a vital part of how we talk to ourselves about fear and anxiety. “Read…