Overcoming Social Anxiety Wins Another International Award – Healthline.com by Kyle MacDonald in Awards The other day I opened my emails and received the email below from Nicole at Healthline.com, congratulating me for being voted by their panel as one of the Best Anxiety Blogs for 2015: While I certainly don’t set out to win any…
Feelings About Feelings by Kyle MacDonald on July 15, 2015 In this weeks Confident Mind Podcast I introduce secondary emotions, how they contribute to escalating patterns of emotions and how panic is really “fear of fear.” I explore how mindfulness helps with Panic Attacks and secondary emotions, and how to practice observing fear and panic thoughts….
A panic attack is an acute and extremely intense period of anxiety. It is not uncommon for people to feel that they are going to die when they have their first panic attack, and can take some time to recover from. Usually people experience panic attacks in the context of extreme stress or emotional overwhelm,…
Panic Attacks and Social Anxiety Disorder 15 July 2014 Panic Attacks / Kyle MacDonald Among all the automatic responses our bodies have to stress, panic attacks are certainly one of the most difficult to deal with. If you suffer from social anxiety, it is an additional challenge: you may not only worry about a situation…
Social anxiety is a complicated problem … Let’s be honest. And we have a term for it – it’s called “Over determined“. What this means is that it’s really important to keep your mind open about what’s going on underneath it all. Have a listen to my latest video blog on digging a little deeper,…
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Understanding Fear – What are Phobias and How Common Are They? 18 June 2014 Fear, Phobias / Kyle MacDonald What are phobias? Well, in a psychological context, they are a persistent fear of objects, animals or situations, which a person will go to great lengths to avoid. While some of us dislike spiders, some affected…
How To Read Minds by Kyle MacDonald on September 16, 2015 This week on the Confident Mind I talk about how we all read minds and how anxiety and other emotions can influence what we assume is going on in other peoples heads. I explore some of the theories around how we read what is…
Hello John, It’s Great to See You Again! by Kyle MacDonald on April 8, 2015 in Social Anxiety, Social Anxiety at Work About 18 months ago I decided to create John (a fictional character) and wrote some posts about his experiences with social anxiety. The stories were all made up of real clinical experiences from…
The Problem of Perfect by Kyle on January 28, 2016 This week on The Confident Mind I talk about the problem of perfectionism, and how to think about being “perfect” as a way to avoid failure, feeling wrong or anxious. I introduce some ideas from mindfulness and acceptance to help you combat perfectionism. A brief…