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New revised edition of the free eBook by David Hamilton, Social Anxiety Coach, former suffer of social phobia and founder of Social Expression. There's no doubt that you are sick and tired of living with social anxiety, and you want to get rid of it once and for all. This eBook describes the fundamental factors I learned in dissolving social … [Read More...]
“I Get Scared, All the Time” – How To Handle Your Irrational Social Fear
I get scared all of the time. But I no longer let fear hold me back. In fact, it's a real rush when I do something I'm afraid of...while breathing into the fear, allowing it to be there and woosh...I didn't die. I'm still here. Truth be told, when it comes to social fears, I'm hardly afraid any more. I get twinges here and there of normal … [Read More...]
Natural Self-Confidence: It’s Already Within You
Do you remember when you were a baby? OK, I'm guessing....mmmmm...probably not. But if you look at babies, they very often seem to have no sense of what's confident or not confident, what's the right behavior and the wrong behavior. What's shy or not shy, especially when they look at people around them. That baby-like sense of wonderment and … [Read More...]
Social Anxiety Recovery: The Video Series
Below are videos for exercises and techniques you can do to help resolve your social anxiety issues. Some of you might already subscribe to my YouTube channel and have seen these, but I thought it'd be great to have one spot where all the videos are for reference, and in case others haven't seen them yet. Bookmark this post if you want to … [Read More...]
An Actor’s Battle With Social Anxiety: Working Through Anxiety In Performance & Life
This is a Guest Post. Ben Wood is an actor and writer whose work in theater has taken him all over the US, Europe and Scandinavia. He has worked commercially in New York, Miami, and LA, and can be found in over ten independent films. Ben has toured Europe with A Christmas Carol and here's one of his commercials from a Christmas past. … [Read More...]
The Power Of Breath Work For Dealing With Social Anxiety
It's kind of crazy the number of draft posts I have queued up here in Social Expression. Some days it's hard to know which direction to go in. Sometimes the overwhelm causes me anxiety and lots of self-doubt and fear creeps in. But more often then not, I trust my gut and come up with a new topic that is pertinent in my life that I hope will … [Read More...]
How To Get Rid Of Social Anxiety…Once And For All!
Many people with a painful conditional like social phobia eventually comes to a point where they can't take it anymore, and would do anything to get over it. If you're reading this, I'm sure you're asking this exact questions of "how to get rid of social anxiety". How to make it go away, how to push it out so it never comes back, how to make it … [Read More...]
Opening Up To Yourself, To Others…And To Your Life
Opening up. Sharing yourself, whatever you want to call it. It's very difficult for people caught in the soup of social anxiety to do. In my experience, it's easier to learn to fight and "be hard or tough" whether against yourself, against other, or against some institution or system....than it is to be soft and open, and find strength in … [Read More...]
Dealing With Social Anxiety – 3 Powerful Techniques
Social anxiety is paralyzing for those that have it, and often seems like an insurmountable feeling that you just can't get over. It really prevents you from having the happiness and success you desire deep down. Being social and making real connections with people is very important to you, but just can't seem to do it. You probably wonder … [Read More...]
How To Overcome Social Anxiety And Shyness: Medication Free Approaches
I often get asked the question of how to overcome social anxiety without using medications like Paxil, Zoloft, Xanax, Klonopin etc. If you've watched any of my YouTube videos, or read any of my articles, you'll see that I don't judge people that wish to use medication as that's up to them. However I don't recommend that approach. I will say … [Read More...]
Your Life With…And WITHOUT Social Anxiety: The Epitaph Exercise
One thing I've noticed about folks with social phobia, is that they are so focused on how to get rid of social anxiety, or avoid experiencing it, so their lives start to shut down. It happened to me, too. That's why I think it's important to create a meaningful life, and really live as you want to, whatever that means for you. So here's a … [Read More...]
How To Overcome Shyness With Girls
It's a common question I get often from single guys about how to overcome shyness with girls. This shyness is very much an extension of social anxiety. You see, because if you weren't worried what she thought, or what others thought about you if you approach her, you wouldn't be shy, you'd be totally confident. If you fully accepted … [Read More...]
Video Therapy for Social Anxiety
Hey everyone - I have to say I love technology with the way it can connect us globally. I used to work as an IT person in New York City, and I have to say that I got to do some really cool stuff in the tech arena. Video Therapy in Nebraska It seems that some university therapists are catching onto the technology trend quite well, and … [Read More...]
Mentoring for Social Anxiety
Here's an interesting article I found about a program in the UK that is using mentoring as a cheaper way to help people with anxiety. Mentoring is basically getting advice from someone who has gone through anxiety treatment to help advise you through the recovery process. "Mentoring scheme helps anxiety sufferers" Given that the mentor may … [Read More...]
Social Anxiety Support – How To Get Help Now
I'm glad to see that social anxiety is a disorder/condition that is coming into the public eye more and more. That it's not just someone "being shy" and that there's no way to do something about it, that it's "just the way you are". I was so happy to find out that I had social anxiety disorder AND that there was something to do about it. It … [Read More...]
My role as a Professor of Communication has helped me grasp the intense challenges associated with social anxiety—including the deep sense of isolation and despair that often accompany it. For a long time, people had to grapple alone with the very real internal and social struggles tied to social anxiety and reticence. However, in recent decades, major strides have been made to help us understand our anxiety and to triumph over our struggles to living happy and healthy lives.
“As a therapist and life-skills teacher, I’ve seen the debilitating affects of social anxiety which reaches all areas of life ~ from dating and relationships ~ to work and career. Social anxiety affects self-esteem and happiness deeply.