Is There a Chimp Causing Your Unhelpful Thoughts?

Is There a Chimp Causing Your Unhelpful Thoughts?

BBC radio show The Daily Bacon recently featured an interview with sports psychiatrist Dr Steve Peters about his new book ‘The Chimp Paradox’. Dr Peters has helped the British Olym ...

How Mindfulness Meditation Can Reduce Social Anxiety Disorder

How Mindfulness Meditation Can Reduce Social Anxiety Disorder

Along with being more active and regular exercise, mindfulness meditation is highly recommended for overcoming social anxiety. Its popularity amongst psychotherapists has grown tre ...

How You Can Reduce Your Anxiety With Exercise

How You Can Reduce Your Anxiety With Exercise

[Photo courtesy of Ernst Moeksis] Ever heard the saying 'healthy body, healthy mind'? When it comes to anxiety treatment this saying has never been truer. Studies have shown that r ...

Do I Suffer from Social Anxiety or Am I Just Shy?

Do I Suffer from Social Anxiety or Am I Just Shy?

[Image courtesy of Vaqawi] If you were a shy child you're not alone. 4 in 5 people are estimated to have been shy as children, and half of those then continue feeling shy occasiona ...

Anger Management – How to Express Anger Healthily if You Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder

Anger Management – How to Express Anger Healthily if You Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder

[Image courtesy of e-magic] The world can be an unfair place at times, with people seemingly conspiring to make your life difficult. When people do something to annoy you 'losing i ...

How to Say ‘No’ for a Less Stressful or Anxious Life

How to Say ‘No’ for a Less Stressful or Anxious Life

Feeling that you have to say 'yes' to every request for help is a symptom of the 'disease to please'. Whilst doing favours for people is just part of everyday life, sometimes runni ...

How to Accept Compliments if You Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder

How to Accept Compliments if You Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder

In a previous post I discussed how to respond to criticism objectively, and in a realistic manner so it wont upset you. This time I'm going to focus on the flip side of the coin, a ...

Discover how you Can live a more fulfilling life free from social anxiety

If you suffer from social anxiety disorder, simple everyday activities, such as going to the shops or standing on a crowded bus, can seem daunting. Worrying about what other people think of you and if something bad will happen blights the lives of millions every day. Thankfully, I learned to overcome my anxie more ...

January 05, 2012 (0) comments

How You Can Reduce Your Anxiety With Exercise

[Photo courtesy of Ernst Moeksis] Ever heard the saying 'healthy body, healthy mind'? When it comes to anxiety treatment this saying has never been truer. Studies have shown that regular exercise can brighten your mood, reduce anxious thoughts and decrease the physical symptoms. Along with medication and psyc more ...

July 07, 2008 (12) comments

How Deep Breathing Can Help Reduce Social Anxiety, Stress and Panic

Along with food and water, giving your body a supply of air is essential for maintaining your heath and well being. If you're not breathing properly then this can cause imbalances in your blood and affect the way your body behaves. Poor breathing can cause dizziness, shortness of breath and shaking, which are more ...

August 27, 2008 (0) comments

How to Accept Compliments if You Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder

In a previous post I discussed how to respond to criticism objectively, and in a realistic manner so it wont upset you. This time I'm going to focus on the flip side of the coin, and discuss why compliments should be accepted graciously as a gift, rather than shrunk away from if you're socially anxious. The p more ...

April 29, 2008 (0) comments

How You Can Overcome Being Bullied and Overcome Social Anxiety Disorder

(Photo courtesy of Steven Fernandez) The painful memories of feeling victimised, humiliated and isolated as a result of being bullied can hurt for a very long time. Whilst being bullied can have a massive influence on the way you viewed yourself as a child, that doesn't mean it has to be the way you think abo more ...

April 17, 2008 (6) comments

How To Be Assertive When You Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder

[photo courtesy of aurevoirkatie] Being asked to do favours and to help people out is just a part of everyday life. Whilst being able to decline requests if they're too inconvenient isn't a problem for most, if you're socially anxious then being able to say 'No' is fraught with hazards. The trick is knowing h more ...

May 05, 2008 (3) comments

The Advantages of Being Shy if You Suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder

[Image courtesy of andy_c] If you suffer from shyness then you might daydream about swaggering into a party and captivating an audience with your witty anecdotes and smooth one liners. Whilst being confident and attracting attention has its advantages, you shouldn't discount the qualities of being someone who more ...

June 18, 2008 (2) comments

Think you’re lazy? Here’s how to be more active to combat social anxiety disorder

[Photo courtesy of Ingorrr] One of the (many) problems with social anxiety disorder is that it can affect your motivation to get out there and do things. The fear of negative evaluation by others might mean you prefer the safety of your bed, rather than face (usually misinterpreted) stares of disapproval. How more ...

June 26, 2008 (6) comments

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