You”re in the middle of a conversation and suddenly you’re not really there anymore. Your mind’s spiralling, your heart’s racing, and you’ve lost track of what the other person just said because all you can think about is how anxious…
You know exposure therapy is supposed to help. You’ve read that facing the situations you avoid is how you actually get better. But when you sit down to think about what to try, your mind goes blank, or everything feels…
If you’ve been reading about social anxiety online, you’ve probably come across the term “social phobia” and wondered if it’s the same thing, something worse, or a different condition entirely. They’re the same. Social phobia is just a clinical name…
You’re about to walk into a room full of people and your body reacts like you’re about to step off a cliff. Heart pounding, palms sweating, mind racing through every possible way this could go wrong. Over something as ordinary…
You’re awake at half past midnight, scrolling through Google, typing “social anxiety forums UK” into the search bar. You’ve never told anyone about this out loud. You’re not even sure what you’re looking for – just something that proves you’re…