You got the job. You can do the work. But the moment someone suggests a team meeting, or your manager asks you to present something, or a colleague drops by your desk for a chat – something in you just closes down. It’s not about being bad at your job. It’s about what happens to… Read more: Social anxiety in the workplace: what it feels like and what actually helps

If you’ve ever typed “do I have social anxiety” into Google at midnight, you’ve probably come across the term DSM-5. Maybe a therapist mentioned it. Maybe you found a checklist online and ticked every box, then felt a strange mix of relief and dread. That’s a very familiar place to be. The DSM-5 is the… Read more: What is Social Anxiety Disorder in the DSM-5? A plain English explanation

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 look and whether they’ve noticed. The 5 4 3 2 1 grounding technique is… Read more: 5 4 3 2 1 Grounding Technique: How It Helps with Social Anxiety

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 either too easy to bother with or so terrifying you can’t imagine doing it. Exposure… Read more: Exposure Therapy Ideas for Social Anxiety: Practical Examples to Try

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 for what most people call social anxiety. Same symptoms, same experiences, same treatment approaches. The… Read more: Social Phobia: What It Means and How It Relates to Social Anxiety