Do you think everyone's judging you in social situations? Your brain is treating social rejection like a life-or-death threat - but most people are too focused on themselves to be watching you.

In this episode, I cover:

- Why your amygdala treats social judgment like physical danger

- The spotlight effect and why you feel like everyone's watching

- Three maintaining factors: hypervigilance, intensive self-focus, and post-event processing

- How I help clients overcome social anxiety through exposure therapy

- Real client example: Emma who couldn't eat in public

In my 12 years running Anxiety Specialists, I've seen people for almost 10,000 face-to-face sessions. Social anxiety is one of the most common - and most treatable - conditions I work with. Most clients see significant improvement within 8-14 sessions.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Introduction: Why you think everyone's judging you

1:30 - What happens in your brain during social anxiety

3:15 - The spotlight effect explained

4:45 - Three maintaining factors of social anxiety

7:30 - How I help clients overcome judgment fears

10:15 - Summary and next steps

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🔗 LINKS:

Social Anxiety Help: https://www.anxiety-specialists.com/social-anxiety