Episode 43:

This week we're straight talking social anxiety. We discuss what social anxiety is, the psychology behind it and how low self esteem can play a large part. Allan explains the neurobiology of what happens in your body at the time, how addictions can develop to initially deal with social anxiety, how you can help someone who suffers, how you can use your social brain to deal with your social anxiety, why it helps to recognise you don't matter, why avoiding social situations won't work and why it's important to be wet spaghetti!

We also chat about Allan being on the news (without a reward being offered for him this time), karma comes back to Peter after bitching about the shower company last week, it's Allan's turn to be riled about a delivery and he becomes a grown up by trying to eat some avocado.

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