Social Anxiety Society

We are all aware to some degree of how our clothes impact our confidence. What we choose to wear is the most outer layer of how we are perceived by the world.

If we’re going to a formal event, dress formally, or else you will stick out negatively.

Whereas others of us who grew up in certain cultural or family beliefs might think someone who dresses in particular clothes is a particular kind of person, etc.

What you wear matters…

But not for the reason you would think.

We probably don’t think twice about what we are going to wear and how it may impact ourselves and our anxiety. Today we will discuss the role of our clothes and social anxiety.

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Do you trust yourself? I hope so because you should trust yourself.

But, let me ask you a question…

Do you think you know the most about yourself compared to others?

Probably yes.

But, do you know yourself more than your brain knows you? Maybe not.

Your brain knows everything about you and more.

In this episode, we will talk about the subtle art of not trusting your brain…

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What do you do if social anxiety strikes at the moment?

Listen to today's episode to find a powerful acronym and device to reduce social anxiety at the moment and bring your brain and present mind back from the clutches of doom.

Remember.....

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Want to reduce social anxiety? Check out this realistic method that might be a bit difficult at first, but it “works” well.

I remember years ago when I was first unwinding the layers of social anxiety I was trying everything and anything I could experiment with to help me out.

I would go to the mall or another crowded area and I would basically experiment and talk with strangers. Now, I know depending on who you are, that might sound out of this world.

But, bear with me.

Disclaimer: If this is your first time taking action on your social anxiety or do not have an actionable recovery plan. I highly DO NOT RECOMMEND starting off with this as your first step. Why? Doing this is difficult. I recommend trying out the other practices to reduce and recover from social anxiety before you start doing this for the best results.

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Facing depression & anxiety is correlated with being unable to remember and loss of memory.

Often it's a coping mechanism to disassociate, mentally daydream, escape & blast off

Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who helps millions calm their anxiety and be their authentic selves. She serves on the faculty at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) and is the author of HOW TO BE YOURSELF: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety.

During Ellen’s tenure as founding host of the award-winning podcast, Savvy Psychologist, the podcast was downloaded 15 million times, rose as high as #3 on the overall iTunes charts, and was picked as a Best New Podcast on iTunes.

Ellen’s scientifically-based, zero-judgment approach has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Observer, New York Magazine, O: The Oprah Magazine, goop, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and many other media outlets.

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Anxiety often goes hand and hand with poor sleep.

The worse your anxiety, the worse your sleep, and the worse your sleep the worse your anxiety becomes the next day. It’s a brutal toxic cycle.

I know the breaking point of a human is not being able to sleep.

As a result, many of us have picked up bad sleeping habits or drug ourselves into an unconscious state to just wake up the next day not feeling rested.

If you’re anything like me, and most people in America I’ve suffered from sleeping issues my entire life. As a kid, I hardly experienced a good night’s rest and often didn’t sleep more than an hour or two, if at all.

We’ve covered before in-depth how Deep Sleep is the Antidote to Anxiety.

In today’s case, I wanted to show you 3 very simple things you can do to easily fall asleep as fast as possible…

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On my journey recovering from social anxiety I accidentally created what some would call an ‘alter ego’ to help myself in difficult situations and to grow long-term.

One of the biggest problems with growth, in general, is your ego. It stops you from truly developing and growing into the person you know you could be.

In this method, what we’re doing is fighting the ego with an alter-ego.

By creating a concept which many call the alternate-ego.

The most well-known case of this is Batman & Bruce Wayne. Believe it or not, they’ve even done studies to measure how effective an alter-ego is and have shown increased concentration, decreased stress, and improvement of executive function.

We will cover how you can create your own version of this and begin to utilize this method to start to become and act in accordance with who you really are…

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Not being able to focus is often the gateway drug to anxiety. If you’re anything like me, and many others who face anxiety you might’ve suffered from severe problems with focus…

Each day at school or work would be a mental dance in my head where I would try my best to genuinely care and pay attention, but without me even knowing or realizing it all of a sudden I would drift off!

As I would lose my focus, I would get even more nervous because I wasn’t aware of what was happening in the conversation or the social situation. I would try to focus but by then it would be too late. So I’d rather not say anything, which perpetuates the cycle of social anxiety even more.

The next day, the same thing would happen again and again.

I justified this by self-diagnosing myself with ADHD and thinking oh this is just who I am. Wow I guess I just can’t focus as good as everyone else for some reason.

What I learned is that your attention and ability to focus is not an innate ability.

It’s a programmable muscle that must be built.

It’s important to work on this muscle because if you can’t harness your attention in interactions with people your focus will go all over the place and usually default to paying attention about the signs of anxiety and what you DON’T want to happen.

So, how do you program your attention muscle?

In this episode I will lay out three different ways to build this muscle!

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Join us on today's episode as we speak with Dr. Daniel Amen on social anxiety. Dr. Amen is a physician, double board-certified psychiatrist, the founder of Amen Clinics, a 10-time New York Times bestselling author. Dr. Amen has written, produced, and hosted 14 popular public television shows about the brain that have aired more than 110,000 times across North America. He has spoken for the National Security Agency, and his work has been featured in outlets including Newsweek, Time magazine, HuffPost, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Men’s Health.

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