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SOCIAL ANXIETY AND CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS: ENGAGING SOCIAL SUPPORT

Avatar photo By Robert Yeilding, PsyD, A-CBT January 24, 2023

Experiencing social anxiety in the midst of managing a chronic health condition can pose many challenges, particularly regarding developing and maintaining a strong social support system.
Feelings of doubt and insecurity regarding one’s sense of belonging, acceptability and freedom to know and be known by others are often core features underlying… Continue reading

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SHAME: THE OFT-NEGLECTED INGREDIENT IN SOCIAL ANXIETY

Larry Cohen, LICSW, A-CBT By Larry Cohen, LICSW, A-CBT December 22, 2022

“I don’t measure up.”
“I’m different than others and don’t fit in.”
“I’m socially inept / I’m bad at meeting people and making small talk.”
“I come across as nervous and awkward, which others see as weird and weak.”
“People find me uninteresting / unattractive.”
“In order to be accepted and liked, I must always… Continue reading

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SOCIAL ANXIETY ON THE JOB: FEAR OF JUDGMENT IN THE WORKPLACE

Avatar photo By Laura Johnson, LMFT, A-CBT November 11, 2022

Many professionals, managers and executives with social anxiety hesitate to use the term “social anxiety” because they are high achievers and they feel shame associated with lacking confidence at work. Many times, they come in using the words “stress and anxiety” generically. However, when I probe on why they are anxious, it often comes back to… Continue reading

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POST-EVENT-PROCESSING: WHEN SOCIAL ANXIETY RUINS A GREAT EVENING

Avatar photo By Monique Reynolds, PhD October 18, 2022

You finally got up the nerve to attend that party and now you’re in a slightly awkward conversation about travel. You work hard to stay focused on what’s going on around you instead of the little voice in your head that says you sound ridiculous. Before leaving, you decide to say thank you to the host instead of disappearing. You leave feeling tired… Continue reading

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DARE TO DREAM: USING AN OUTCOME PICTURE TO CONQUER YOUR SOCIAL ANXIETY

Avatar photo By Connie Salhany, PhD, A-CBT September 29, 2022

Have you ever felt bogged down by worries, physical symptoms, fears, and avoidances? Do these things prevent you from living the life that you want to live? Do you end up feeling overwhelmed or defeated? Does it all feel as if it’s too much to bear? Are these things draining your motivation to work on your social anxiety? If you answered yes to any or… Continue reading

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OVERCOMING SOCIAL ANXIETY BY EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY

Avatar photo By Katy Manetta, PhD, A-CBT August 18, 2022

Acknowledging Uncertainty

In the 1600’s, the famous French philosopher René Descartes set out on a journey in an effort to discover truth. The question he asked was: what can one know—with certainty—is real? At the end of this philosophical journey, he came to the conclusion that there was almost nothing in life of which he could be truly certain. His… Continue reading

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THE SOCIAL ANXIETY OF BLUSHING

Avatar photo By John Montopoli, LMFT, LPCC, A-CBT July 19, 2022

Facial blushing: is it normal?
Rosie checked into a hotel for a weekend getaway with her partner. The hotel receptionist noticed it was Rosie’s birthday and said, “Welcome to our hotel. I see it’s your birthday tomorrow. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” The nearby receptionist added his birthday wishes as did the people behind her. Rosie sheepishly thanked them. She… Continue reading

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POST-PANDEMIC SOCIAL ANXIETY: SIMPLE STEPS TO START LIVING AGAIN AFTER COVID

Avatar photo By Andrew Rosen, PhD, ABPP June 21, 2022

My colleagues and I have noticed a dramatic increase in anxiety and anxiety-related disorders over the past two pandemic years. While apprehension is a typical response during times of strife, as we return to more normal lives many people have been caught off-guard to realize how uncomfortable they now are in social situations – especially if they were… Continue reading

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How to Get Help for Social Anxiety

The National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC) is an association of independent Regional Clinics and Associates throughout the United States with certified cognitive-behavioral therapists (CBT) specializing in social anxiety and other anxiety-related problems.

Find an NSAC Regional Clinic or Associate which is licensed to help people in the state where you are located.

Places where NSAC Regional Clinics and Associates are Based

ARIZONA: Phoenix ● CALIFORNIA: Bixby Knolls ● Long Beach ● Los Angeles ● Newport Beach / Orange County ● San Diego ● San Francisco ● Santa Barbara ● Silicon Valley / San Jose ● COLORADO: Denver ● CONNECTICUT: Avon ● DELAWARE: Coastal Delaware ● DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Washington, DC ● FLORIDA: South Florida ● IDAHO: South Central Idaho ● ILLINOIS: Chicago ● Chicago Associate ● IOWA: Des Moines ● KENTUCKY: Louisville ● MARYLAND: Baltimore ● Montgomery County ● MASSACHUSETTS: Western Massachusetts ● Children & Teens ● MICHIGAN: Kalamazoo ● MISSOURI: St. Louis ● MONTANA: Bozeman ● NEW JERSEY: North Jersey ● NEW YORK: Brooklyn ● New York City ● Staten Island ● NORTH CAROLINA: Asheville / Western North Carolina ● PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia ● Pittsburgh ● TEXAS: Houston / Sugar Land

Social Anxiety Self-Help Books by NSAC Therapists

Overcoming Shame-Based Social Anxiety & Shyness: A CBT Workbook
by Larry Cohen, LICSW, A-CBT
— NSAC cofounder and Chair
— Representing NSAC District of Columbia

Social Anxiety for Dummies by Laura Johnson, LMFT, LPCC, A-CBT
— Representing NSAC Silicon Valley / San Jose

Click here for more information about these and other CBT books by NSAC therapists.

Standing Up for Marginalized Persons

There is rising violence, abuse and discrimination in the United States directed against Blacks, Jews, Hispanics, Asians, Muslims, women, LGBTQ persons, immigrants, and other marginalized groups. The National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC) stands for the welfare, dignity and equality of all people, regardless of individual differences and societal standards. In all our clinical and educational work, NSAC stands against racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia and all other forms of bigotry and abuse.
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