Resources
Practical guides for social anxiety.
Clear, CBT-informed exercises you can use before, during, and after real social situations. No miracle claims. Just specific practice.
What is social anxiety?
Social anxiety is an intense fear of being judged or embarrassed in social situations — common, treatable, and more than ordinary shyness.
Social anxiety vs shyness vs introversion
Shyness is a temperament and introversion is a preference; social anxiety is a fear that limits your life. The difference is distress and avoidance.
How to overcome social anxiety
Social anxiety is kept alive by avoidance, safety behaviours, and self-focus — and each one is something you can practise changing.
CBT for social anxiety
CBT is the most evidence-backed approach for social anxiety: it works by changing the anxious thinking and avoidance that keep it going.
Exposure ladders for social anxiety
Break one feared social situation into steps small enough to repeat in real life.
How to use a thought record for social anxiety
Catch the prediction underneath anxiety, test it against evidence, and write a more usable thought.
How to stop replaying conversations after social anxiety
Close the loop after a hard moment without turning the replay into a second exposure.
Safety behaviours in social anxiety
Spot the subtle habits that make you feel safer short term but keep the fear convincing.
Behavioural experiments for social anxiety
Turn an anxious prediction into a small test your real life can answer.
Jobs for people with social anxiety
There's no single 'right' job for social anxiety — but some roles fit better, and the skills to cope at work can be practised.
The fear of being judged
The fear of being judged sits at the heart of social anxiety — fuelled by mind-reading, the spotlight effect, and avoidance you can learn to reverse.