Social anxiety
Fear of being judged by others, so strong that it begins to shrink your life.
How it shows up
It isn’t shyness. It is composing sentences in advance, a blush more troubling than the situation itself, and hours of going over it afterwards. Avoidance brings immediate relief and long-term worsening.
What we do with it in therapy
We work in gradual steps towards what you avoid, and on the belief that others watch you as closely as you watch yourself. As a rule, they don’t.
See also
Executive functions
The group of capacities that make planning, starting, switching and inhibiting possible.
Movement and mood
Regular physical activity has an effect on mild and moderate depression comparable to other forms of help.
Co-parenting
Parents working together on raising their children after a separation — a relationship that remains, although the partnership has ended.
