Stop Letting Social Anxiety Control You

Today we’re going to talk about how to short-circuit social anxiety. We teach you ways to overcome your social anxiety and overthinking. Learn more from Dr. K in his Guide to Mental Health: ▼ Timestamps ▼ ──────────── 00:08 - Struggling with social anxiety 00:40 - Disabling your inner voice 01:35 - Animals are very social creatures 02:16 - We don’t use any social circuitry 03:31 - Animals use the full suite of their senses 04:19 - Understanding social reassurance 06:27 - The Visual Association Cortex 07:32 - The three ways to disable social anxiety 10:29 - How to have natural eye contact 11:30 - Why smiling is important 12:55 - Instituting these practices 13:46 - How long should you smile ──────────── DISCLAIMER Healthy Gamer is an online community and resource platform for gamers and their families. It does not provide medical services or professional counseling, and it is not a substitute for professional medical care. Our coaches are peer supporters, not professionally trained experts, and they cannot provide medical service. If you or a loved one are experiencing an emergency, please call your nation’s emergency telephone number. All guests of Healthy Gamer are informed of the public, non-medical nature of the content and have expressly agreed to share their story. #healthygamergg #overthinking #socialanxiety