Brains Applied's video: How To Deal With Social Anxiety

Hi everyone, Today I'm explaining how to deal with social anxiety. Do you want to find out whether you are suffering from social anxiety? Go to http://brainsapplied.com/socialanxiety and take the test! To treat social anxiety: 1) Be aware of the fact that your thoughts are biased in a negative way. Catch your negative thoughts and analyse them in a rational way. Step-by-step your way of thinking will improve. 2) When you're in a situation that stresses you, try to identify the behaviours that you engage in to make yourself feel safe (e.g. Avoiding to make eye contact) and try to avoid them the next time when you are stressed. 3) Expose yourself and face your fears. But take it slow! Start with working on situations that are not too stressful. The confidence that you gain there will be useful in more stressful situations. I would love to hear your opinion! Don’t forget to LIKE the video and to SUBSCRIBE!   Follow me on Twitter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brainsapplied/ https://twitter.com/BrainsApplied   Music by Bensound.com References: Cuncic, A. (2019). Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). Very Well Mind. Retrieved from https://www.verywellmind.com/liebowitz-social-anxiety-scale-lsas-3024439 DSM-5 Definition of Social Anxiety Disorder. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://socialanxietyinstitute.org/dsm-definition-social-anxiety-disorder Heimberg, R. G., Horner, K. J., Juster, H. R., Safren, S. A., Brown, E. J., Schneier, F. R., & Liebowitz, M. R. (1999). Psychometric properties of the Liebowitz social anxiety scale. Psychological medicine, 29(1), 199-212. Kim, E. J. (2005). The effect of the decreased safety behaviors on anxiety and negative thoughts in social phobics. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 19(1), 69-86. Liebowitz, M. R. (1987). Social phobia. Modern Problems in Pharmacopsychiatry 22, 141–173. Raypole, C. (2019). How Systematic Desensitization Can Help You Overcome Fear. Healthline. Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/systematic-desensitization Stein, M. B., & Stein, D. J. (2008). Social anxiety disorder. The lancet, 371(9618), 1115-1125.Webb, T. L., Ononaiye, M. S., Sheeran, P., Reidy, J. G., & Lavda, A. (2010). Using implementation intentions to overcome the effects of social anxiety on attention and appraisals of performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36(5), 612-627. Wells, A., Clark, D. M., Salkovskis, P., Ludgate, J., Hackmann, A., & Gelder, M. (1995). Social phobia: The role of in-situation safety behaviors in maintaining anxiety and negative beliefs. Behavior Therapy, 26(1), 153-161.