Beat Social Anxiety Before It Beats You
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by Tynessa Franks
1y ago
You know that feeling when you truly want things to be different in your life, but you keep finding yourself in the same situation with the same outcome over and over? There is one thing that it’s helpful to know about timing when you want to improve your social anxiety, and I’m talking about it this week. In this short, 5-minute video, I’ll tell you the one thing you’ll need to do in order to stop showing up to social situations and feeling like it’s the same anxiety ridden experience every. single. time. 0:16 The Truth About Improving Social Anxiety 2:46 Two Questions To Ask Yourself Bef ..read more
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Dealing with Social Anxiety with Sadie Hall
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by Tynessa Franks
1y ago
Today's video is extra special because I'm sharing an interview I did this week with Sadie Hall. She's the founder of Your Social Anxiety Bestie, a website and membership support community for folks who are working to improve their social anxiety. In the interview, Sadie shares details about her personal highs and lows with social anxiety and what life is like for her currently. You can follow Sadie on Instagram, listen to her podcast, and join her on Patreon ..read more
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Here's Why You Shouldn't Ignore Social Anxiety
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by Tynessa Franks
1y ago
Here's Why You Shouldn't Ignore Social Anxiety Since I started focusing my work on social anxiety a couple years ago, it’s been increasingly clear to me that many people do not know about and/or fully understand what social anxiety (and specifically, social anxiety disorder) is all about. Some don’t know the real impact that social anxiety can have on your life. So, with that in mind, I recorded this video to discuss how social anxiety can impact what I’m now calling “The Three Ps” of your life. As I say in the video, I don’t want to be an alarmist (goodness knows we have enough alarms going ..read more
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Overcoming Social Anxiety l 3 Stories
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by Tynessa Franks
3y ago
If you’ve ever felt like learning how to overcome social anxiety (and actually doing the work to get there) is too hard or that you can’t possibly make this type of change, check out this video! I’m sharing the details about three people who put in the work to get their overwhelming social anxiety under control. I share their before and after stories with the hope that it will help motivate you to give yourself a chance. But, I don’t just want you to be motivated. After all, motivation is great, but by itself, doesn’t lead to any real change. I want you to listen to the details about the spe ..read more
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What to do when people don't like you (& you have social anxiety!)
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by Tynessa Franks
3y ago
If we had to distill problematic social anxiety down to its simplest parts, a fear of other people not liking you would be at the center. We could add variants of this (e.g., a fear of other people being mean to you or a fear of other people talking about you) to the list, but a fear of rejection in one form of another is the core of the problem. In this week’s video, I’m proposing one way for you to think about this fear of rejection. What would happen if instead of fearing rejection and doing everything within your power to avoid it and hide from it and making sure you never rock the boat s ..read more
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Drop these 5 social anxiety habits today!
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by Tynessa Franks
3y ago
Truth time. Have you ever been in a crowded store, saw someone you recognized, and instead of saying “hello” you look down at your phone and pretend to be deeply enthralled by something to AVOID having to talk to the person?!?! If your answer is “duh, Dr. Franks! This is my go-to strategy for avoiding social interactions,” please watch this week’s video. ☝? I’m talking all about fake phone-scrolling and 4 other social anxiety habits (also known as safety behaviors) that are interfering with your ability to improve your experience of social anxiety. In the video, I tell you what a social anxie ..read more
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3 Ways to Make Friends When You Have Social Anxiety ....
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by Tynessa Franks
3y ago
As someone who has lived in three different states in the last six years, I’ll be the first to admit that making friends as an adult is HARD. If you add problems with social anxiety into the mix, I know it can feel next to impossible at times (no matter your age). Oh, and then also add in the fact that we’re currently and collectively living through one of the most isolating times in history given the current pandemic, and it’s like ?. With all that said, I know how important human connection is, so I know that finding a solution is worth the effort. I want to talk to you about 3 ways you can ..read more
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How to know if your social anxiety makes you socially awkward!
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by Tynessa Franks
3y ago
Do you feel like your social anxiety goes hand in hand with being socially awkward? In other words, do you feel lost for exactly what to do and what to say in social interactions in addition to be incredibly anxious? The social interactions I’m referring to here are situations such as: Inviting someone to spend time with you Giving or accepting a compliment Speaking up for yourself during conflict In this week’s video, I’m doing a deep dive into the relationship between problematic social anxiety and being socially awkward. Some of the questions I answer are: Are social anxiety and ..read more
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Social anxiety and the 3 BIGGEST thinking traps that are keeping you STUCK!
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by Tynessa Franks
3y ago
I want you to think back to the last time you completely avoided a social situation because your anxiety about said situation was so high that you couldn’t take it. Once you have a specific memory in mind, I want you to go one step further and try to recall what your thoughts and expectations about the event were like leading up to it. What were you thinking might happen at the event? What were you thinking other people would think about you at the event? Whatever you were able to come up with in the way of your anxious thoughts, THAT information is critical in your goal to improve your socia ..read more
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The two-step process for handling social anxiety in “risky” situations
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by Tynessa Franks
3y ago
One thing that’s important to me as a psychologist is making it clear to people that they don’t need to become a professional Pollyanna in order to overcome social anxiety. The goal is not for you to walk into every social situation thinking that everyone will love you and interactions will always end in applause and admiration. Rejection, embarrassment, and negative judgment are real parts of the human experience, and we will all have these experiences at times. In this week’s video, I talk about dealing with social anxiety in “higher risk” situations. These are situations such as asking som ..read more
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