Challenging negative thoughts and reducing alcohol consumption can help manage social anxiety, which can make interactions feel overwhelming yet manageable with effective strategies. Identifying ...

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We understand one another better by mirroring one another's emotions. In her Ph.D. dissertation, Julia Folz concludes that ...

Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Social anxiety, also known as social phobia, is an intense fear of social situations.

Many people are a little bit shy, but those with social anxiety disorder (also called social phobia) can become overwhelmed with anxiety in simple social situations. Peter (not his real name ...

But Becky Bruno wasn't just a little shy—she struggled for years with Social Anxiety Disorder before being diagnosed. Just as the name implies, the condition can socially cripple an otherwise ...