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Feeling Ugly?

There were days when I felt like I was the ugliest person alive. I felt like I was so ugly that no one would ever go out with me. I was 50 pounds overweight and when I walked, my belly fat was wobbling like jelly. And when you add glasses to all that, you get […]

How To Gain Social Skills In The Comfort Of Your Own Home

A lot of people ask me if it’s possible to overcome social anxiety with visualization. So let me first tell you that visualization has its place in the process of conquering your social fears providing it’s done right. It allows you to gain social skills in the comfort of your own home. Experimental and clinical […]

Do You Hide Yourself Behind Your Headphones?

Today I had to take the bus to visit my friend Simon because my wife needed the car to get to work in time. So as I was sitting there on the bus I noticed how many people wear headphones and listen to music these days. Well, almost everyone I looked at was listening to […]

Why Exposure Therapy Almost Never Works The Way You’d Want It To

On one hand, exposure therapy is the best way to beat social anxiety, and on the other hand it almost never works. How is it so and what to do to make it work for you? A while ago I was browsing YouTube for some interesting videos on social anxiety and I stumbled upon a […]

I Failed At Everything

Ever since I can remember I was afraid to fail at things that others thought were easy. I was afraid that if I do it wrong they would see me as incompetent and not worth being in their company. So I avoided failure at all costs. I avoided all situations that had the potential to […]

What’s A Good Movie To Watch When You Feel Lonely And Depressed?

Every day after work I used to feel exhausted. and once at home, I couldn’t shake off the feeling of loneliness and depression. I sat in front of my TV with one hand in my pocket and the other one on remote control, switching channels and looking for something good to watch. I was not […]

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