Dr Emily - Social Anxiety, They’ve Got It Too

“Get your butterflies in formation”. If you take one thing away from this episode, it’s how to handle the nervous, anxious, flutter of stomach butterflies that arises when we’re socially anxious.

Social interactions can be challenging. You may believe that everyone else has all their shit figured out and can effortlessly walk into a social situation and just be themselves. But it turns out, we all, at some point, get social anxiety.

In this episode, our resident psychologist Dr Emily, delves deeper into what it means to experience social anxiety, before during & after a social situation. She explores the ways in which anxiety shows up, where it might come from and what we can do to “get our butterflies in formation”.

00:00 - Intro
06:27 - What is Social Anxiety (feat. Laura Henshaw)
11:26 - The Anchoring Effect and Four Domains
16:59 - Spotlight Effect + Sounding the Alarm
23:30 - The Human Experience
26:18 - The Role of Empathy
28:34 - The Imperfects and Their Domains
36:08 - Safety Behaviours
42:24 - Alcohol as a Social Crutch
45:43 - Learning to Go Without
49:40 - How to Socialise
55:49 - Working with Feelings
1:03:33 - Look for the Hook
1:08:00 - Confidence through Exposure
1:14:45 - Social Anxiety and Mobile Phones
1:18:16 - Looking Out For Yourself

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The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.