Tag: safety behaviours
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Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Safety Behaviours In Social Anxiety

Social anxiety is a fear of negative evaluation. For example, being worried that other people thinking that I’m “stupid, boring, or worthless.” This fear of social situations goes from being just shy to social anxiety disorder when it starts affecting our lives. For example, avoiding an interview that might have landed you a job that…
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Common Avoidance Behaviours In Social Anxiety Disorder

A Brief on Social Anxiety Disorder Social anxiety disorder is characterized by a fear of different social situations. At its core, people with social anxiety disorder fear negative evaluation. Specifically, they are afraid of how people will perceive them in social situations. “He’s so boring” “She’s stupid and doesn’t seem like she knows what she…
