Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is basically an extreme fear of social situations. There are many examples: eating out in public, working while being observed, talking on the phone in public, resisting a salesperson, entering a room where people are already seated, conversing with people of authority, and public speaking just to name a few. Everyone …
The fear of public speaking (a type of performance anxiety), is very common. A lot of people fear public speaking more than death itself. For years I wondered why so many people, including myself, feared public speaking (whether that be in front of a very large or small crowd) so much. I wasn’t just scared …
Understanding shyness – why am I shy? We have all experienced shyness, but some of us feel it much more deeply and almost all of the time. It’s like being trapped in a box. In social situations like meetings, group conversations, parties, and other events, you feel like a bystander – you feel like you …
Although shyness and social anxiety do share some characteristics, they are not the same thing. Some shy people have social anxiety disorder (SAD) and some do not. Additionally, some people with SAD are not actually shy at all. There are are so many similarities between the two, that social anxiety disorder is often dismissed as …
My Spiritual Journey by The Dalai Lama The point of Buddhism is to transform the mind so that we free ourselves from suffering and its causes. First, you must know your mind, then how it functions so that you can eliminate the 3 mental poisons: ignorance, desire, hatred. You must analyze the stream of consciousness. …
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Those who have not found their true wealth, which is the radiant joy of being and the deep, unshakable peace that comes with it, are beggars, even if they have great material wealth. They are looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love, …
The Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work by John M. Gottman A healthy marriage is so important to our well-being… So why don’t we invest more time to strengthen it? We spend so much time on our hobbies and jobs, surely we can find more time to invest in our life partner, right? People …
Imagine being stripped down to nothing (no possessions, clothes, freedom) and suffering daily from hunger, cold, and brutality. Imagine for a moment that you have been taken from your home and thrown into a train. In that train, everyone is crammed together on top of their luggage. When you arrive at your destination (after days of …
This book (The Big Picture by Tony Horton) covers a wide range of topics: your body, attitude, relationships, doing what you love, finding your purpose, and more. By connecting all these different aspects in your life, you can start to see the Big Picture. First and foremost, you have to take a step back and …
To be put on the 100 dollar bill, you have to be a pretty badass dude! Benjamin Franklin is that man.. Unfortunately, many people don’t know much about him besides signing the Declaration of Independence and the whole kite experiment. There is a lot more to the man and luckily for us, he believed that …