55 Why Does Social Anxiety Make You Think Everyone's Judging You?
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55 Why Does Social Anxiety Make You Think Everyone's Judging You?
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About this listen
Do you think everyone's judging you in social situations? Your brain is treating social rejection like a life-or-death threat - but most people are too focused on themselves to be watching you.
In this episode, I cover:
- Why your amygdala treats social judgment like physical danger
- The spotlight effect and why you feel like everyone's watching
- Three maintaining factors: hypervigilance, intensive self-focus, and post-event processing
- How I help clients overcome social anxiety through exposure therapy
- Real client example: Emma who couldn't eat in public
In my 12 years running Anxiety Specialists, I've seen people for almost 10,000 face-to-face sessions. Social anxiety is one of the most common - and most treatable - conditions I work with. Most clients see significant improvement within 8-14 sessions.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction: Why you think everyone's judging you
1:30 - What happens in your brain during social anxiety
3:15 - The spotlight effect explained
4:45 - Three maintaining factors of social anxiety
7:30 - How I help clients overcome judgment fears
10:15 - Summary and next steps
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🔗 LINKS:
Social Anxiety Help: https://www.anxiety-specialists.com/social-anxiety