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184: The Science of Social Anxiety (with Vegard)

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4.9632 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Social anxiety (or social phobia) is a lot more than just feeling a bit uncomfortable around people - so this week, Vegard joins us to share his experiences while we chat about the science! 

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References & Further Reading
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/social-anxiety/#:~:text=Social%20anxiety%20is%20more%20than,before%2C%20during%20and%20after%20them.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519712/table/ch3.t12/https://socialanxietyinstitute.org/dsm-definition-social-anxiety-disorder
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519712/table/ch3.t12/
https://socialanxietyinstitute.org/dsm-definition-social-anxiety-disorder
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/social-anxiety-disorder-more-than-just-shyness
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34074171/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4925696/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28836318/
https://www.verywellmind.com/difference-between-gad-and-social-anxiety-disorder-1393009
verywellmind.com/social-anxiety-disorder-causes-3024749
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363285/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Sci Guys, the show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:13.5

I'm Corey, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, Luke Cutford.

0:16.7

Hello!

0:17.2

And special guest, Vigard?

0:19.2

Oh my gosh.

0:29.6

Thank you. Hello! And special guest, Vigard? Oh my gosh. This week we're talking about a fear of friends and shunning social situations.

0:34.9

But first.

0:35.9

But first, we have a little Spotify update. Oh, a Spotify update.

0:39.2

A Spotify update. We are sitting at 41,469 listeners. We did it. Good job, everyone. So, I want to ask a

0:48.1

question to everyone that is listening and watching if you're on Spotify or if you're on Apple,

0:53.4

head over to YouTube, get down to the comments and answer this question. The question is, do you have social anxiety?

0:58.0

I don't know, do you? No, I do not really. I just don't really care to see people that much,

1:06.0

but not because I'm anxious. Just an asshole. Just introvert.

1:12.4

Fantastic.

1:13.7

Well, why don't we get into it?

1:15.6

It's quite obvious what we're talking about this week.

1:17.1

It is social anxiety.

1:20.0

And it was because of our patrons that we're doing this.

1:21.6

Our patrons voted this topic in.

1:22.4

Thanks, guys.

1:24.6

So thank you to all of you for doing that. If you want to vote on topics every single month, you can go ahead and join our Patreon. You can also submit topics and get bonus episodes and a whole other

1:31.4

show or whatever, whatever. Check it out. Link down in the description. So why don't we get into it?

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