Overcoming your fear of being perceived (rerun)

The Psychology of your 20s

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Mental Health, Self-improvement, Fitness, Education, Relationships, Science, Social Sciences, How To, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Our fear of being perceived is more than just social anxiety, its a real phobia around being scrutinised, observed and primarily judged by others. It's also greatly limiting your potential and ability to be your true self. But there is a way through, there is a way to escape the constant fixation on what others are thinking about you. In today's episode, we discuss:

The origins and effects of scopophobia
How our fear of being perceived is both a social and specific phobia
Why do we worry about what other people think?
Perfectionism and our fear of being perceived
The impact of early childhood experiences
Three mental shifts to overcome your fear of being perceived

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