Why you feel anxious socializing (and what to do about it) | Fallon Goodman

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🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In crowds, at parties, meetings, get-togethers with friends, everyday interactions: social anxiety can show up as an unwelcome guest at any time. But why? Psychologist Fallon Goodman digs into the source of social anxiety, setting the record straight about this common condition with practical solutions to help you feel the most authentically "you" while out and about.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hume.
0:07.4	Humans are social, right?
0:08.6	We're wired for belonging and rejection.
0:11.3	It's painful.
0:12.3	We've all been there.
0:13.3	In her 2021 talk at TEDxUSF, psychology researcher Fallen Goodman digs into what happens
0:19.1	when fear of rejection becomes social anxiety disorder, one of the most common but misunderstood
0:25.0	mental illnesses in the world.
0:27.7	To the break she busts the misconceptions to help us all develop more social courage.
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