Posts Tagged ‘social anxiety’
Did the Pandemic Increase Loneliness in Teenage Girls?
Protecting your family from COVID-19 is important, but the pandemic has also created a mental health epidemic. It’s hitting our teens hard, and it’s hitting the girls the hardest. In fact, new research from The Rox Institute for Research and Training released a report on how pandemic loneliness is affecting 5th through 12th grade girls and found: Girls are experiencing newfound fear about their futures since the…
Read MoreIs Your Child Having Problems Sitting Still? Here’s How to Deal With Restlessness
Last Updated: December 2020 Maybe it started with a nervous twitch. Chances are good that your daughter or son didn’t notice it until someone pointed it out to them. They can’t sit still. Even when they try, there is this nervous kind of energy, especially in their arms and legs. If they really concentrate, they…
Read MoreMaking Social Anxiety a Thing of the Past
You may still have flashbacks of all of the times leading up to treatment where you experienced social anxiety. That time that you stayed home from the school dance because you couldn’t even cope with the people, the dancing, or any of it. That time when you failed that test because your mind went completely…
Read MoreLiving with Social Anxiety
For most people, experiencing some kind of anxiety in social situations is normal. The desire to be loved and accepted by others is a shared human need. You might worry about what to wear or what to say when you are amongst people outside of your family or close friends. Most people experience a lot…
Read MoreIs Social Anxiety Real?
Social anxiety is a real condition that can impact your day-to-day life. Learn more about what social anxiety actually is, how to face it and more.
Read MoreIs There A Cure For Loneliness?
Have you ever sat in a crowded cafeteria alone during lunch and watched the people around you? It seems as if everyone has a friend, several friends, a group of friends even. They’re talking, texting, on social media. Maybe you’re sitting alone because you simply don’t connect to others your age, maybe you get anxious…
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