A classmate whom I sat with for 6 classes at the back of the class said that she should be sitting in the front. Her reasons are that a friend of hers is persistently telling her to join him at the front and that she believes that she can focus better on the front which […]
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Social anxiety and a dislike of party culture can create a void of loneliness, but there are ways to beat the fearI’m a man in a my mid-30s who feels pretty lonely. I’ve finished university so I’m no longer around new faces and friends have drifted for various reasons (moved away, kids etc). My two closest friends live abroad and while I love them dearly, I really miss the in-person aspect, especially after the everything-virtual nature of the pandemic.My partner and I occasionally do things, but in general we prefer to do different things: she likes hosting, I like to go out, she loves nature walks, I’m a city person. I work from home, my company organises social activities which I turn down because they happen in big groups and my biggest obstacle is being an introvert, with social anxiety. I’ve always struggled to make and keep friends. The usual advice is to join a class, a club (or volunteer) but all of those happen in group settings and as an introvert, I find even small groups intimidating; I’m rarely a fun or interesting person in that setting. Continue reading…
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En solo tres años, ha estado dos veces nominada al Goya y ha protagonizado una serie de alcance internacional. Milena Smit se ha convertido en un fenómeno sin pretenderlo y ahora vuelve a los cines con ‘Tin & Tina’. En esta entrevista, no tiene miedo de enfrentarse a sus abismos: de la salud mental a un aborto en su juventud.
Introduction Preliminary research based on everyday observations suggests that there are people, who experience severe fear when addressing others with their personal names. The aim of this study was to explore the extent to which this hitherto little-known psychological phenomenon really exists and to investigate its characteristic features, considering the everyday experience of not being
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An NIMH-supported study suggests that adolescents living through the COVID-19 pandemic may be experiencing more anxiety and depression symptoms and accelerated brain aging.
Most of us experience stage fright. Here’s what a professional singer does to lessen performance anxiety.
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Just conducted a telephonic interview, but for some reason my anxiety spiked through the roof throughout, I’ve recently completed my degree and have been busy job hunting , unfortunately it’s difficult for me to articulate myself when I become nervous. How do I mitigate this going forward I tend to be a recluse. Thank you
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Seis profesionales explican a EL PAÍS sus estrategias para cuidar su salud mental
This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of predictors of depression in patients after pacemaker implantation during the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to identifying specific depressive symptoms associated with quality of life (QOL) using network analysis (NA).
… Lack of insight may affect patients’ motivation to seek treatment, resulting in poor clinical outcomes. … Patients with MDD, without insight, had significantly higher total and factor scores (anxiety/somatization, weight, retardation, and sleep) on the HAM-D and worse performance in the neurocognition task, compared to those with insight. Furthermore, binary logistic regression revealed that
