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Seasonal Mental Health

Take Social Anxiety Off Your Thanksgiving Menu

Halloween has passed and the holiday season is in full swing. This week, thoughts turn to turkey, pumpkin pie, gratitude, football and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. For some, Thanksgiving is a welcome day of food, family, and relaxation. For people living with social anxiety, it may be anything but relaxing. Instead of dreaming about food and the game, they may be concerned about making it through the day because of all the possible social anxiety triggers:
Dr. Russ Morfitt
November 24, 2014

More Celebrities with Social Anxiety

One of the most important things to hear when we suffer from something painful like social anxiety is "me too." Just knowing that someone else can relate to our feelings and our experience is immensely reassuring. So it's sometimes helpful to point to others in the public eye who have experienced social anxiety as well.
Dr. Russ Morfitt
June 23, 2014