A lot of you asked us to make a video on overcoming social anxiety. Here it is!! Also what do you think about this animation? New animator worked hard on this video!

social anxiety really is something people underestimate.. people just think you get shy or nervous, and blame you when you don't wanna do certain things or do certain actions, but it's SO much more than just "shyness".

Social anxiety feels like you’re in a movie and everyone has a script-except you

Definitely relevant. Not being around people for over a year, I worry about socializing again 🥴

🌈In case u are in a hurry, here's what they go over but try watching the entire thing for more specific details!✨ 1. Create awareness 0:55 2. Engage in relaxation techniques 1:31 3. Try Yoga 2:13 4. Set goals 2:44 5. Make something 3:18 6. Therapy 3:56 🌈If ur reading this, I hope u overcome social anxiety and I know u will!! It's ok as I have mild social anxiety but we are all in this together and ur not alone!!

Her voice.. the animation... I feel so comfortable with it ...

My anxiety : all people is watching you and will laugh if you make any mistake My depression : no one will care about you because you are a failure

i never considered myself an introvert even though i feel uncomfortable in social situations. the thing is I actually WANT to engage in being social and stuff. But when i try to i just get nervous and i just go BLANK for no reason. its terrible. thank you so much for making this video!

Here’s something that helps me since I’m just bad at talking to people: I sometimes just tell whoever I’m talking to that I’m bad at conversation and I get stressed about social stuff or something. It makes me feel better because then I know that the person knows I’m not good at talking and they will understand why I’m quieter and stuff. :D

I hate it when people say "just get out of your comfort zone" First of all when the hell was being alone a comfort zone. I never felt comfortable having social anxiety. Its not easy to overcome it and I just wish some people could just understand. I love how you give us actual advice instead of telling us to get out of your comfort zone. And its not introversion or being shy. Those are totally different things.

The more you know about how people behave, the less nervous you are with them. One thing I've learned about people, is that they aren't focused on you. They are focused on themselves.

i love how this channel takes social anxiety seriously, i feel like it’s usually portrayed as “everyone has it” and parents/adults don’t take it seriously because “it’s all in ur head/just a kid thing” like yeah it is but the fact that i feel like vomiting every morning before school isn’t just something to “get over”

Whenever i'm put in group projects I can't breathe and shake. I hate it I wish I could just be normal

WELP, I NEEDED THIS ONE-

I always have this fear of being judge and noticed by others this thing always holds me from doing a lot of things in life

My social anxiety has gotten even worst, simple things like buying and going outside is so uncomfortable. I'm scared of what my future would be if i keep going this way, their high expectation towards me makes me sick. At this age, i still rely on my mother, i cant do things without her. I just wish to stay at home the whole time and don't attend school😢😭

1. create awareness 0:56 2. engage in relaxation 1:31 3. try yoga 2:14 4. set goals 2:45 5. make something 3:22 6. therapy 3:57

i would go to a doctor, but my mom says "its just a phase" "you're just lazy" "its all in your head' YEAH ITS IN MY HEAD ITS A MENTAL ILLNESS

Whenever i need to do group projects i just can't speak anything and think about anything even when i have many ideas... It's hard for me... This video really helped me

My social anxiety shifted from being scared of people for a whole new reason once the pandemic started. I have a goal to be able to go into public places without a mask once I am vaccinated but that idea scares the hell out of me. In my mind I will be wearing that mask forever. Thanks social anxiety!

I literally cannot knock on the doors of my best friends houses because I’m afraid that there siblings or parents will answer the door. Instead I text my friends and ask them to come and open the door for me.

break out rooms in online class is *hell* for people with social anxiety, i always just say nothing and pretend that my mic doesnt work lol.

From someone who fights social anxiety and other mental conditions for 5 years now thank you for this video.

I feel like I'm judged. And I hunch my back a lot because people look at me I don't like going outside because i think people stare at me. I'm not sure if I'm just over reacting

Yeah I have social anxiety,being around alot of new people is hard for me. I'm new at my local skydive center,and meeting so many new people makes me nervous. It's been hard for me to get out and make friends,I dont have any currently. Trying to go out and make friends is proving hard for me.

Me at school : Sweating intensely Me at home : I feel comfortable I need to try these :0 😂 I have bad social anxiety ._.

My parents don’t believe that I’m scared to leave my house and that I’m actually scared of people

Bro, none of my family or friends understand how hard it is having social anxiety. Here is some reasons I have social anxiety. 1. I’m scared on the way I look since I’m fat and I’m scared to face it. 2. I hate the fact how I act like because I’m scared of how people find me like weird. 3. I never know how to strike up a conversation. It’s so hard to find a topic and I can never do it right because I mess up a lot. 4. I’m not even ready to meet new people and my family is just forcing me. 5. The way I dress. It’s so hard to try to look good for others but it always ends up being a flop and I get embarrassed. I hate the way I’m like this. I wish I was just in kindergarten not having any worries. I hate my life.

I tapped on this as soon as I saw it. That probably means I have social anixity and know it

I had social anxiety from an early age. I was comfortable only with my family and close friends. Whenever I meet new people I get anxiety, I felt uncomfortable with them and many odd thoughts would come in my head regarding how my first impression was, my body language, how I looked, if they liked me, and more........ and then I would kinda freaked out from the inside. As I grew up, I faced worse. Due to a personal trauma, I caught up depression, more type of anxieties and also went through a lot of panic attacks, but at first it was just about sadness and loneliness from a certain situation. Bcoz later on, it became something else, I got mood swings and felt a rollercoaster of negative emotions for no reason!!! It became something that was within me, my own mind, and I don't directly think of something like a past bad situation or event in my life........ I don't know its just like an..... Unexplainable, unspoken sadness. It was so hard for me to stay alive because everyday it was getting worse, I thought a lot about taking me own life and also about ways of how to die!! Like literally... But I never had the guts bcoz I was terrified of feeling pain coz one way or the other I had to feel pain to die...... So I just suffered for several months and felt like I had already dead and I was just wandering like an automated robot or a zombie. I didn't had any interest in anything or any enthusiasm in me..... Although I learned a lot of life lessons and realized many things about other people and myself in that time period, still all I felt was sadness and mental pain till date. At that time, I was also kinda willing to live in a loop of a moment in time forever where I had happiness inside of me bcoz at least it will be better than living though I wasn't alive. But it is not possible so then what could I do, I begged for happiness in my life from I don't know whom. I just begged!!! But no matter how much hope I kept or how much I craved, I begged, no miracle came along, nothing happened like it happens in movies. Nothing!.... Reality isn't kind in real like it seems in movies and it was not my choice to be in that state of mind... It felt like my life would be forever dark, empty, cold, lonely..... After a long awful battle, for some period of time, I finally overcame my mental illness by doing things that I was afraid of, but eventually after some time it comes back again, that hopeless feeling like I was being sucked out from my mind... It's like a never ending war, like battling with the water at the seashore, the waves just come and goes and come and goes by their own... and it's like whatever u do doesn't even matter, it's just so strong and so painful............ I had no one to share it bcoz I thought no one would understand. I told my sister, and I guess she understood for about a 30 percent but it doesn't matter bcoz she forgets it and like everybody else she is more focused on herself than others. So for the time being, I will keep trying to push away every negative feeling that comes in my head. I will keep trying my best to not react to my emotions and to keep calm and keep hope coz the sunshine in my life is yet to come. So I hope that everybody does it too.. don't ignore your problems, face them and try your best to overpower them. Be a conqueror!! U're not alone. Everybody else around you is fighting too...

My parents who know about my social anxiety : Also them: “ *Go talk to your 18th cousin* ”

I've suffered all my life with SA. Therapy didn't help because I was too afraid to do anything.😔❤️

The perfectionism really does hit close to home... but I didn't know that it had something to do with my social anxiety. I was always the kind of person who just wants things to be perfect and now that I think about it, there were many moments where I was either laughed at, judged, or harshly criticized by friends and family members when I did something, especially if that something is creative. I still deal with this despite going to therapy and I have discussed this with my therapist many times but I am trying to get better at it. Perfectionism to me has gotten to the extent that I end up pushing back or even scrapping projects no matter how far I've gotten in them because they might not be up to my high standards. I guess it's also because I am afraid of being judged in the things I do and I have noticed it slowly seeping into things I do daily such as what outfit to wear, how my hair is like, writing on notepads etc.

thank you!! i had a panic attack after being out in public after a long time in quarantine and was really overwhelmed with the amount of ppl i kept seeing and felt really embarrassed, i appreciate this!!

Social anxiety can be such a pain. I wouldn’t even wish it on any of my enemies.

i wish i was normal........... i hate social anxiety

I'm 26 and have finally started to get help about my mental health. My therapist has suggested we try EMDR, as there's a lot of stuff from my past that has heavily impacted my thought patterns etc. I've not had my first EMDR session yet - it's on Tuesday! I'm hoping I can finally start unlocking the future I dream about ❤️

I dunno if that's anxiety but I'm even afraid going to my own parents to talk to them, And even more so to strangers

Sometimes I question how I turned like this. I just wanna be able to be myself and not torture myself over little things

I feel the nausea part. I just stopped going to school a couple weeks ago cause I couldn’t go without vomiting while I was there. Idk how I’m suppose to live with how I’m feeling lmao

I needed this

I’m scared about getting a job because when I try to talk to people my social anxiety is so bad to the point where I’m so awkward and nervous 😅

I probably don’t have it but random fact it takes me a whole year to open up my slightly chaotic side to my school- I think im just super shy without knowing it

I've had social anxiety all my life, hate it. Afraid to leave my house for anything. I can't even talk or connect with people. I tried going to a few different therapists but I didn't find it helpful, but it was nice to feel like I finally had a friend and someone to talk to.

My anxiety has gotten to the point where I've been isolating myself a LOT within the past few years, and covid definitely didn't help. I've been going to therapy for my various mental health needs, but I'm still struggling to come out of my shell and try to make new friends. Thank you for this video 💙

I had really bad social anxiety back in the day when I was in high school & even after I got in to med school. Professional assistance along with bursting the bubble of comfort frequently and be prepared to embrace the whatever discomfort that comes along with it was the key to overcome my social anxiety to a point where I don't feel discomfort at the presence of strangers or social encounters anymore. Gotta be proactive about it & "No f***s given" mindset really helps alleviate it too.

Social Anxiety and depression are the main reasons my life has been a living hell.Over a decade of trying medication and mental hospital and neither worked that well im just a lost cause at this point. I would rather be dead then live another day on this planet im tired of suffering.

As an artist with social anxiety , I love to draw out my emotions to help calm me down . It really works :]

I loved the little paimon alarm clock, and wind slime pillow.

Thankss, yesterday I went to the movies and I couldn’t even ask for one ticket and I when I did ask I thought abt how I said it the whole night and I was thinking to myself how can I get over my social anxiety 😫

I have also been ill for seven years and I want to go to a psychiatrist who can guide me, but I cannot at all. My family does not accept the idea of ​​me going to a psychiatrist because they see that I am in good condition and do not need any doctor. Also, I live in a society that believes that only the mentally ill or crazy person goes to this. Places I have overcome some of my fears. I have a friend with whom I talk comfortably. My tension decreases when I talk to her. I begin to interact with a small group and they discuss questions, but when everyone listens to me and looks at me, I feel that my body temperature is high and I become nervous and shorten my words. I try hard to make eye contact, but I cannot. I cannot. I make eye contact for five seconds. Even my best friend, I don’t make eye contact with her much. I don’t know what to do or how I will act. I hope you can give me some advice that might benefit me. 💔🙂

Finding ways to improve myself to be the best I can be in ways that are possible, such as cleanliness/grooming, style, and diet/exercise and not worrying so much about things I have little to no control over helped me to eliminate or decrease my negative reactions to my thoughts about whether I was being judged. You have to do something to get out of the hole you’re in; don’t wait for somebody else to save you. This is the same with any mental health issue. Tell a loved one, see a therapist if you have the money, or if money is an issue, there’s a lot of information online.

I never ever try or encourage self diagnosing, but multiple times I’ve found myself struggling with the symptoms of social anxiety, even to the point of getting dizzy. 😔 I find myself avoiding many social setting and it really is becoming a problem. Thanks for the tips and good luck to anyone else struggling! 🙂🌱

I do all of these things to combat anxiety, especially deep breathing.

one of the biggest things that helped me escape from anxiety and depression, was praying to God 😊

I love this channel! Just had a tough family event today and this video makes me feel so much better! Keep up the amazing content!!!

When my anxiety gets really bad, I feel as if I become very apathetic temporarily and also tend to become Passive Aggressive. Why does this happen? Afterwards I beat myself up over what I do and say during this time. It happens very often.

Parabéns Gustavo pela edição deste vídeo e imagino a dedicação de horas por dias… Ficou muito bom, gostei bastante. O estilo dos personagens criados, a forma de animação e a narração interagem sincronizados com o conteúdo, falam a mesma linguagem. Ficou simples, direto, singelo e deixa o espectador grudado para querer ver e saber mais. Além de tudo, acho que deve ter sido muito gratificante para você ser convidado a fazer parte de um projeto desses que ajudarão muitas pessoas a dar o primeiro passo ou a continuarem subindo um degrau de cada vez, nem que seja um por dia. O vídeo vai ajudar muitos a compreender que, na trajetória toda do ser, o mais importante não é o resultado em si e sim o esforço realizado em toda a caminhada. É para esse esforço que se deve olhar.

Thank u so much for making these videos. Not only are they helping me, but my family and my friends as well!

I’m still young but I’ve developed social anxiety and I can’t get rid of it even when I try. I feel like everyone around me is judging me and I feel like something’s wrong with me. Like there’s something wrong with my body or the way I look. I can’t get over my social anxiety. I did have one day a few months ago where my social anxiety randomly completely went away but it only lasted for a day and i couldn’t go back to that and I’m not sure why. It completely goes away when I’m with friends too. It’s really annoying no matter how hard I try.

Thank you I need this I'm only 11 and I have social anxiety

I really do get social anxiety that's why I prefer staying at my house, I never go Outdoors and what I really hate the most is if there's birthday parties,Gatherings, I always bring my airpods with me so that I can listen to music releasing my Anxiety

These videos are so nice, I love this channel. It makes you realize that, even though things may bad, you can acknowledge your problems and do something about them

I am not diagnosed with social anxiety but I really should consider getting a diagnosis for it, as a lot of these signs I do relate to. Im going to try to conquer whatever I have the best I can. To everyone who does have social anxiety, I wish you every luck trying to overcome it! Lots of love ❤️❤️

Thank you! 😘. I really needed this

tysm i needed this and to all having troubles, hope things go well for you

Social anxiety is a disorder, a phobia (and it comes with some paranoid and psychotic symptoms too) that affects greatly your quality of life, even if you think a certain way, your physical symptoms and the anxiety will be such you'll feel the need to avoid things altogether. Causing a constant struggle between what you truly want and what you eventually do. Procrastination, avoidance are a tendency. Examples are: going out at all, going out with friends, going to meetings or parties, going to the supermarket, going to a restaurant, to school, public speaking (like speeches or participating in class) , taking the bus, going out for a run or the gym, making calls or receiving calls, recording audio messages, and even sometimes texting!! Every single scenery where social interaction occurs (or doesn't, but there is still people present, like walking down the street alone) is a possible triggering situation, even performing in front of your relatives. The dread is very real and it is tiring being bombarded by constant stimulus. Irritable Bowel Syndrome is common in subjects (in my case it is constipation) , muscle spasms/tics, panic attacks, somatic symptoms, allergy. Feelings of frustration, anger, being powerless. Some do masking to get by. However, our levels of anxiety aren't the same everyday, some days we can feel quite relaxed and can chill out. True, our body and mind fears in an unreasonable way, but we actually like making conversation and want to bond with people, which explains why people with social anxiety can be social butterflies too :). People can grow out of some things as they age and learn more, therapy does help a lot, changing your mindset and opening up/letting go helps too, working on your self-steem is a priority as well. My anxiety now isn't as violent as when I was in my teens or childhood, it does subdue. But chronic mental disorders are a lifetime commitment, it is something to bear in mind. So another advice to people would be to surrender (not the same as giving up), surrender to who you are and embrace all your sides. The more you fight against your body, the more struggle you create for yourself. You are hurt, you are bruised, that is a part of you. Let yourself be awkward, let yourself have tics, let yourself act weird, be honest and upfront with your problems, don't be afraid to say you have a certain mental illness, ask for help, let yourself be wrong when answering a question, etc. Don't lie to yourself, only by embracing can you begin to heal. Trust yourself. Eventually you will be able to grow and protect yourself and others. Thanks to the channel for making psychology accesible to everyone and raising awareness on mental health, it's great.

Thank you !! I love your channel, keep up the beautiful work🤍🤍

I dont know if I have social anxiety,but I really think I do. I'm trying to get up the courage to tell my mom. Thank you for this!

To anyone reading this comment ..may god bless you Don't give up just because things are tough, something beautiful might be waiting for you ❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗

Thank you so much💙 I really needed this !!

Oh my God thank god I checked by notifs today (which I usually never check them). I really really needed this because I suffer social anxiety..alot. It is like a structure in my life blocking me from passing or moving on to life. I really needed this tysm omg.

OMG TYSMMMMMMMM I've been suffering from this for almost a year. Idk why this started. I'm too scared to tell my parents. What if they say I'm doing this for attention. And they might think that im just shy.

i have social anxiety i cant even talk to people cuz ive been told to shut up by my family so much i feel like if i open my mouth im gonna hear shut up again

Great video and very informative. Thank you so much for this 💗

You posted this at the perfect time. Thank you so much

Hey Psych2Go. I just really wanted to thank you for these beautiful videos you post for us. It's very, very, very helpful. They're all beautiful and helpful topics, explained shortly and crisply, making it easy to understand. The cute animation style of your channel relaxes viewers in such a way that we feel our problems aren't as huge as we think they are and we can overcome them. All in all, I'm really very grateful to your team for making these beautiful videos. *Thank you* ❤️❤️❤️

I don't think I'll ever get rid of it.

wow some of these were actually quite useful it helped reduce stress a bit thank you for these tips ! and i love how your channel spreads more awareness about mental health, it’s very much needed and helpful i appreciate it :D

Great video! These are some good tips on where to start working on things instead of just signs; very helpful for those of us who already know we have social anxiety. Mine's been really keeping me from getting back to normal activities now that Covid is clearing up, and the isolation is becoming very taxing itself. This was exactly what I needed right now. < 3

I have been dealing with this for 3 years now, ill try to do these things and see if they help, thank you!

Been Struggled with Social Anxiety for a years...Only now that I realised that it's not as bad as I thought.. Just remember to breath and think positive in every way..

Thank you... You have helped me so much over the last year 😊💗❣️

I never had social anxiety really. In 2019 i had so much stress from school that both social anxiety and depression decided to come visit. After a year of relaxing, I’m slowly starting to realize that i dont get as anxious and its the absolute best! I wish every and each one of you the same!

Pysch2Go your the only thing keeping me sane from my abusive dad ♡•》BTW my dad is super nice now but there is still affects《•♡ God Bless you 🙏🙏🙏 and please take care of your Emotionally, mental, and Physically care

Im suspecting that i have social anxiety, and I’ve been wanting to go to a phycologist for other reasons as well, but I’m too scared to tell my mum because the reasons are way too personal and she’ll want every detail about it. I told my teacher about it and she said it would be ideal to give a reason but i dont have to, but i do have to tell my mum that i want to go to one.

I really needed this! Thank you! ❤️

Unrelated but i always watch ur vids when I was sleeping/bored cause your voice is really comforting for me!!

0:20 even an anxious liddle paimon is here after being called emergency food

I really needed this one

My father told me that if you have trouble talking to people, try small talk or just talk about the simplest of things that won’t make you over explain and just stumble your words, which is what I do and I was diagnosed with social anxiety(which I thought was me being an introvert), and if it’s hard with you even trying small talk, let other people control the conversation, but not too much to not allow you to share your opinion. Sometimes all people need is a little help in conversations, since not everyone is pro at them or know exactly what to say :D! (Sorry if this is bad explaining, I’m terrible at explaining anything)

Really enjoyed this video! I was able to overcome social anxiety and it feels amazing 😁 can’t wait to keep sharing techniques just like these as I grow my channel 💕

Your voice is really soothing :0

1. Create awareness 2. Engage in relaxation techniques 3. Do yoga 4. Set goals 5. Make something 6. Therapy

The new animator, please know that I LOVE your art style. It's superrrr pretty ❤

I needed this. Thank You I’ve been fighting and struggling for almost 7 years

I love psychology because of psych2go! Their videos help me understand more about mental health 💕🥰

Her: “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; CBT” Me: **dies of laughter for some reason**

As a person with social anxiety I often feel like dying in public places that's y i pretend to be cool but I'm really ain't .. and I get anxiety thats y i get irritated at others so easily

Heya! I came across your channel thru one of your other vid (and also since I'm very much into psychology), checked the latest vid and this was it! I sent it to a friend who's dealing with it so thank u so much for creating this ^^ I immediately subscribed as I watched it Keep doing these good things💕💕