As a person who has battled with social anxiety from childhood I must say that nothing, NOTHING I've ever hear before has ever made this much sense to me. I've always been afraid of people's opinions even though I knew they weren't true, but I didn't know what to do about it. After watching this video of yours I feel like I can now finally start a journey towards healing. I don't know how long it takes to wire my brain again, but I don't really care about that. All that matters to me is that finally someone in this world was able to tell me why all these emotions inside me won't go away when I think "I don't want to be anxious." It all makes sense now and I immediately felt better when I realized that what you said is true. Opinnions aren't real and won't have an affect if I don't believe them to be true. Man.... such a powerful video! Thank you so much for making this!

Hey, if any of u guys watched this vid, felt some relief, but then anxiety returned once you were back in a real life social situation, here's some advice that worked for me: although I understood wat Noah was saying, this new method of social anxiety wasn't really engrained in my head. When I entered a social situation, my mind would create anxiety, simply because that is what it has done for almost all my life. One weekend, I sat down on my laptop and examined every single social situation I could think of for hours on end. I basically did his mental process (compare it to a painting, u aren't the right fit, etc) for every situation I could remember feeling uncomfortable in. It's starts off hard, but u get better at it. Anyways, after a while this new way of thinking got engrained in my mind, and the social anxiety finally began to cease. It's basically training ur brain to think a different way using repetition. Worked really well for me, hope it works for u guys too.

I have begun noticing what my problem really is with your help.. I am intimidated by people who I perceive as "better" than me. anyone who is more outgoing than me is automatically a greater person and their opinion of me means a lot more. but when I'm talking to a quiet introverted person I can strike up a conversation and keep it going hours on end. how do I go about dealing with this?

Thank you for this video. I really needed to see it

I have the impression that 90% of the time I am ashamed and embarrassed I can't stand this anymore!

I can not emphasize how much this video helped me. I locked myself in my house. I hated myself so much because I believed the other person's opinion to be true. I was scared of being judged. I truly believed that my "flaw"( the one I was told and I believed) makes me unworthy. Now I'm ready to go out in the world. And just be without the various labels I had about myself. Thank you so much 🥺🙂.

Wow brother, how amazing. You just don't know how much I needed to hear all of that. I have worked for my narcissistic father for almost twenty years and only recently discovered that narcissism is a personality disorder that many suffer from. A narcissist is extremely destructive to their victims via mental abuse among other tactics. Being one of their victims is a horrible situation to find yourself in and a very difficult situation to eradicate yourself from. There are many narcissistic victims that could benefit greatly from your teachings. The narcissist's victims perception of self worth and their self confidence is eroded because the victim begins believing the negative garbage they are continually being bombarded with by someone they care for. I am only scratching the surface of the true horrors of narcissistic abuse, but I believe you are striking at the core of narcissism by teaching the following reality.... You said: "others words and opinions can't actually cause you to suffer. Nobody can hurt you. Nobody can make you suffer. The only time you suffer is if you BELIEVE somebody elses words to be true." By first understanding what narcissism is so a victim knows exactly what is happening to them, then creating a mental barrier to the abuse by truly understanding and letting what you are teaching sink in, could very well help many in a dire situation find their way out. Thanks for your help and wisdom, Kevin

I can never look people into the eye without getting nervous

That's the best video I ever watched on anxiety I think. I have crazy anxiety all the time since as far back as I can remember. And watching this, I can't even explain. It's just like it all stopped. It feels like the first time I haven't been anxious in forever. I just feel calm. Hopefully it lasts and I just don't go back to how I normally think. lol. I'll have to try not to.

this and your other videos on anxiety are probly the best videos on anxiety I have seen. thank you, but this is a compliment so please ignore it lol

I feel so weird and like an absolute freak because of my anxiety.Mainly because I felt like I was alone and the only one.But looking at the comments below makes me feel better,as I'm not the only one and I'm not a total weirdo lol

thank you so much believe it or not i just read first 2 chapters of your book THE PRESENT MOMENT and it has a huge instant impact on my positive and negative thought i can't thank you enough

My life has been stage fright, like I have an audience I have to keep convincing I'm talented and funny. A lot of work, plus the guilt of feeling like a used car salesman trying to sell junk (because I'm not convinced myownself of what I'm selling). I love this fresh perspective, we become slaves to others' opinions, both positive and negative. Thanks for opening the door and allowing in some light. Being present seems to be the key, without all the mental time-tripping and incessant inner babble. Cheers!

Accidentally stumbled across this video. I am a very confident at my work. I am told that I have a sense of confidence at my job tht radiates. The big secret? I am the complete opposite in social situations. I always feel left out or ignored. I feel everyone is better than me which floods my thoughts everytime I am in a social situations which paralyzes me to the point that I look awkward that only makes it worse. I am a very energetic happy person inside. I am trying my best to overcome this. I am 32 years old and I hope it's not too late.

I’m going to try and watch these until it sticks 😂

Oh god, he's back to change my life again :D

Where have you been my whole life!! I LOVE YOU!! HAHA

I have no social life because of anxiety. Work sucks too. ppl make me nervous. I thought when I got older I thought I would get over this but I have not. it's a process

Everytime he says "okay?" I can't help but saying "okaay" back with a goofy smile...

Ive had social anxiety for as long as I can remember. All I got to say is thank you im almost in tears but thank you so much.

I wish I had seen this video before my freshman year of highschool. scratch that I wish I had this video to watch in fifth grade xD

Do you have a background in psychology? Your speeches should be prescribed as the main therapy for sad, you hit the nail on the head.

its a very good video for mild - moderate anxiety but not for severe social anxiety. Its not always about what you think people think. Its an actual fear of people. The type of fear that you cant eat or start choking when you are around people. where you feel physically sick just knowing you have to be around them, even people you know, when you just get into a state of being unable to breathe and your'e not even consciously thinking of anything, or cant leave the house because you just cant face being seen.

This makes so much sense, all this time I've been thinking I had to counter all negativity with positivity unknowingly I was playing a game I couldn't win.

I have social anxiety (SA). When I have SA, I have a hard time conversing with people; the conversation doesn't flow naturally. When I don't have SA, I'm outgoing, fun, interesting, want to be at the center of attention, the conversation flows, etc. And that is my normal self without SA. So if people think I'm boring, not interesting, anxious, or strange, I don't believe them because I know it's only when I'm socially anxious and that I'll get over it one day. But I know it is not my true self. My fear is that I will be uncomfortable sometimes when I'm around people. A feeling that sometimes comes when unexpected. And the feeling gets stronger to where I can see that they notice that I'm anxious. The feeling is so strong that they get uncomfortable also. So my fear is the feeling I get when I'm around people sometimes.

This video is amazing. So many people have tried to help my social anxiety by saying that something caused it in my childhood, but nothing did happen in my childhood. I literally just believe other people whenever they called me awkward or weird and the more I heard people say that the more weird and awkward I felt myself acting.

Honestly I'm happy to see all you beautiful people here sharing with each other how to overcome this disease.. I've had Social Anxiety since forever and in order to do the simple things in life it's tough but here's the good news, there's hope for us! We aren't just some weird people with messed up minds, we're all unique in our ways and we just need to learn how to be us without worrying about opinions from others. I love you guys we are in this together!

I love this "I just wasn't the right fit." Thank You!

this is seriously life changing. in all the years of therapy I've been through, nothing has made as much sense as this and resonated with me as much as this. thank you so much for sharing this insight. I feel like I have a whole new outlook on life and like I can safely go out into the world again ☺️☺️☺️

You're an angel sent from heaven, thank you so much for all your videos they're so helpful and inspiring for so many people. You're very appreciated.

The conclusion of this video : #1 Start being ok with not getting appreciation of others #2 Any Opinion is just a mind thing.... imagination....so if someone says I m bad it doesn't mean I m and if someone says I m good it doesn't I m....I m just I m.... #3 Just because someone hates uh doesn't mean you are meant to be hate or if someone loves uh doesn't mean u r meant to be loved....it just means that you are or aren't the right fit for them just like a square box which if doesn't fits in a triangle hole that not mean that it's bad or unworthy....but it's just not a right fit and if that square fits in the square hole doesn't mean it's worthy or good....it just means that it is the right fit..... - The point is just as much as you hate the bad opinion from others, you should also hate the good ones because it's just an idea....you may think that u feel good when they appreciate you or compliment you but the minute....they disapproves uh you feel bad..... Just take away the power of good or bad from others.....and even if you yourself want to feel good about yourself by yourself....then also you should understand that it's a opinion only though not others's here... You are just uh....you are a free being without opinions......

wow at first i clicked on it and was like 52 mins... (nah i am only gonna watch ten but i end up watching the whole video.... i liked it very much a lot of new perspectives being shared Thank you for posting:)

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Wow Noah, you hit a nail on the head. I will give you a small example. Almost every single day my husband will tell me I am pretty or I look nice. But if there is a day when I do not "hear" this from him I THINK, I must not look nice or pretty today. THAT is just crazy! And thanks to your words I will be more aware of this now. The other thing that comes up is worrying about how others perceive me. . For instance, I am getting older and it is starting to show physically. So I do NOT like the way I am aging (and this is probably again from a lifetime of compliments on my "looks"), and so THIS IS TRUE FACT that I am aging it is not in my imagination. What am I supposed to do with this one? I worry "they" will be thinking...oh my she is really starting to look old. Something I struggle with every day now. Why should I care you may ask, but I strongly care about this one. I want to let it go. I need to.

Mind blown.

Thank you so much, this has helped me to finally understand what I'm scared of. I'm not scared about bad opinions in general but I'm scared that people find me extremly shy or quiet. I know this might sound weird but most people I know know me as a very shy, quiet and nervous person. So I'm really scared of doing anything that makes them think so even more. When I meet new people I'm scared that they might find me strange or boring. So when I'm with people I don't know well yet or people who think I'm shy/quiet/introvert/nervous/socially awkward/..., I'm scared to do things that make me seem strange etc. I get nervous because I'm scared of getting nervous as I don't want them to notice I'm nervous. Then I desperately try to think of something interesting to say so I don't seem like a non-talkativw, strange person but that makes me even more nervous. When I give a presentation at school, I'm not scared about what they might think of what I say but I'm scared that I will be nervous and scared. Sounds weird right? When I'm standing in front of the class, I'm scared that I might shake, have a shaky voice, speak to fast and just seem very nervous. So obviously exactly that happens. I know I need to accept that it doesn't matter if I'm shy,quiet,... but I can't. When I'm in such a situation I start getting nervous and no matter what I tell myself, it won't go away. I don't know why it is so hard for me, probably because I've made many bad experiences with being to quiet and nervous. The funny thing is that when I've talked to people for a bit and said a few things that I think were interesting, I suddenly can relax and usually speak to them normally. I know that all sounds really strange but if anyone has any tips for me, I would be very grateful!

Recently some peers I held in high regard have told me I'm a narcissist, I'm delusional, that everything I have in life is because of luck, that I'm a coward. It hurts because I always previously took their advice and direction to heart, so when things like that are said then I naturally took it very seriously. I don't want to be a narcissist, I don't want to hurt people, and I don't think that everything I've made is just a lucky tower that's all about to come crumbling down. I can be socially challenged sometimes, but that doesn't make me a coward. Some people seem to think my social anxiety is like some kind of serious mental illness because I have no anxiety at all when speaking with a business clients at my job, but they're surprised when I can't properly apply those skills to normal life outside of my career. Then my poor self image and anxiety makes my thoughts run in circles wondering if they're right. Thank you so much Elkrief. You really help

This was the most essential and useful video I’ve ever seen about social anxiety . I have been visiting an expert for a while but he couldn’t achieve to describe my inner thoughts in such a precise manner . Your assumptions about positive thoughts is something I hear for the first time and got me really surprised . So helpful !!👏

Today i was in my class and to much people where staring at me, I totally freaked out and started to cry and did run out of class. I did go to home. I really gonne stop this.... This makes my life really bad... :(

it's so great to know that some people feel the exact same way. every time i talk to someone i just get so anxious and it's really awkward. everybody's so outgoing and i'm so shy. this video really helped, thank you

This was the most eye opening video I have ever watched. Thank you so much, I truly needed it

Noah, Your videos have helped me so much. I've been "chasing" enlightenement for so many years...through quieting the mind, and various other ways....then I run on to your videos, and find that I am opening up in so many ways. You have a way of breaking everything down to a level that anyone can understand (not some way-out-there mystical cosmic experience). Thank You so much!! Do you have anything on how to end an addiction?

I'm so glad I discovered this video. I'm in my late 30s and I've been suffering from selective SA since I was a kid (i.e. I have no problems to meet and talk to new people in relaxed environments but being the centre of attention in a group of either strangers or friends just kills me. Also if I'm leaving a shopping centre and the magnetic arch starts beeping I go red, or if somebody talks to me out loud in a public area like a restaurant or a bus). Anxiety when somebody puts me on the spot also makes me blush in a way that it is even itchy. Then my head goes crazy thinking that everybody is looking at me and commenting on my blush, resulting in an endless cycle of body-shaking, worse blushing, sweating and dry mouth. Until now my great solution was avoiding any meeting (due to my fear of being asked something and having to express myself in front of everybody) and even stop being myself in public (i.e. being the quiet guy at the back) so I am not criticised for whatever I could say. I've just being promoted and have to do presentations to my Team in meeting rooms (the first one this Wednesday) and on my quest to find solutions on my SA an blushing problem I came across your video. You exposed a new approach that hopefully will help me change my mindset as otherwise my career could be in jeopardy. Does any of your videos or book "the present moment" touch the topic of blushing? if not, are you planning to create one? thank you again and Kudos.

I just want to say that every single thing you said in this video, I understood 100 % I know exactly how and what you mean when you say to ask yourself these certain questions. And I really just want to say. Thank you

I'm glad I stuck through the video, I understand what you mean. Thank you for taking the time to share this approach to life. Battling opinions of oneself can be so draining! You've made it so simple to understand. Thank you.

Man, I know you dont "care" about my opinion hahaha, but your videos are awesome! Keek doing!

Hi Noah ! I got all my answers to my questions. I am very happy now and you have really changed and transformed my life and lives of many others like me. I was an extreme introvert and thought it was something relevant but this was only a idea and thought. Thanks a lot Noah, and applause to you and that you gave all this for free. Continue your good work brother !! Cheers !

I came to this conclusion. After people had opposing things to say about me. Some said to me that I'm ugly. And some told me that I'm beautiful. Who is right? Nobody is right or wrong.

Great vids. I finally, after 18 years of hell am starting to feel good. I finally have tears of joy in my eyes instead of tears of sadness. I can't tell you how grateful I am and will try to help other people as well. Thanks again.

Thank you Noah. For the first time in 6 years I sat in a room with 25 people and saw them in way that I'd forgotten I could. I am working to try and maintain that, and I have improved so much. Bless you.

Thanks for the video! It is really important for people like me to try to get rid of their social anxiety. It's just not really a quick fix because even if I understand it, my brain has drilled very much in the last 20-25 years of social anxiety to get happiness from compliments like a vampire for blood! I hope so much that if I stay tuned it will click one day! Thanks for that kind of videos Noah!

Noah you cant know how u changed my life. Really... Thank u a lot. :)

Definitely gonna watch this over and over again. I find it quite helpful.

Thank you so much. The way you break down everything simply and make realise how I'm actually thinking subconciously and made me think about what I'm actually thinking. Please keep making videos I love them honestly.

I have trouble with small talk with new people at a gathering. Within a minute, I get uncomfortable, my chest tightens up, and I get an overwhelming feeling. I just simply cannot concoct something to say as nothing feels at all relevant. A conversation usually goes (just happened today hence me watching this video): New Person: "Hey, how's it going?" Me: "I'm feeling pretty good."... .....*awkward silence ensues*....... .....*new person walks away*........ It really sucks going to outings yet I know it shouldn't. All these people here and they're all talking to one another and engaging. What prevents me from doing the same? It's not that I don't have a sense of vocabulary, it's just (to reiterate) I can't think of anything at all relevant to say. :-(

Thanks a lot for this. I just found out I have social anxiety disorder. I been having this since highschool, I thought it was normal feeling that way. Just last week, I thought what I was feeling wasn't normal at all. Every time when I get assigned to speak in front, do a report or a seminar I get constantly worried even if it's weeks away. I get sick to my stomach, sweaty hands, i get all red, shaking when i speak, and would suddenly cry from worrying too much about it. I will be starting my first job next month and I've been getting worried non stop. What if I'm bad at my job? or constantly worrying what my co-workers think about me or my boss thinks about my performance. I feel like my disorder is starting to get worse and worse. Even when I'm just walking down the streets I would think negative thinks of what people think of me. It's starting to really affect me.

I'm glad I found this channel! This was so helpful, not to mention very soothing to listen to :)

wow this guy gave me goose bumps... he's the anti-anxiety guru

"What am I scared others will think about me?" For me it's almost that I have a bitterness towards all humans in general and I don't take anyone's opinions seriously, I often feel very negatively towards and look down on others, I feel people are confused, greedy, and they use others to build themselves up because they're insecure, and are self-righteous and stubborn (it's funny these things are a pretty accurate reflection for what I experience, I often feel/display these traits in myself). So for my extreme social anxiety for example when I'm at dinner with my family I don't really talk at all and kind of live in my own mind daydreaming and looking around avoiding eye contact, trying to make others happy and create love peace harmony in my environment by people pleasing kind of agreeing with patronizing words and fake smiles. "Yea I agree, hahaha that's great, you're funny :)" all while feeling threatened in my environment and wanting to be alone. So I think my anxiety I experience with others is that I can't navigate and harmonize the situation because of my own inflated ego that in my confusion and self-righteousness I constantly feed "I am special / good" type thoughts and create good feelings in myself but can't express this ego with others because it's inherently a superiority complex that I'm stuck in. In your opinion what's the best words you could offer me that might be able to help me get out of this trap I feel a bit stuck in? I've been becoming self-aware and watching my thoughts for many many months and always writing things down and feel I have a pretty good idea of the nature of my ego but don't know where/how to shift my ego to create more goodness for myself and others in my reality. Or on the other hand the option of losing my identity and the end of the ego I'm confused about the spacious emptiness and pure consciousness/awareness that is there it feels very O_O kind of nothingness and huge pupils like someone in a trance state lol, to me my idea of this seems like it is extremely peaceful and stable and neutral, but also seems kind of joyless, I don't know how to create joy with that state of being - I've found spiritual masters who are very very joyful and have unconditional love/appreciation for all people and are able to embrace huge patience and tolerance with others, able to see the divine essence in everyone, appearing to live very fulfilled joyful lives while serving others to be happier/healthier. Another element to this direction is I'm afraid of falling into another trap of confusion where I believe for the most part I've awakened and am not identifying with thoughts when in reality I'm still feeding an ego identity of some kind of superiority over others and some kind of idea of myself as 'spiritual and safe' with the lie/excuse that I'm 'good' and helping others by trying to change them with my 'superior wisdom' while in reality still frustrated/resenting and creating problems expressing negative energy towards 'all those other people sleeping and full of greed/hate'. This is a ton of writing haha I hope I expressed myself clearly, no problem if you don't feel like replying, much much appreciation for your vids it's helping me find way more clarity :)

Noah i listen u every nigh for 1 year. Every night and day i listen u. And there is one thing i need to say. Loving others and not judging others also helps to social anxiety. More u judge more u fear of judge.

I watched your videos on social anxiety years ago, and I really didn't get what you were saying at all. After watching then again now, I am having a profound sense of relief at finally hearing what you are saying. Thank you Noah.

This literally made me cry when I️ came to realization because I’ve been dealing with social anxiety for so long and have never viewed it in this way. Thank you so much for this.

Thank you it’s taken me 3 years to find the answer. I was devastated and crippled from someone else’s opinion who was very evil. I believed her. Why I don’t know

bro i know you dont feel pleasure about that, but you blowing my mind with this video!! Thanks a lot

i have never heard of the idea of not allowing Positive thoughts to effect who you think you are but it completely makes sense and was very eye opening. this was a great video.

Just listening to your sweet soothing compassionate voice is automatically dissipating all anxiety. Thank you. God bless you

Thanks for creating this video! The examples you used in this video are so on point! It really changed the way I think about all the negative comments from others.

I used to be a shy and socially anxious kid. My skill was being invisible to people and I was pretty good at that. I wanted to connect to others but did not know how. People would make fun of me and I would hide at home playing video games. This went on for years. Deep inside I knew something was not right but I was afraid to face my insecurities and they just kept piling up. The more I tried to run away from these the bigger they got. At one point it got so bad that I knew something had to change. So I did research. I found out that there were other people, who used to be in a similar situation that I used to be in and they were able to overcome it. I followed their advice but kept sliding back into old patterns. The turning point was when I decided to get coached. Then the real change began. Everyday I was challenged to do three things outside my comfort zone. They got bigger as time progressed and something interesting happened. Firstly I found that the more I faced my fears the less they had control over me. I realized that the fears were actually not as bad as I had intended in the beginning. Something else happened. People respected me the more I respected myself. I exercised on a regular basis, took up a meditation practice and ate better quality foods. My life has taken a 360 degree turn and now looking back I am so grateful for how things have unfolded. Now to anybody reading this, I´d like to discover what your struggles are. How is this impacting your life?

I feel lucky to have stumbled upon this video. Sending love for making me feel loved. ❤

Thank you Noah. Great video. So I realized there is nothing wrong or right about me. I am just me. Just realizing this helps alot to be just my authentic self.

I think you're an inspiration!! Thank you!!!

After so many years of suffering and trying every therapy in the book, I think it finally clicked in my head. You have litterally covered everything I never fully understood. Thnk you so much for your help :)

This can be really helpful for people working in show business. Thank you!

Noah elkrief I love what you have to say about social anxiety!

I've been struggling lately with the phrase "being in the moment" and now I think it's finally coming into clarity with things you've said. This is also the first time I've been told that believing a positive opinion has a negative effect. Crazy but so true! Thanks so much!!!

Thank you so much! You truly did change my mindset. I've always have had social anxiety, can't make friends, can't get a job and I struggle to go to school. But this video helped me a lot.

This is the best video on social anxiety that actually helped me. The opinions that scare us are the ones we also believe to be true. I had such ideas in the past as well. I was contemplating what if someone told me I have ugly shoulders(not broad enough, like the modern standard) I thought I wouldn't care because I don't believe that to be a flaw. But this idea didn't go further. Now everything makes more sense. So the first and most important thing was to realize that those opinions in my head are not true just because I think them to be true. Then I went back and questioned the opinion the others person told me many years ago. And I realized that her opinion doesn't mean that it's the truth.

This is posted from my anonymous account because I am going to say what I am thinking at the moment unfiltered. I'm truly enjoying watching your videos so far, especially how you emphasize how to come back to the present moment. In fact I think that is the best thing that I have heard from you this far. However, this one makes me question some things. Sometimes I AM wrong and sometimes there IS something wrong with me. Sometimes others are right when I am wrong. I try to do things to correct the situation so I don't repeat my mistakes the future (this is not always successful). Sometimes others are wrong. Sometimes someone that you love REALLY doesn't love you back. At all. That hurts like hell. Sometimes your current situation in life really does suck in many aspects and it would be beneficial to you if your life improved instead of kept sucking in those same areas. You need to try to improve your life if you can (at least this is what I think). You have to have a conscience. There are things that are right and wrong and life has grey in between the black and white. Don't delude yourself. What about murder, rape, deception and other things like that? I KNOW that I'm not a murderer, rapist, etc. It's not imaginary. It seems like your saying "Yay! I can do anything I want without consequence since all that matters is ME." Have some empathy. Some songs perpetuate and promote hatred and many many other disturbing ideas through their words and imagery. Those songs suck lyrically even if their music and art is amazing. What do you all think?

13:30. I really liked the discussion of not fitting vs not good enough. thank you very much Noah. you helped me a lot

I'm so desperate right now... I've watched so much videos tried to push myself out there and face my fears and I tell myself all the time that it's okay and no one will judge me but, it's like a wall forces me not to be myself. It sucks not being able to be yourself and being able to have friends all because of my SA. ugh it's like nothing helps me anymore. I wish anyone with SA good luck and I hope you get through it.

I think your video may have just given me the way to understand this anxiety, that will help me break through it!! 47 years of it! I've done a lot of meditations on it, read tons, but I've never heard it explained this way before (and I have a psychology degree too). It totally makes sense!! Thank you thank you thank you! 💗🙏🌈

Thank you Noah. You have truly given me another perspective on life. I was someone that put so much value on others opinions, which triggered my anxiety. I believe just by listening to what you have said will help me speak by mind and be the true me. The videos you have posted have made an immediate impact in my life, and I will continue to question every positive and negative opinion I hear to be at peace in the moment. Thank you again.

I thought this SA would just go away as I got older but it’s still just as bad, maybe worse. This video is definitely gonna help me overcome this once and for all, I’ll keep you all updated.

I easily fall asleep to these videos! It must be that relaxing voice... :)

Thank you so much for this video - it's really made me feel better just to make me think about why I feel the way I do etc.

I suffer from social anxiety and it's such a challenge to overcome it! I feel like i am so alone in how i feel..this video gives me comfort knowing i am not the only one that suffers from it.

I subscribed and going to check out your other videos. I recently discovered I have high blood pressure and I figured out that it's social phobias that are increasing it, especially when I'm getting it checked. I have fears of blushing in public and eating in public, I just been dealing with it not letting it stop be but it has got to the point when I'm now hypertensive. You video has brought to my attention the errors in my thinking. I will put this into prqctive, thanks for the video.

Some of the ideas in this video have really changed a lot of the way I think. I really like the idea of seeing that people aren't inheritanly bad/good or strange/normal or unattractive/attractive but they may or may not be the right fit.

Thank you, I feel unstoppable I owe many thanks

My anxiety has been so bad for the last years, it's just ruining my life and all my chances to become the person that I really want to be. Every week I promise myself I'll change, set unrealistic goals and pretend anxiety has dissapeared, but this is just making is worse. I'm at minute 25:00 of the video and I already have changed my mind set a lot, I just have to say, thanks man, I feel like this time it's just going to be different!

im a senior in high school thanks alot for this video its helped me like crazy idont care about what other think about anymore i finally got over my shyness and talk to girls and finally got my first girlfriend

This video has had a huge impact on my life. I could not even approach a girl I was crushing on without having a panic attack but now after watching video three times a couple weeks ago I am comfortable with approaching and hitting on girls I find super attractive. I do it with every beautiful girl I see now and I’m getting less awkward about it each time I do. This is awesome for me and life changing

exceedingly impactful in my life. I suffer from PTSD and General anxiety disorder and I have a much better understanding of my conscious brain and how I can respect others opinions without it affecting my actual reality. Thank you very much Noah!

Ok noah..well noted.. U're so true.. I feel so vulnerable n so anxious with other people's opinion.. It's pretty matters for me.. Let's embrace tomorrow with high self esteem n let's give big smiles to anyone surround us 🌼 🌼

I actually had to thank Jesus for putting people like him on this planet. This man has helped me to an unbelievable extent. Thank you so much for posting this video.

I feel really bad for my sister who has social anxiety and I will send this to her. She says videos normally don't help her because meditation is hard for her. This video doesn't have meditation in it so I hope it helps.

The best way to reduce social anxiety is for society to change some of the undesirable and unhealthy cultural norms that produce bad environments (government, businesses, religious and education institutions).

Thankyou so much , I have extreme anxiety and listening to you as made this day a less anxious day . I shall be listening to you again and thankyou for ur help :)

This was so worth my time.

FUCKING AMAZING !!! Wow , this video just woke me up from a nightmare !!! Oh my god , It makes me realized a lot of things !! YOU KNOW WHAT , I FEEL FREE RIGHT NOW AFTER WATCHING THIS !!! Thank you so much .. There are many people out there that suffer social anxiety like me , they should watch this .. Thank you Noah , thank you