Social Anxiety Solutions - your journey to social confidence!

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**Social Anxiety Solutions – your journey to social confidence!**

My name is Seb.

I used to struggle with severe social anxiety. Since 2009, I’ve helped people work through social anxiety in a way that is structured, practical, and gentle.

No forced exposure.
No pressure to perform.
No “just push yourself” advice.

Social anxiety is not a defect.
It’s a protective nervous system response that can be gradually retrained.

My work combines psychology with EFT tapping to update the emotional learning that drives social anxiety.

Progress is not dramatic.
It’s gradual.
Intensity decreases.
Duration shortens.
Confidence builds quietly.

If you’re looking for a calm, realistic path forward, you’re in the right place.

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Start Here:
The Social Confidence Blueprint
www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/social-confidence-blueprint/

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If you’re interested in deeper 1:1 support:
VIP Coaching
www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/social-anxiety-coach/

Latest Episodes:

Stop Subconscious Self-Sabotage (a Key to Overcoming Social Anxiety) May 03, 2018

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In this episode…

I share how you may be getting in your own way of overcoming social anxiety.

Why you may be unknowingly self-sabotaging progress on your journey to social confidence…

… I'll share how to recognize and break this self-sabotage cycle so you can stop getting in your own way.

Here are some things I'll cover:

Social anxiety is a complex problem
How to spot your self-sabotaging patterns
Recognize if you're not 100% yes to overcoming social anxiety
Stop subconscious self-sabotage (aka getting in your own way)
Ask yourself what will happen if you overcome social anxiety

There is fear of the unknown and fear of what you don't want to face, but the very things you fear may be the very keys to you finally becoming 100% yes to overcoming your social anxiety and making it a reality.

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Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

You're not alone. I've been there. It sucks. Big time. But there's hope. I've been fortunate enough to overcome my Social Anxiety... ... and I've helped hundreds of socially anxious clients overcome their struggles too.

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

It won't happen overnight, but with certain techniques and strategies, you can reduce your Social Anxiety quickly. And with persistence, you can become completely anxiety-free. Without needing to force yourself to awkwardly face your fears.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

2.) Go to https://bit.ly/socialconfidencepodcast and receive access to a short transformational video to reduce your anxiety immediately. AND you'll also get my FREE "7 Secrets to Social Confidence" Mini Course.

3.) Let's connect! • SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Social-anxiety-solutions • FB https://www.facebook.com/socialanxietysolutions • IG https://www.instagram.com/socialanxietysolutions • Twitter https://twitter.com/socialanxietysb

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb

What if They See Me Being Socially Anxious? Apr 26, 2018

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In this episode…

We break down the fear of others seeing you being socially anxious…

… we'll give you the tools to build an awareness in order to recognize and understand the problem

Here are some things you'll learn:

An understanding of why this fear happens
A common reaction to the fear and why it is unhelpful
How to respond in a more helpful way, and
A mindset to take on and practice to make this work for you in the real world

Be sure to subscribe - there is a new post, video, and podcast each Thursday and so you can stay tuned for some very exciting announcements in the coming weeks!

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Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb

How to Handle the Spotlight When You Have Social Anxiety Apr 19, 2018

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In this episode…

We share how to handle the spotlight when you have social anxiety.

Rachel who is on the Social Anxiety Solutions team will share:

Common dreaded spotlight situations,
What not to do, and
What to do instead that will actually give you some relief.

We will have a live coaching session where I will guide her through a tapping experience. Follow along and tweak it to fit your own unique situation.

We also share a clip from a former client I helped who was able to overcome his fear of being in the spotlight.

It may feel like it, but you aren't alone in your fear of being in the spotlight and there are real, tangible things you can do to completely overcome that fear for good.

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Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb

Self Acceptance: a Key to Social Confidence Apr 12, 2018

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In this episode…

We are doing a look back to episode 5 with Steve Wells about self-acceptance to become socially confident, located here.

We share the importance of self-acceptance as it is the key to social confidence…

… we'll be looking back to episode 5 where I interviewed Steve Wells to discuss what is at the root of social anxiety, what prevents people from moving forward, and how you can finally stop this vicious cycle and become free in social situations.

Here are some things you'll learn:

Why we've only learned to accept certain parts of ourselves
Why the key to overcoming social anxiety is to accept what we've previously not been accepting in ourselves
How to aim and work towards social confidence, with nothing to hide and the freedom to be yourself.

Show notes page

Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

Start here: Free 7 Secrets to Social Confidencehttps://bit.ly/socialconfidencenow This short mini-course explains:• why social anxiety happens • why forcing exposure often backfires • how the fight-flight-freeze response creates anxiety symptoms • how tapping can help release the emotions and beliefs that trigger anxiety It's designed to help you understand what's actually driving social anxiety and give you a first experience with the tapping approach. -------------------------------------------------- If you'd like practical tools you can start using right away: Fast Social Anxiety Reliefhttps://www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/fast-social-anxiety-relief/ --------------------------------------------------

About Seb

Seb struggled with severe social anxiety himself for many years. Since 2009 he has helped people work through social anxiety using a calm, structured approach that combines psychology with EFT tapping. No forced exposure.No pressure to perform. No "just push yourself" advice. -------------------------------------------------- Scientific research on EFT tapping https://eftuniverse.com/research-studies/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36438382/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1195286/full

Overcome Nervous Sweating (and other Social Anxiety Symptoms) Apr 05, 2018

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In this episode…

What do you experience when you are socially anxious?

Does your heart race? Do you sweat? Do you get a lump in your throat or tightness in your chest or stomach?

Not everyone experiences the same symptoms but how you go about treating them is the same.

We are answering a viewer question about nervous sweating and how to calm social anxiety symptoms.

I'm addressing social anxiety symptoms including:

a common struggle people with social anxiety have which only makes the problem worse,
what you can do instead to calm down the symptoms, and
how to deal with and ultimately overcome your social anxiety.

You can start to feel more safe to be yourself in social situations the more of this you can address so subscribe to continue on in that journey.

Also, send me your question or situation you'd like help with regarding social anxiety, and I may answer it in an upcoming post.

Show notes page

Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb

Dealing with Social Anxiety in the Moment Mar 29, 2018

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In this episode…

I answer a viewer question that I'm sure you've wondered about as well…

…What to do in the moment of experiencing high anxiety in a social situation.

Something triggers you and…bam! You need to know what to do right then, without bringing even more attention to yourself.

I share the rationale behind a common technique that I haven't found helpful. And I offer what I have found to be very useful at calming down anxiety.

Of course, you want to continue to heal the root cause of the problem, which you can do in the comfort of your own home and out of the spotlight. But, you can't put your whole life on hold in the meantime.

Be sure to subscribe above to get the free Starter Kit and upcoming post notifications, to get you on your journey towards social confidence.

And submit your own questions and maybe we will feature it in an upcoming post. Show notes page

Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb

Improve Your Self-Esteem and Negative Thinking Mar 22, 2018

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In this episode…

I answer a YouTube viewer question: "How do I increase my self-esteem and stop negative thinking?"

I'm sharing how to increase your self-esteem and overcome negative thinking.

Here are some things you'll learn:

a strategy to increase your self-esteem,
how to stop obsessive, negative thinking, and
practical steps you can easily implement for real, empowering results

Submit your own questions and maybe we will feature it in an upcoming post. Show notes page

Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb

Get Social Skills! 10 Tips that Really Work (tap along) Mar 15, 2018

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In this episode, we share 10 social skills you can easily implement as well as a tap along to show you a little of what is possible.

By the end of this episode, you will have social skills to try out for yourself and you will get an experience of a healing technique.

Here are some things you'll learn:

How to move to the next topic when a conversation dies off.
What to say when being introduced to new people.
How to be the one to break the ice.
How to use your keen ability of sensing what others feel to your advantage.
An easy tip to practice when you want to connect with someone, and more.

These tips will help you to do what comes naturally to people who don't have social anxiety, but we're also going to start to address the social anxiety problem as well.

But this is just the start, be sure to subscribe for more resources to start your journey to social confidence. Show notes page

Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb

Loosen Social Anxiety's Grip (tap along) Mar 08, 2018

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In this episode, I share how to loosen the grip of your social anxiety problem, with a tap along exercise.

I share a key tool to get you on your way towards confidence in all social situations.

Here are some things you'll learn:

Why social anxiety is not the real problem
Symptoms of social anxiety
Feelings and judgments about social anxiety
How you can accept your social anxiety when everything inside is telling you not to
How to take the first step towards overcoming social anxiety with a tap along

Carl Jung said, "What you resist, persists." So stop resisting your social anxiety and try something new. You can shift around your feelings about it to work towards eliminating it permanently Show notes page

Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb

My Most Embarrassing Social Anxiety Story Mar 01, 2018

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In this episode, I'm sharing my most embarrassing social anxiety story.

I share what happened to me and what I was thinking in the moment, how I eventually overcame social anxiety, and my perspective now.

See if you can relate and jump over to the post or YouTube video to share your own experience.

Social anxiety can feel isolating, but you are not alone and there are solutions to this problem.

And once you overcome it, these memories won't be so painful!

Show notes page

Contact me directly: www.social-anxiety-solutions.com/contact/

Warm regards, Sebastiaan van der Schrier www.social-anxiety-solutions.com

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Do you feel awkward in social situations? Do you struggle to be yourself around others? And do you fear being judged, being seen anxious, and embarrassing yourself?

Thankfully, there's a gentle, powerful, and effective solution to beat it.

Ready to get started on your journey to Social Confidence?

Here are your first steps: 1.) Follow this Podcast and always get the latest episodes!

All the best on your journey to effortless social ease.

Warm regards, Seb