Social Anxiety Resources

Books

Blog Posts

• 30 Day Social Anxiety Challenge That Will Help You Feel More Confident
• How to Build a Gradual Social Exposure Plan?
• How to Calm Social Anxiety Before an Event?
• How to Rebuild Social Confidence After a Period of Isolation?
• How to Stop Avoiding Social Invitations (Without Overcommitting)?
• How to Manage Physical Symptoms of Social Anxiety?
• How to Create a Pre-Social Event Routine That Calms You?
• How to Prepare for a Social Event Without Overthinking?
• How to Handle the Fear of Being Judged in Groups?
• How to Navigate Awkward Silences With Confidence?
• 11 Tips on How to Cope with Anxiety During Summer Social Events?

Journal Prompts

1. What situations trigger your social anxiety? How do you typically react to these situations?

2. How does your body physically respond when you feel anxious in social situations?

3. How has social anxiety impacted your relationships with others? Have you lost any friendships or missed out on opportunities because of it?

4. How do your past experiences influence your current social anxiety?

5. What fears do you have about socializing and interacting with others?

Support Groups and Communities

• WalkTheTalk Social Anxiety Groups
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  Free online peer groups specifically for social anxiety. Groups meet weekly and encourage members to practice conversations, take small social challenges, and gradually face situations they usually avoid.
• ShareWell Social Anxiety Support Groups
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  Free live online peer groups specifically for social anxiety. The groups use video conversations rather than only forums or text chat.
• Meetup Social Anxiety Groups
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  Search for social-anxiety, shyness, confidence-building, and social-practice groups. Meetup currently lists hundreds of groups around this topic.
• Psychology Today Anxiety Support Groups
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  Search U.S. group therapy and support groups by location. Some groups specifically use CBT, exposure, social-skills practice, and structured exercises for social anxiety.

Social Anxiety Podcasts

• Overcoming Social Anxiety — WalkTheTalk
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  A podcast specifically about social anxiety featuring clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience. Topics include choosing treatment, CBT, setbacks, and maintaining progress.
• Conquering Social Anxiety in College — ADAA
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  Ken Goodman, LCSW, discusses fear of judgment, social avoidance, everyday social situations, and practical ways to challenge social anxiety.
• Understanding and Overcoming Social Anxiety — Being Well
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  Covers social anxiety disorder and evidence-based approaches for changing the thoughts and behaviors that maintain it.
• How to Overcome Social Anxiety — Dr. Nick Epley
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  A 2026 episode with University of Chicago behavioral scientist Nick Epley about mistaken assumptions in social situations and practical ways to increase real-world social contact.
• How to Work With Your Social Anxiety — NPR Life Kit
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  Practical strategies for small talk, social courage, awkward moments, first dates, parties, and other situations that can trigger overthinking.
• Shame Attacking: Overcoming a Lifetime of Social Anxiety — Feeling Good
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  Dr. David Burns discusses an active CBT-style technique that deliberately challenges fears of embarrassment and judgment.
• Social Anxiety: The Courage to Reach Out — Feeling Good
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  A 2026 episode focused on confronting social anxiety and taking action rather than continuing to withdraw and avoid people.
• How to Rise Above Social Anxiety — Ellen Hendriksen
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  Clinical psychologist Ellen Hendriksen discusses social anxiety, self-criticism, fear of being judged, and ways to move through uncomfortable social situations.
• The Social Anxiety Club
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  A podcast devoted specifically to social anxiety, including conversations about friendships, social situations, OCD, ADHD, neurodivergence, and everyday challenges.

TED Talks About Social Anxiety

• Why You Feel Anxious Socializing and What to Do About It — Fallon Goodman
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  Clinical psychologist and social-anxiety researcher Fallon Goodman explains why social situations can feel threatening and what can help people reconnect instead of withdrawing.
• Overcoming Social Anxiety — Marielle Cornes
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  A personal account of recognizing social anxiety and working through the challenges it creates.
• Social Anxiety — Nia Yoon
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  A TEDx talk specifically about the difficulties of social anxiety and ways people can begin overcoming it.
• A Creative Solution to Social Anxiety — Nick Shelton
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  A TEDx talk based on the speaker’s experience with social anxiety and the practical social behaviors he used to become more comfortable connecting with people.