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How social anxiety creates physical habits that reinforce isolation

I cannot maintain eye contact during conversations anymore because I am so self-conscious about how I look and whether people judge me that I stare at the ground.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Self-protective behaviors designed to avoid judgment actually increase feelings of disconnection and confirm fears of social inadequacy.

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