Do you fear you’ll suffer from social anxiety for the rest of your life?
I’ve been there too. I felt self-critical and ashamed of not being able to break through my social anxiety. But changing my thoughts and facing my fears just didn’t work for me…
… I’ve since discovered unique techniques that eliminate social anxiety.
They don’t just treat the social anxiety symptoms; they get at the root of the problem.
They have freed me to be calm and confident in social situations. I now feel comfortable being myself with anyone. And I effortlessly enjoy socialising now – which is tremendously liberating.
Care to learn about these techniques from top experts?
In this article, you’ll discover quotes and tips from psychologists, authors, researchers and psychotherapists and other experts. These come straight from my Social Anxiety Solutions podcast.
They will help you learn how to overcome social anxiety in unique and painless ways. Find inspiration to kickstart your journey of overcoming social anxiety once and for all.
BONUS: You’ll have links to the full interviews and experts’ websites. Check ‘m out!
Step 1: Believe You Can Overcome Social Anxiety
When you’re burned out, worried, down, and think your case is too tough.
1. There is hope to finally let go of social anxiety. It can be a subtle process with great results.

Sophia Cayer is an EFT founding Master and teacher, known for finding core issues and working with tough challenges. Here we go in depth on what prevents people from letting go of social anxiety.[su_spacer size=”10″]
2. Seek appropriate treatment for depression and consider energy psychology for massive results.

David Lake is a medical practitioner, psychotherapist, author, and co-originator of different Energy Techniques. He speaks of different kinds of depression and when you may need medication here.
He shares his views on energy psychology in another interview. He also details how to build emotional resilience, create healthy boundaries, and when to seek face to face therapy.
3. Establish boundaries to gain inner peace.

She reveals here how poor boundaries cause you to have people walk all over you, be stressed, and out of control. And, how creating strong boundaries weakens your anxiety and stress and brings you the inner peace you’re seeking. [su_spacer size=”1″]
4. There is something that will work for you if you persist.

Karin Davidson is a transformational coach, hypnotherapist, Reiki master, EFT Trainer, and first Matrix Reimprinting Trainer in the USA.
As a ‘tough case expert’, Karin gives us deep insight here into the value of persistence, the mindset to guarantee success, inspiring perspectives, and the key ingredient to becoming socially confident for life.
5. Know there is nothing to “fix”.

She experienced burnout and nothing worked until she learned a psycho-spiritual approach called “The Three Principles”, founded by Sydney Banks. She shares how it gave her a new way of looking at human behavior and feeling states here. [su_spacer size=”02″]
6. Install positive beliefs subconsciously with PSYCH-K.

Duccio is a certified PSYCH-K instructor. He describes here how you can use it to install positive beliefs directly into your subconscious mind.
“During PSYCH-K process what we experience is a shift where we in a few minutes go from a perception of “I’m not good enough” to one of “I am perfect as I am”.” [su_spacer size=”02″]
7. Find your pathway to calm happiness.

Phil Parker is a Master Trainer of NLP, Psychology expert, Hay House Author, PhD Researcher and Designer of the Lightning Process. He shares here two simple and effective techniques to immediately release stress and systematically and quickly start changing your brain pathways.
Step 2: Heal the Wounds Holding You Back
When you are stuck in the past and need to forgive, heal, and move forward.
8. Heal your innate needs, unmet as a child, to become calm and present.

David Richo is a psychotherapist, teacher, author, workshop leader, and licensed counselor who draws upon Buddhism, poetry, and Jungian perspectives.
He describes here the 5 innate needs we’re born with and how if they weren’t met by our parents, will cause wounds damaging current relationships. Healing these will help you feel socially calm and present.
9. Learn the bliss of forgiveness and how to shift confidence from one area to another.

Mary Llewellyn is a Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist who uses Energy Therapies and Art Therapy to enable clients to help themselves. She is a “Certified Educator” for the National Council of Hypnotherapists and was awarded “Master Practitioner” status by EFT originator Gary Craig.
She talks here about transferring confidence from one area of your life to another, about not having emotions to tune into, and about the power of forgiveness.
10. Quickly take real action to get unstuck and overcome toxic shame.

Emma Roberts is an EFT Master and Master Trainer, Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner. She’s dealt with shame personally and professionally, working with highly sensitive areas such as trauma and sexual abuse.
Here you’ll learn how to overcome your shame and learn a simple technique called “the heart anchor” to easily gather and recall positive emotions at will.
11. Eliminate the bullying agonies from your past.

Tania Prince is an NLP Trainer, EFT founding Master and Trainer, TAT Professional Trainer, and Hypnotherapy Trainer and Practitioner.
She specializes in helping clients clear fear and nerves in public speaking. We go into depth on bullying and its effects and steps you can take to overcome it as she did here.
12. Free yourself from past traumas and unlearn social anxiety.

Gwyneth Moss is an EFT Master with NLP, Hypnotherapy and the Human Givens approach to Psychotherapy certificates. She shares here in simple terms how our past affects our day to day experiences and how we can use EFT to no longer be emotionally connected to the past and live in the now. [su_spacer size=”2″]
13. Unlearn and unpair your unwanted automated responses to your triggers.

Rehana Webster, EFT Founding Master, counsellor, an NLP Master, and AAMET Trainer of Trainers. She works with negative emotions which cause people to remain stuck and unable to develop their highest potential.
Rehana shares her “Trauma Buster Technique” here, the results you can get with it, and some amazing stories of transformation through unpairing learned responses.
14. Consider Pranic Healing to overcome social anxiety.
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Para is a full-time practicing pranic healer who runs a pranic healing centre. She shares what it is and her recommendation about the amazing results you can expect from releasing your social anxiety through this energy healing system here. [su_spacer size=”2″]
15. Consider TAT to connect with the social anxiety you want to release.

Tapas Fleming became a Licensed Acupuncturist and developed TAT as a treatment for allergies. She soon realized that it was also clearing the effects of clients’ past stressful and traumatic experiences in an easy, gentle way. I interview her here about this exciting treatment.
16. Tap into your subconscious mind with the Emotion code to release trapped emotions.

Dr. Bradley Nelson is a chiropractor and developer of the Emotion code and the Body code. We discuss here how you can use muscle testing to access subconscious mind knowledge to find and release trapped emotions. He shares transformational examples and what can be expected. He walks you through the process to experience it yourself.
Step 3: Accept Yourself and Start Connecting
When you’re fed up with setting impossible standards and being too hard on yourself.
17. Accept yourself and use tools to release unwanted emotional attachments and blocks.

Steve Wells is a psychologist, trainer, co-originator of different Energy Techniques, and is trained to the highest level in provocative therapy.
We discuss self-acceptance here. In a separate interview, we talk about overcoming social confidence blocks and a simple technique to release emotional attachments.
18. Overcome the need to be perfect in social situations.

Carol Look has a distinguished background in traditional psychotherapy, was trained as a Clinical Social Worker and earned her Doctoral Degree in Clinical Hypnotherapy. She then became an EFT Master.
We address here what social perfectionism is, the causes of it, and how to fully overcome social perfectionism. [su_spacer size=”0″]
19. Release inherited patterns that would lead you to self-sabotage.

Jacqui Crooks is an EFT Founding Master with a background in Ericksonian hypnotherapy and NLP. She has developed a simplified use of Energy Psychology to quickly clear deep core beliefs.
We discuss here how to work towards clearing all the resistance on the journey to being socially confident for life and she guides you through a tapping sequence to help release ancestral/inherited patterns leading to self-sabotage.
20. Soften your inner critic with tapping and be kinder to yourself.

Judy Byrne is an EFT Founding Master, therapist, trainer, author, supervisor of therapists, and international presenter on EFT.
She uses eclectic mixture of therapy tools, weaving Neuroscience and Mindfulness. She guides you through a tapping round to soften that inner critic, break down that voice, and start to create an inner cheerleader here.
21. Overcome social anxiety and the blocks to loving yourself through tapping.
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Brad Yates is a certified Hypnotherapist and an Emotional Freedom Expert. He’s taught EFT tapping to CEOs, professional athletes and award-winning actors. He is known for his creative and often humorous use of EFT.
He explains how social anxiety is there to serve us, why it can be so challenging to overcome it, how to overcome it, blocks to loving yourself, and exposure therapy here.
22. Release insecurity and reframe your self-image to connect with your true self.

Rue Hass is an EFT founding Master, an Intuitive Mentor and Spiritual Life Path Coach, and author of EFT for the highly sensitive temperament. Here we explore the highly sensitive person. Rue believes many labeled “socially anxious” have a deeply spiritual quality she calls “sensitive intelligence”.
She says how to reframe how we see ourselves to reconnect with our true Self. In another interview, we discuss where insecurity comes from, how to release it, and how to reconnect to your core.
23. Work through your emotions to build rock-solid self-respect from the inside out.

Andy Bryce is an EFT Founding Master who improved his self-respect after struggling for years.
He shares here what self-respect is, how to build it from the inside out, and how to create a forward momentum that makes your self-respect rock-solid. We also discuss the value of working through emotions and what to expect when undertaking the journey.
Step 4: Become Confident in Social Situations
When you are looking for inspiration to fire up your confidence in any social situation.
24. Go from Social Anxiety to Confidence with tapping while living your own definition of success.

Gene Monterastelli is an EFT tapping practitioner who helps people overcome limiting beliefs, anxiety, and relationship challenges. He suffered from specific social anxiety: “I was totally fine performing on stage for 7000 people. But when I was engaging with a person 1 on 1…that unpredictability of how they would respond was crippling.”
We discuss his journey from social anxiety to social confidence with tapping here. He explains what to expect and how to persist.
25. Influence what you believe to transform your identity.

Sue Beer trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy, is a Hypnotherapist, NLP Master Practitioner, EFT Founding Master and AAMET Master Trainer of Trainers.
She shares here how to get started, how to go from despair to hopeful, the difference between “white knuckling change” versus true transformation, and the one thing to focus on to make the big lasting change.
26. Stop forcing change, neutralize your resistance to it for real and lasting results.

Lindsay Kenny is an EFT Founding Master, former match maker, Life Coach, and EFT AAMET Trainer of Trainers, and Founder of the National Alliance for Emotional Health and Progressive EFT™.
Lindsay specialises in helping people who are stuck with subconscious resistance and helps them create amazing relationships. Here we discuss the main reason people fail to beat their social anxiety and she guides you through an exercise to overcome it easily and quickly.
27. Use this science-backed hack to bond with people and reduce your social anxiety.

Dr. Paul J Zak, known as the ‘King of Trust’, is a professor, scientist, author, TV personality, and public speaker. His lab discovered that oxytocin allows us to determine who to trust. He gave a TED talk on this topic, appeared on CNN, the Dr. Phil show, and Good Morning America.
He shares here all about oxytocin and how to use it to reduce your social anxiety. He shares 10 simple brain hacks to reduce social anxiety and make quick progress.
28. Use Logosynthesis® to unlearn harmful templates in dealing with others.

Willem Lammers is a psychologist and a licensed psychotherapist who works on the boundaries of body, mind and spirit. He trained in bioenergetics, TA, hypnotherapy, NLP and energy psychology.
As he explains here, he created a powerful technique, that is quick and easy to learn, called Logosynthesis®. [su_spacer size=”2″]
29. Expand your comfort zone and build up your confidence and resilience through tapping.

Rick Wilkes is an Emotional Freedom Coach who guides people with energy healing and EFT Tapping. He blends body-centered and energetic approaches to activate authentic self-expression, personal power, calm confidence, and a warm sense of self-love.
We discuss here how to overcome the fear of rejection and gently expand your comfort zone listening to your body’s YES’s and NO’s.
30. Try these 4 Unusual Ways to Beat Social Anxiety.

Dain Heer specialises in human behaviour and change, teaching others how to establish deeper connections and achieve true happiness. He’s appeared in numerous media outlets and wrote international best seller Being You, Changing the World.
We discuss here, 4 unique techniques you can apply immediately. He shares insight into our sensitive nature, and we talk about the super powers people with social anxiety have. Learn how to get unstuck, stop judging yourself, and start eliminating your social anxiety.
Step 5: Boost Your Social Life and Make Amazing Friends
When you are feeling like you aren’t fitting in and want to make friends.
31. Start feeling and knowing that you belong through EFT.

Mary Ayers, PhD, is a therapist, coach, workshop leader, speaker, author, and was a coach with the Anthony Robbins companies. She uses an evidence-based and solution-focused practice model.
We discuss here the topic of “not feeling that you belong”, where it comes from, and how to get rid of it and she guides you through some EFT tapping to reduce it. [su_spacer size=”2″]
32. Be completely present and enjoy being with others to build your social network.

I interview my good friend Christoph here on his mindset for meeting new people. He is totally at ease and relaxed when meeting people and has a great time. He has a wide social network with a wide variety of backgrounds and truly loves people.
33. Pursue effortless social confidence and build positive, healthy connections.

While Teun Melis is not a healer or therapist, but he is an expert at socialising, making friends, and creating an awesome social life. He embodies “effortless social confidence”. We get into his mindset here to uncover his beliefs, why he’s comfortable with himself, and what he does to make friends and have a great time socially.
He shares how he meets new people, the one simple questions he asks, an easy way he makes friends, how he deals with disapproval, how he creates a new social life from scratch, and a website you can use to make friends easily.
34. Be true to yourself and don’t worry what others think.

Olivia Pino is a happy, socially at ease woman who’s got satisfying social lives in various countries in the world. She’s an artist, photographer and teacher and her goal is to inspire children through art and creativity.
We learn her perspective here as to why she’s comfortable socially and she offers a simple and effective way to start a social life from scratch.
35. Be vulnerable and sensitive to fully allow yourself to connect with others.

Tom Woodfin is an ex-professional MMA fighter who practices a combination of Energy Psychology and intuitive physical therapy to facilitate deep acceptance. Tom grew up in a place where sensitivity was seen as weak.
We talk here about the necessity of getting to a place where it is safe to be vulnerable. In another interview, we discuss the influence of social status and how to be authentically YOU while experiencing different cultures.
36. Know if you’re an introvert or extrovert to ensure your needs are met.

Ulrike is a psychotherapist who uses her expertise as a psychotherapist along with energy psychology practices, such as EFT, TAT, Logosynthesis, PET, REMAP, hypnosis, parts work, and trauma work.
Here she shares the difference between introverts and extroverts. She shares the power of introverts and how they can become socially confident. She also offers concepts to feel more secure in being yourself and Energy Psychology techniques benefits.
37. Use the Law of Attraction to create a fulfilling social life.

Dr. Demartini is one of the world’s leading authorities on human behaviour, personal development, and empowerment. He has written 40 self-development books, including Amazon best-seller, The Values Factor. You may have seen him in documentaries, such as “The Secret”, The Opus, and The Compass.
He explains here how to use this great law to create a satisfying social life that works for YOU. He shares a ton of wisdom to understand and overcome your social anxiety, stop comparing yourself to others, and increase your self-esteem.
Step 6: Evolve towards True Love
When you want to find love and nothing you do seems to work.
38. Evolve yourself incrementally and your comfort zone will follow.

Neo is certified as a hypnotherapist and a Master Practitioner, NLP Trainer, and author. He coaches people on attraction, intimacy, and sensuality. He was a virgin until he was 23 years old and forced himself to talk to 70 women a week.
He talks here about incrementally taking action to build your inner strength and the stages to make dating an amazing and exciting experience.
39. Give up porn to increase socializing and release your social anxiety.

Gary Wilson is an author and researcher on Pornography and addiction to it. Learn the science behind how internet porn addiction could be the CAUSE of your social anxiety here. Gary shares how hundreds of guys who stopped porn reported their social anxiety released. And how non-anxious people’s desire to socialise increased, their confidence increased, and they became more social.
40. Keep your anxiety from robbing your passion and pursue a relationship where you grow and evolve.

Alina Frank is an EFT and Matrix Re-imprinting trainer and mentor, an EFT Masters’ forum contributor, and a Master Life Coach providing relationship coaching.
Alina goes over how to resolve the fears and beliefs keeping people from romantic relationship here. We also talk about how anxiety can damage sexual passion. She says: “Don’t think that this is a problem of will-power. There are things happening in your body and mind that you can get some relief for. It might not be overnight but don’t give up.”
41. Connect with your power, overcome your fear, and don’t wait to live.

Cathy Vartuli is a sex-positive Emotional Freedom Coach who helps people transform traumas into their greatest strengths using love, laughter and inner guidance. She uses a practical yet intuitive approach to help people connect with their own power and guidance.
She shares here how she didn’t date for 13 years from fear of rejection, but just two weeks after a treatment she was dating and has been on hundreds since.
42. Reduce your anxiety and become comfortable with sex and your sexuality.

Yves Wauthier is a psychotherapist, Logosynthesis, EFT, REMAP and TAT trainer, author, supervisor of therapists, and sexologist specialising in brief therapy, complex trauma and attachment disorders.
He shares practical tips to overcome sexual dysfunction and how to become comfortable with sex and your sexuality here. He offers powerful energy therapy techniques, a breathing exercise to decrease anxiety, and a trick to quiet your thoughts.
43. Come from a place of want and not need and become a sexier person.

Tripp is a dating coach and the host of the popular podcast show “how to talk to girls”. He’s on a mission to help men become powerful, confident, and able to date anyone while being true to themselves.
He shares here how to approach women, how he got over his approach anxiety. Empowered mindsets for meeting and dating women and the importance of developing into a man who has options.
44. Gain the secrets to attract and be with the partner of your dreams.

Stefan Gonick and here is an internationally recognised Soulmate Attraction Mentor and expert EFT Practitioner and Master Trainer. He helps clients with deep emotional healing and relationship issues.
He tells us in a part 1 and part 2, common beliefs and fears preventing us from being ourselves. He explains the psychology behind why we’re powerfully attracted to the wrong people and may end up settling, and how to resolve these blocks to attract and be with the partner of our dreams.
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