I’m the type of person who apologizes to inanimate objects when I bump into them. I overthink every text. I rehearse how I’ll ask a question in a store, then bail and Google it instead. In short, ...

Someone wrote, “If you’re the kind of person who apologises to lamp posts or spends 20 minutes editing a text before sending it, you’re not alone”. I have never felt so seen in my life. Social anxiety ...

Sophie Jones stands in front of a planeload of passengers, and wishes them a “lovely flight”. She is not trying to humiliate herself. She is practising rejection therapy. Filming and posting the ...

Anxiety is a natural human emotion that plays a vital role in survival, alerting us to potential threats and motivating caution in uncertain situations. However, when anxiety revolves around the fear ...