When the Screen Feels Safer Than the Room
There is a well-documented association between internet addiction and social anxiety, and it runs in both directions. People with social…
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What Therapists Are Really Like (It’s Not What You’d Expect)
Most therapists are not extroverts. While no single personality type dominates the profession, many people drawn to therapeutic work tend…
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Why So Many Psychotherapists Are Quietly Introverted
Most psychotherapists are introverted, or at least lean that way. While no single personality type defines the profession, the qualities…
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The Quiet Power Behind the Couch: Are Introverts Better Therapists?
Are introverts better therapists? Many mental health professionals and researchers believe introverted traits, including deep listening, careful observation, and comfort…
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Quiet Doesn’t Mean Uncertain: The Truth About Introvert Confidence
Introverted people are not less confident than extroverts. Confidence and introversion are separate traits, and the confusion between them often…
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What “Anxiously Introverted Tumblr” Gets Right About Our Inner World
The phrase “anxiously introverted” first surfaced widely in Tumblr communities where people who felt both deeply private and deeply nervous…
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When Everyday Errands Feel Like Emotional Obstacle Courses
Anxiety social parking, a doctor’s visit, and a trip to the grocery store don’t sound like events that should rattle…
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When Your Body Decides It’s Time to Go Before You Do
Anxiety needing to leave social outings is a real and often distressing experience where the nervous system signals an urgent…
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That Thing You Said Is Still Haunting You. Here’s Why.
Anxiety after being social and saying the wrong thing is that specific, relentless discomfort of replaying a moment, a word,…
