@drgavingcook: All social fears have a deep evolutionary basis in being ostracized from the tribe. In this sense they have a lot in common with other primal evolved fears, such as the fears of snakes, fire, and heights. A lot of online gurus would tell you this sphere doesn't mean anything, that it is irrelevant in the modern world. Well, there's something to that. There is something inherently valuable about at least caring about how to interact with others. You're probably directionally better working to get over the fear but abandoning it entirely risks becoming uncalibrated in social situations, which is bad. It's possible to instead transmute that fear into something higher and use it to your advantage in social situations. There is a lot of really cool science in here that we're speed running because it's short form - let me know in the comments if you'd like to see more of it in the future I hope this helps! #SelfImprovement #psychology #socialanxiety #communication
