I Thought This Would Make Me Confident… It Didn't

Do you feel confident in some situations… but suddenly freeze in others? Like you're fine one-on-one, but put you in a group, around someone you like or in a specific setting… and everything changes? In this episode, I'll show you why that happens, and what's really going on beneath it. It's not random. And it's not because something is wrong with you. You'll learn how certain situations activate old emotional patterns, and how to start working through them in a way that actually feels manageable. Start here: Free 7 Secrets to Social Confidence This short mini-course explains: • why social anxiety happens • why forcing exposure often backfires • how the fight-flight-freeze response creates anxiety symptoms • how tapping can help release the emotions and beliefs that trigger anxiety It's designed to help you understand what's actually driving social anxiety and give you a first experience with the tapping approach. -------------------------------------------------- If you'd like practical tools you can start using right away: Fast Social Anxiety Relief -------------------------------------------------- About Seb Seb struggled with severe social anxiety himself for many years. Since 2009 he has helped people work through social anxiety using a calm, structured approach that combines psychology with EFT tapping. No forced exposure. No pressure to perform. No "just push yourself" advice. -------------------------------------------------- Scientific research on EFT tapping

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I Thought This Would Make Me Confident… It Didn't is an episode from Social Anxiety Solutions - your journey to social confidence! by Sebastiaan van der Schrier.

This episode is 10:11 long.

This episode was published on Mar 28, 2026.

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