The massive part social anxiety plays in creating and maintaining emetophobia / Why all emetophobes have social anxiety / The key connection between social anxiety and emetophobia

Social anxiety plays a big role in the development and maintenance of emetophobia, but it isn’t a concept that’s likely crossed many emetophobe’s minds. Social anxiety is often misinterpreted as being shy or introverted - ‘I go to parties, I chat to everyone, I manage a successful team at work, how can I be socially anxious??’ 

Well, the definition of social anxiety is quite different to what many people think! This week’s podcast explores the definition of social anxiety, taking a deep dive into the pivotal role it plays in emetophobia, with steps you can take to build social confidence.