Doing an inquiry on the concept: “I have Social Anxiety Disorder.” The four questions. 1 Is it true? 2 Can you REALLY know that it is true? 3 How do you react, what happens to you when you believe the thought? 4 Who would you be without the thought? Turn the thought around. “I have Social Anxiety Disorder,” turned around: I don’t have Social Anxiety Disorder. (How could that possibly be as true, or truer?) *There are times when I have experienced social situations with no anxiety at all, or only a little anxiety. *”Social Anxiety Disorder,” SAD is a label that a psychologist *created* to make it easy for diagnosis & treatment *Some of the anxieties we experience have nothing to do with socializing, ie my family’s health, money *SAD can be broken down into individual concepts, ie “I am not good enough,” “I am a failure..” And the good news is that concepts can be questioned! *Actually, the fears that we have are universal beliefs – do we have a DISORDER, are we mentally ILL? Or is it possible that we just attach to our concepts more heavily than others (and can we even know that THAT is true)? How could it possibly be as true or truer, for you, that maybe.. you don’t have a disorder? ** Note: And just because I don’t believe I have SAD anymore, does not mean I can’t continue to use CBT, seek help, join support groups, etc. PLEASEEE do not take this video as me minimizing the amount of suffering you are experiencing, or that I’m saying you shouldn’t seek treatment! www …