BeWell | Living with Social Anxiety

This episode was recorded as part of our Doha (Qatar) campus BeWell Week activities.

Social anxiety can affect everyday activities, self-confidence, relationships and work or school life. Many people occasionally worry about social situations, but someone with social anxiety feels overly worried before, during and after them. This episode discusses how to identify signs of social anxiety and how to live with it.

Show Notes

A transcript for this episode can be found online, here.

Host: Bekah Walker, Wellbeing Adviser 

Staff: Dr Nadia DeGama

Students: Yana Haddad, Manahil Sabir Ali, Amal Ameen

Key themes explored:

1. Anxiety vs social anxiety 
2. Sharing personal experiences of social anxiety
3. Tips for living with social anxiety
4. Support available and ways to seek help

Resources
Health, support and Wellbeing
Counselling
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The BeWell Podcast series discusses a variety of topical wellbeing issues based on identified student pressure points and national health and wellbeing campaigns.