For over 3 decades I have worked with clinically, and studied closely, the connection between social avoidance and anger and rage. I have had numerous patients who have said to me something like “I understand why kids shoot up schools”. These individuals (my patients) are not psychotic killers. They would never act with violence, but […]

Imagine an emotional energy so powerful that it is the core dynamic and driving force of social anxiety, panic, and obsessive worry. It is so insidious that, when not controlled, it drives a myriad of physical symptoms including anxiety attacks, pain, conversation freeze, facial blushing and hyper-hidrosis, which are common examples of an overall fear […]

Stress, an excessive internal critical script (see adrenaline) unrealistic expectations, perfectionism, frustration, and anger are the primary psychological and emotional triggers for the physiological response of vasoconstriction. Vaso-constriction is a frequent physiological trigger for challenges such as panic attacks, erectile dysfunction, migraine headaches, and a myriad of other symptoms. Skim temperature, which measures peripheral blood flow, […]

Involuntary Virginity & Intimacy Anxiety is a Non-Sexist Dynamic “Lorraine” was a 38 year –old single female who lived by herself in a condominium that she owned. She was a special education teacher who worked hard and gave a lot to her students. She was attractive and intelligent; warm and sensitive. Every day after work […]

A definitive pattern I have encountered during my 35 + years of clinical experience with sufferers of social anxiety and a multiplicity of social challenges, has been unrealistic expectations regarding the learning curve of intimacy skills! For example, a 33 year old attractive male accountant, who had never had a girlfriend, and who had never […]