The ObservatoryMove the spotlight
Nervousness in social situations turns the spotlight inward, onto your voice, your hands, what you just said. Practice turning it outward again.
How it works
- Where is your attention?Choose
- Training: three things outwardWrite
Think of a social situation that makes you nervous. A presentation, the coffee room, a party where you know no one.
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Why does it work?
Self-focused attention is a central mechanism in social anxiety according to the Clark & Wells model, the one with the strongest treatment support in the field. Training attention outward, toward the task and the conversation partner, reduces anxiety in experimental studies (Woody, Bögels; task-focused attention). The effect requires repetition in real situations.
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