Nevertheless, a few long-term studies exist and at least one has found patients to be symptom-free as long as 14 years after therapy ... social support. Especially for those with social anxiety ...

For as long as I can remember, social anxiety has ruled my life. It started in primary school. I was always uncomfortable around people, especially big groups of people that I didn’t know well. I ...

Anxiety is both a mental ... worry threatens to overtake them. Therapy has the added value of taking place in the presence of a real human being. As social creatures, we have nervous systems ...

More information: Cinzia Cecchetto et al, Sniffing out a solution: How emotional body odors can improve mindfulness therapy for social anxiety, Journal of Affective Disorders (2024). DOI ...