How to Build Confidence & Decrease Social Anxiety | Dr. Nick Epley & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Huberman Lab Clips · Intermediate ·🧘 Mental Health & Wellbeing Practice ·1mo ago

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Dr. Nick Epley and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the treatment of social anxiety and the mechanisms of exposure therapy, emphasizing how real-world social interactions can correct misplaced fears by proving that people are generally far more kind and receptive than we anticipate. Dr. Nick Epley, PhD, is a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago and a leading expert on the science of social connection. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Q2hOryHdgAk?si=c7UZjV8RlWsrSXlR Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/NaH2OiO *Timestamps* 00:00 Overcoming Social Anxiety Hurdles 02:21 How Exposure Therapy Works 04:17 100 Days Of Rejection 08:12 Finding Humanity's Kindness #HubermanLab #Wellbeing Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

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Dr. Nick Epley and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the treatment of social anxiety and the mechanisms of exposure therapy, emphasizing how real-world social interactions can correct misplaced fears by proving that people are generally far more kind and receptive than we anticipate. Dr. Nick Epley, PhD, is a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago and a leading expert on the science of social connection. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Q2hOryHdgAk?si=c7UZjV8RlWsrSXlR Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/NaH2OiO *Timestamps* 00:00 Overcoming Social Anxiety Hurdles 02:21 How Exposure Therapy Works 04:17 100 Days Of Rejection 08:12 Finding Humanity's Kindness #HubermanLab #Wellbeing Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
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Overcoming Social Anxiety Hurdles
2:21 How Exposure Therapy Works
4:17 100 Days Of Rejection
8:12 Finding Humanity's Kindness
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