#### [[A secure identity is the best defense against social anxiety]] 10/12 [[Confidence comes when you are more capable of handling diverse outcomes]]. If you have [[confidence]] in your ability to handle awkward situations, understand your own emotions, and have [[empathy]] for other people, you will be able to handle the thoughts that fuel [[social anxiety]]. This is a result of:: [[Identity is your understanding of yourself vs your interaction with the world]], so a secure [[identity]] means you have an [[understanding]] of how you interact with the world and how you want to interact. This doesn't mean you are a social butterfly, but it does mean you are confident in your ability to deal with the consequences of social interactions, and you aren't basing any of your [[identity]] on the outcome of social interactions. The key to forming a secure [[identity]] is explained by:: [[Confidence is a feedback loop]] By contrast:: [[You can be taught to invalidate your own emotions]] and this is often the case [[childhood]]: [[We carry our childhood wounds into adulthood]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/GREEN *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[self]], [[identity]], [[social anxiety]]