Intro to SucceedSocially.com
SucceedSocially.com is an extensive, completely free collection of articles on social skills and getting past social awkwardness. It's written by someone who's struggled socially himself, and who has degrees in psychology and counseling. The content is aimed at adults and older teenagers, though many of the ideas are applicable to younger children.
It covers the core social skills trouble areas:
- Shyness, social anxiety, insecurities, and lack of confidence
- Making conversation
- Meeting people and making friends
- Generally improving your overall social personality and package
It also covers issues related to the process and idea of improving socially:
- The overall process of working on your people skills - having the right expectations, finding motivation, etc.
- Developmental differences like Asperger's Sydrome that make socializing harder to learn
- Feeling wary or ambivalent about the idea of having to change socially
- Feeling your main social problem is you get flak for being different from the people in your area, not that you have a lack of interpersonal skills
- Having an overly negative view of aspects of socializing
You can click here to start browsing all the site's articles.
Most Recent Articles
Social Mistake: Unintentionally Insulting People
- November 2, 2018
Don't Casually Dismiss Feedback On Your Social Skills
- October 10, 2018
Some Unhealthy Friend Group Roles
- September 19, 2018
It's Not Automatically Rude To Talk About Yourself
- September 5, 2018
"Knowledge Check" Social And Fashion Guidelines
- August 24,2018
When You're Better At Group Conversations Than Talking One-On-One
- August 7, 2018
The Idea That Basic Social Skills Are Just "Common Sense"
- July 6, 2018
Thoughts On "Be Yourself" As Social Advice
- June 29, 2018
Why Friends May Hardly Ever Initiate Contact To Chat
- June 12, 2018
The Importance Of Little Common, Standardized Social Exchanges
- June 5, 2018