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Steady Steps: social anxiety, understanding it and where to get help
Six lessons built on NHS, NIMH and healthdirect guidance: what social anxiety is, how it can affect daily life, NHS self-help ideas, getting help in your country, treatments in general terms, and supporting someone. No tests or scores.
About this course
Social anxiety: understanding it and where to get help.
Starter · About 1 hour of learning · 6 lessons · 18 quick checks · 1 download
Who it's for
Adults who find social situations very hard, or who support someone who does, in Australia, the UK, the US or elsewhere.
How it works
6 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Progress is saved in this browser only, and you can restart at any time. Lesson 1 is open to everyone, and you can take one whole course without an account. After that, a free account lets you continue past lesson 1.
Sources we rely on
27 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.
By the end you can
- Describe social anxiety in official terms, and where this course stops
- Describe how it can affect daily life, as information rather than a self-test
- Try the NHS self-help tips while knowing their limits
- Find the first step to professional help in your country and prepare notes
- Support someone else and know your country’s urgent-help instructions
Downloads
- Social anxiety support planner .docxA situations diary based on the NHS self-help tips, appointment notes and questions for your doctor, and a support plan with the official urgent-help instructions and support lines for AU, UK and US.
Rules by country
Learning time
About 1 hour of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.
Sources
Check the originals.
Drafted with AI assistance and run through automated quality and source checks. How these courses are made. Spotted an error or out-of-date rule? Send a correction.
General information only, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or another qualified health professional about your situation. In an emergency call 000 (AU), 999 (UK), 911 (US/Canada) or 111 (NZ).
- Social anxiety (social phobia) · NHS (UK)
- Social anxiety disorder: more than just shyness · National Institute of Mental Health (NIH, US)
- Anxiety · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- Anxiety · NHS Every Mind Matters (UK)
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT): overview · NHS (UK)
- NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression · NHS (UK)
- Mental health treatment plan · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- Breathing exercises for stress · NHS (UK)
- Where to get urgent help for mental health · NHS (UK)
- Stress · healthdirect (Australian Government-funded)
- Help for mental illnesses · National Institute of Mental Health (NIH, US)
- Eating disorders · National Institute of Mental Health (NIH, US)
- Find support · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US)
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US)
- FindTreatment.gov · US Department of Health and Human Services (SAMHSA)
- Medicare Mental Health: 1800 595 212 · Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
- Talk to a counsellor: 1300 22 4636 · Beyond Blue (Australia)
- Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800 · Kids Helpline (yourtown, Australia)
- About Kids Helpline · Kids Helpline (yourtown, Australia)
- Childline: 0800 1111 · Childline (NSPCC, UK)
- Shout: text SHOUT to 85258 · Shout (Mental Health Innovations, UK)
- Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14 · Lifeline Australia
- Contact a Samaritan: 116 123 · Samaritans (UK and Ireland)
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US)
- Triple Zero (000) · Australian Government, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- When to call 999 · NHS (UK)
- National 911 Program · 911.gov (US Government)
Publisher
Who publishes this course.
Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.
How it's made: drafted with AI assistance from published official public-health and government guidance, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. Read how these courses are made.
Last updated:
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