Social Anxiety Is Destroying Your Friendships — Here's Proof {Social Anxiety Series Pt 2/3}
Your social anxiety might not just be making you nervous — it could be quietly wrecking your friendships, and the hardest part? It's probably been convincing you that it's keeping you safe.
In this episode, we're digging into one of the most consistent themes from our market research: the friendship pain that so many teen girls are carrying. The fake friends, the ghosting, the drama, the exhaustion. But here's what we're going to unpack together — how much of that is anxiety driving the bus without you even knowing it.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
How social anxiety shows up specifically in your friendships — and why you might not recognize it
The avoidance trap: why the relief you feel when you skip, avoid, or ghost is actually making things worse
A compassionate but honest look at the ghosting and "fake friend" cycle — and how anxiety plays a bigger role than you think
What 1 John 4:18 actually has to say about the fear underneath your social anxiety
A simple, science-backed daily practice called "One Brave Thing" that starts retraining your brain — one small step at a time
You are not the problem. But anxiety might be running your friendships — and that's something you can actually change.
xo,
Kristen
