Use the ‘Traffic Light Method’ to Cure Your Social Anxiety
How to cut insecurity from your life in 30 seconds
No one cares about you.
OK, except for your parents and friends. Outside of those people, no one cares about you.
I struggled with social anxiety under the (false) impression I was being judged over every action for years. Mispronounced words, accidental trips, pushing on a door marked ‘pull.’ These moments made me feel like I was being watched in social settings — and laughed at.
This all changed after I ran an experiment at the traffic lights.
Here’s how you can master the ‘Traffic Light Method’ to remove insecurity and social anxiety.
We’re all insecure
Social anxiety. Inhibition. Self-doubt.
Call it what you like, it’s part of the human condition. However, acknowledgment and acceptance aren’t the same.
There’s no escaping some uncertainty and self-doubt, nor should you aspire to. Drunk people lack self-doubt. Their inhibition is stripped away, and we can all agree with being sober in a room full of drunk people is insufferable.
The goal isn’t to remove insecurity in social settings but reduce it.
