We’ve all been there — the cringeworthy moments when words come out wrong or when a heartfelt gesture like a hug goes unreciprocated, or a pause in a conversation lingers just long enough to become ...

Social awkwardness is something many people experience from time to time, but certain habits can make social interactions more uncomfortable than they need to be. While most of these behaviors are ...

Phoenix’s Zoomers — the common moniker for members of Generation Z — and millennials are the most socially awkward in the ...

Reading social interactions is far from easy, and people who misread social cues always use certain awkward phrases to cover ...

Humans thrive off connection. The amount you need can vary, but even introverts benefit from a sense of community. Yet, we all have cringe moments when we wish we could take back something we said.

The holidays offer many opportunities for awkward moments. Political discussions, of course, hold plenty of potential. But any time opinions differ, where estrangements have caused lingering rifts, or ...

“I don’t know, I guess I’m just socially awkward,” my 22-year-old patient said with a shrug. “You’re really not,” I said with a laugh—a laugh I couldn’t stop from coming out of my mouth. I had been ...

Have you ever experienced a moment when you just wanted the earth to open up wide and swallow you whole? Purely because of something you did, or said, in front of other people. Maybe it was that time ...

Social anxiety disorder is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as “A persistent fear of one or more social situations where embarrassment may occur and the fear or ...

The world has changed faster than any generation expected. Words and ideas once unfamiliar now shape how we live and connect. If you understand these terms and comply with the rules or unspoken norms ...