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Talking to Strangers

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Jessica Pan attempts to cure her social anxiety.

Tags Anxiety Mental health Communication Empowering Confidence Independence PG Thought-provoking Inspiring Hopeful Optimistic Uplifting Serious

Storyteller

Jessica Pan

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Not for the Faint of Heart

Original Air Date

June 11, 2019

Recorded Date

May 7, 2018

“He tells me that the best way that he's found of curing people of social anxiety is to have them humiliate themselves again and again.”

Photo by Aron Klein
Jessica Pan

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