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Be Thanos and Conquer Social Anxiety Disorder

The strength of Thanos’ mind is the perfect weapon in resolving Social Anxiety Disorder. The path to getting it that strong goes through CBT.

Imagine Thanos had Social Anxiety Disorder. Can’t see it, huh? Neither could we. His mind is way to strong for such (not so) miniscule things.

One of the most compelling characters in motion picture history, Thanos has left his mark on people across the world (it’s more like the universe actually). This guy is the most determined man that has ever existed. No joke! He does what needs to be done in order to accomplish goals. No matter how absurd that goal is.

“With all six stones I could simply snap my fingers. They would all cease to exist. I call that, mercy”
Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Now I know what you’re thinking: “Bro, this guy wiped out half the universe. Why the eff would anyone want to be Thanos!?”

Completely agree you with you on that. Thanos did remove half of all life from existence. He is the ultimate villain! But what I’m suggesting is not to follow in his footsteps, collect the infinity stones, and snap away all those lives. Rather what I’m suggesting is to develop the strength of mind that Thanos has.

“The hardest choices require the strongest wills.”
Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Thanos’ Mind

Think about it. How many times have we seen people in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) try to stop Thanos from carrying out his plan to wipe away trillions of lives? We saw Argardians try to stop him when he boarded their ship. We saw the Guardians of the Galaxy try to stop him on Knowhere and again on Titan. Ironman, Spiderman, and Dr. Strange travelled to Titan and failed. Then we saw the war breakout in Wakanda. Not to mention all the other wars we didn’t see like when he destroyed Xandar for the power stone, destroyed Gamora’s planet before he took her, and destroyed countless other planets while searching for the stones in years prior.

Yo even his own people on Titan tried, (and actually succeeded), in stopping him before their planet became extinct from the consequences of overpopulation. They exiled him out into outer space only for him to return later on after they were all destroyed. This was his turning point. He saw what happened to his home world, developed his mind & body into a brilliant weapon, took control of an army, and became The Mad Titan. This is when he started his search for the Infinity Stones.

Gamora (Thanos’ adopted daughter) on planet Vormir with Thanos, shortly before he sacrifices her to collect the soul stone.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

The point is that after he set his goals on “saving” other worlds across the universe from the same fate as Titan, his mind was stronger than ever. No one could convince him that what he was doing was wrong. Not the Avengers, not the Guardians of the Galaxy, not even his own adopted daughters Gamora and Nebula. In fact, he sacrificed his favorite daughter Gamora to acquire one of the stones. He was invincibly convinced because his mind was warped into this belief. No matter what anyone said or did, they were wrong and Thanos was right. He would keep going and nothing could stop him.

That is how you can solve so many of your problems, including the dreaded Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD); the cause of Red Face.

CBT – the Thanos Mind Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder

So how can such a strong, warped mind manage SAD. Well, in reality, developing an inconceivably stubborn mind like Thanos may not be realistic. For him, it had to do with his upbringing on Titan which contributed to his mental strength. But for the rest of us, the best way to develop that “Thanos mind” is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). This is like the gold standard for treating Social Anxiety Disorder. We just need to be strong enough to start it, and even stronger, to stick with it.

So your next question should be, what in the name of blue cheese is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

Thanos talking to Dr. Strange on Titan, shortly before stating “the hardest choices require the strongest wills.”
Avengers: Infinity War (2018

CBT is a a type of therapy which helps you recognize faulty thinking and helps you better understand where the problems are coming from in your mind. There are volumes of evidence showing that CBT is effective in resolving and preventing relapses of mental/behavioral health disorders, like SAD.

Check this out: the American Psychological Association (APA) describes one of the strategies of CBT as “Facing one’s fears instead of avoiding them.” That is significant for SAD sufferers because in order to conquer your fears, such as being in a social situation, your mind has to be strong. Really strong! Like Thanos strong!

In other words, someone with SAD would have to face their fears in a social setting, knowing that they are going to develop the humiliating and embarrassing Red Face. If you know what I’m talking about, then you’ll know how extraordinarily difficult it is to go through this. It is a type of trauma for someone with SAD to experience and your mind will need to be strong enough to endure.

Although this could be difficult, a CBT therapist would work with you to make sure that you are ready before entering into the triggering social situation. But when the time comes, be aware that it will be difficult. That is why you need a Thanos mind.

The good news is that once you start throwing yourself into those scary social situations, eventually you will develop a sense of immunity and desensitization. Things will get easier. You won’t develop Red Face so easily anymore and you’ll feel more comfortable. At that point, you’ll be so happy that you did it. It will be worth it.

If you have Social Anxiety Disorder, than all you need to do now is make the decision to start CBT.

“The hardest choices require the strongest wills.”
Thanos, Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Two Major Social Anxiety Scenes in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Getting “sucked into a video game” has never been a literal expression. It has always been more metaphorical than anything. But now, after 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, being sucked into a video game has become a thing. In fact, it’s such a thing that they made a sequel which was released 2 years later (Jumanji: The Next Level). Look, I’ve never been a huge gamer or anything, but after watching The Rock, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, and Jack Black handle their business, I’ve become more interested. The adventures, the action, and the storyline, all kind of drew me in to their illustrious world of jungles and jewels. Not to mention, the combination of all four of those characters is funny as the name “jumanji.”

Although I’m a fan of the 4 main stars of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, this article is more focused on the their teenage counterparts, who are their real characters in the movie. In other words, the teenagers got sucked into the video game to become the 4 stars of the movie (DJ, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Jack Black). Specifically, there are two scenes in the movie which focus on these teens and potential social anxiety moments. Click here to check out just what the hell Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) what why sufferers dread Red Face.

Social Anxiety Scene 1: The Principals Office

Alex Wolff (Spencer, left) and Ser’Darius Blain (Fridge, right) sitting in the principals office while their teacher and principal read the evidence of them cheating. They were caught.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 2017

Movie: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 2017

Social Anxiety Scene: While in the principals office, Spencer is informed that he has been caught helping Fridge cheat on his essay by the teacher

Anxiety provoking event:

While sitting in front of principal and teacher, and sitting next to a popular dude that he wants to be friends with, the teacher is reading the last paragraph of Fridge’s essay while comparing it to Spencer’s paper. The duration of time during which she is reading and comparing leads to anticipation that Spencer is about to be in trouble.
Direct accusation for doing something wrong by authority figures is a huge trigger.
Spencer defends himself against thee allegations while Fridge is looking on. His defenses are weak and just plain ridiculous.

Anticipation

As he is listening to his teacher speak about the evidence against him, Spencer (Alex Wolff) looks worried as he anticipates forthcoming accusation and punishment.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 2017

When someone with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) knows that he/she is about to get in trouble, the build-up of fear of judgement intensifies. The anticipation of trouble and scolding by authority figures, especially in front of others, becomes too strong. Anticipating getting into trouble is a huge trigger and will actually lead to Red Face. In other words, just the thoughts of what is about to happen will lead to intense sweating and blushing. This is an SAD persons worst moment. It is awful.

Direct Accusation

Fridge (Ser’Darius Blain, left) and Spencer (Alex Wolff, right) sit in the principals office in front of the principal and teacher. Spencer is accused of writing Fridge’s essay and Fridge is accused of cheating.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 2017

Authority figures can be scary enough to some people. But they are even more frightening when they point their fingers at you in accusation. Both the teacher and the principal showed Spencer and Fridge their similar essays and then suggested that Spencer is involved in helping Fridge cheat. When an SAD sufferer knows that they did something wrong and are being scolded about it by authority figures, it can immediately lead to Red Face. Then everyone in the room will e starring, likely even commenting, about your hot sauce red, moist face. Again, it is just awful.

Being Called On To speak

No one likes being called on in class to speak. But people will like it even less when they are in trouble and both the teacher and principal are there calling on you. That is what happened to Spencer as he was sitting with Fridge in the principals office. The teacher finished reading the last paragraph of his paper, showing him the stark similarities to Fridge’s paper. She asked him to justify these similarities between the two papers. He tries to defend himself by saying things like, “that’s interesting. What are the odds of that?” Then like 15 seconds later, in an effort to defend Fridge, Spencer raises his hand and states, “it was my fault. I made him do it.” A ridiculous defense in which the principal calls him out on.

Spencer (Alex Wolff) raises his hand in defense of Fridge and confesses that he (Spencer) made Fridge cheat by voluntarily writing Fridge’s essay. This is a ridiculous defense which led to both of them getting detention.
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 2017

Someone suffering from Social Anxiety Disorder would be just as nervous, but in an effort to keep eyes from being on them, they wouldn’t voluntarily talk. If Spencer had SAD, he would keep his answers very short, apologize, and not raise his hand in volunteer of taking the blame. He would want the whole thing to end asap. Why? Because he would have Red Face by then and doesn’t want anyone to make it 100x worse by commenting on it.

Somewhere in the middle of his messy argument, Spencer complains that it is really hot in the room. This is important because people with SAD would be feeling that same exact feeling of heat. I’m not saying Spencer has SAD, but the feeling of being under public pressure in front of authority would make anyone nervous. But with SAD sufferer’s, it’s so much more intense. People with Social Anxiety Disorder will get a rush of heat sensation straight to their face, followed by the body’s cooling mechanism, sweat. All while being called on to speak, or during anticipation, or while being accused of doing something bad. That hot, sweaty, red feeling in front of other people is a traumatizing to SAD sufferers.

Social Anxiety Scene 2: Sitting next to Martha

Left to right: Ser’Darius Blain (Fridge), Alex Wolff (Spencer), Morgan Turner (Martha), and Madison Iseman (Bethany) sitting outside the principals office waiting for their detention to begin. Jumanji:
Welcome to the Jungle, 2017

Movie: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, 2017

Social Anxiety Scene: The four, soon to be video game adventurers, are sitting outside of the principals office waiting for their detention to begin.

Anxiety Provoking Event: Spencer is sitting directly next to the girl he secretly likes and gets nervous around, Martha.

he likes her

Highschool crushes are great, aren’t they? You like someone, you’re too nervous to tell them so you just deny it, and it turns out they never liked you anyway. Ugh! Romance in highschool can be tough, and Spencer’s crush on Martha is a perfect example. But if he had Social Anxiety Disorder, it’d be even worse for him.

While they were all sitting outside the principals office, Spencer ended up sitting right to Martha. He secretly has a crush on her, but the highschool rule book says that you can never tell her that. So he keeps it himself and lives with the nervousness around her.

Just like we saw when he was being punished for cheating, anticipation can play a significant role in triggering SAD. While sitting next to Martha, thoughts of “don’t make her like you less” will pop into Spencers mind. Yes, he will already assume that she doesn’t like him. SAD sufferers project negative thoughts from other people about themselves in social situations very often. It’s actually a big focal point that therapists work on when helping SAD sufferers.

red face

So Spencer will develop a strategy in mind. He will try his best not to move so much, he will not say anything to her, and he will hope to God that she doesn’t say anything to him. Why? Because if she does spark a conversation with him, he will get a humiliating case of Red Face and there is nothing he can do to hide it. She will undoubtedly notice the bright red blushing and profuse sweating. And since he is sitting so close to her, he will radiate an overwhelming amount of body heat towards her. Again, she will notice that too.

The absolute worse case scenario if he developed Red Face in front of her is that she will notice his ripe tomato sweating face, make a disgusted look, and then comment on it in front of him. The red will shine redder and the sweat will be wetter. And just as bad is if one of the other two students notice and point it out publicly. Spencer would get hotter, redder, and wetter real fast. He would be completely humiliated. As always, this would just be awful!

Major Social Anxiety Scene in Oceans Eleven

Social Anxiety Disorder can hit anyone, but it’ll hit especially hard when facing the ruthless casino owner who you just robbed. Oceans Eleven can definitely show some serious Social Anxiety.

Terry Benedict: “Did you have a hand in this?”

George Clooney: “Did I have my hand in what?”

Thieves and liars should never be considered the “good guys” in a story. But George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and the rest of their team charismatically took their roles of thieving to levels reserved for hero’s and patriots. George Clooney, who plays Danny Ocean, who was just released from prison, led his team to successfully pull off a master heist. In fact, they stole a ton of money from a man who seems like a real d-bag, but isn’t a criminal. Terry Benedict, played by Andy Garcia, is insensitive, dispassionate, and sees money as the only measure of value in life. But he is not a thief, liar, or manipulator. Terry Benedict may be mean, but he is a law-abiding citizen.

So what happens when this mean, unsympathetic millionaire/billionaire comes face to face with the man who stole $160 million dollars from him? The interaction is quite interesting and social anxiety provoking. George Clooney plays it off like he was uninvolved, while Andy Garcia is honest and direct in his line of questioning. Not only can an interaction like this cause anxiety in the liar (George Clooney), but it can cause major social anxiety. Let’s check it out!

What is Social Anxiety Disorder?

Red Face. Your face turns bright red like tomato being picked from a farm during peak season. Sweat profusely drips from the head, trickling down to the face. In addition to Red Face, there is loud thumping sound coming out of your chest as you realize your heart is trying to beat itself free. Fingers begin to tremble causing you to stick your hands in your pocket. Muscles all over the body stiffen and you don’t feel like moving, even though you’ll do anything to get out of there. This description describes just a few of things that would happen to someone with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). Click here to learn more.

Social Anxiety scene in Oceans Eleven

Danny Ocean (George Clooney) facing questioning from Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) regarding whether he stole Terry’s money from the vault or not.
Oceans Eleven, 2001

Movie: Oceans Eleven (2001)

Scene: Terry Benedict questions Danny Ocean after he finds out that his money was stolen from the vault

Anxiety provoking event: Questioned by an authority figure in front of others, while maintaining a lie

Picture this: the owner of the casino (Terry Benedict) has just found out that he lost all the money in his vault. A total of $160 million has been stolen. Irate, furious, and enraged, Benedict is determined to get answers. Luckily for him, he had his boys (security thugs) detain George Clooney’s Danny Ocean in one of their private rooms in the casino building earlier in the day. Now it becomes a simple line of questioning that a ruthless, vengeful, and analytical Benedict will ask Ocean. And all the while, Ocean needs to lie to Benedict as part of his master plan.

Terry Benedict: “Did you have a hand in this?“

Danny Ocean: “Did I have my hand in what?“

Terry Benedict: “I’m going to ask you one more time. Did you have a hand in this?“

Danny Ocean: “Benedict, I have no idea what you’re talking about.“

Benedict pauses as he stares at Ocean before telling him he is free to go.

This is a major social anxiety scene for four reasons:

Terry Benedict is an authority figure who is also seeking blood against the people who stole from him. He is not making direct accusations, but his stern intent of questioning and body language makes him a more intimidating figure
Benedict is analyzing every move Ocean is making. Starring intently at his eyes, facial reactions, hand movements, everything
There are others in the room observing Benedict and Ocean who are also likely to be starring intently at Ocean
Danny Ocean maintains a lie

SAD scene breakdown

Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) starring intently at Danny Ocean (George Clooney) as he responds. Benedict is questioning Ocean about whether he stole his money or not.
Oceans Eleven, 2001

Authority Figures not a good thing

People who suffer from Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) find themselves uncomfortable when speaking to authority figures. Looming questions about whether they are saying or doing the right things in front of authority figures always come to mind. Thoughts about pleasing them, not frustrating them, and most of all, not getting in trouble by them are all frequent. These may be normal thoughts for any non-SAD sufferers, but SAD sufferers experience it on a much more amplified level.

Dealing with an authority figure is bad enough, but add to it the fact that Benedict is angry and suspecting of you, then the SAD becomes much worse. People with SAD can easily develop Red Face symptoms simply from feeling like an authority figure suspects something bad of them.

The other things that are not a good thing

As Benedict is questioning Ocean, he is visibly studying every one of Ocean’s moves. This deep observation creates the feeling of being watched, which is a big no-no for someone with SAD. That feeling can be a serious trigger for developing Red Face and other SAD symptoms.

And add to the fact that there are other people in the room, and the SAD gets so much worse. When people are watching you, analyzing your every move, trying to catch you in a lie, this social situation becomes too much for SAD people. All those eyes watching you feels like a spotlight, which can increase SAD symptoms, like Red Face.

Lying is the last piece of this SAD train wreck. No one should ever lie, but if a lie is needed, make sure someone with SAD isn’t the one doing it. People with SAD have a hard time lying, especially in front of authority figures. Its the fear that the authority figure suspects you of doing something wrong that really makes it difficult. Or even the fear of being publicly scolded if ever caught in a lie that is just awful for SAD sufferers. So bottom line… don’t lie. If you need to lie, make sure you don’t have Social Anxiety Disorder. You won’t be able to pull it off if you do.

What would happen if George Clooney had Social Anxiety Disorder

With the stern eyes of an angry, suspecting Terry Benedict and his thugs starring and analyzing Danny Ocean (George Clooney), what would happen if he had SAD? A lot would happen! His brain chemistry would go nuts as he tries to focus on Benedict, while thinking about maintaining a neutral body/facial expressions, and while maintaining his lie. This overactive brain chemistry would go into overdrive and cause physical symptoms. It will start with a rush of heat and blood to the face, causing facial blushing. This will be shortly followed by profuse, heavy-duty sweating. Hands and body will also start to sweat as his fingers and hands tremble and his muscle stiffen, while heart beats out of chest.

Then when someone notices (and someone always notices), be prepared to blush brighter red and sweat heavier drops. This is because when people notice, they always call attention to Red Face symptoms. It’s the most awful thing ever!

Bottom Line

So although this was a short lived scene in Oceans Eleven, there are four big SAD triggers there which could be disastrous for Danny Ocean.

Three Social Anxiety Scenes from Dr. Strange

As the confident, arrogant, and master of the mystic arts, Dr. Strange would need his powers to defeat an enemy he couldn’t see coming: Social Anxiety Disorder

For Dr. Strange to have Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), it actually wouldn’t be so bad for him. He has magical abilities that seem to stretch the imagination beyond the point of fairy tales and wizardry. Strange could use a spell to hide facial blushing and profuse sweating or he can simply open a quick portal and leave. Either way, he’d be alright.

In the Multiverse of Madness, we learn a lot about Dr. Strange and the MCU in general. We saw him fight a one-eyed monster using magical hands which can lift a spear to the single eye. Then we learn that there is such a thing as physically travelling to different universes (multiversal travel). We even learned that you can Dream Walk to different universes simply by using the Dark Hold. So yea, it’s a crazy world they live in.

But as absurd a world the MCU is and regardless of which universe you live in, Social Anxiety Disorder does not discriminate. It’ll attack aliens, androids, or even wizards (thanks Falcon and the Winter Solder). Meaning, Dr. Strange could still be vulnerable to the dreaded Red Face of Social Anxiety Disorder. Let’s look at three scenes from Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness that could cause SAD.

Three Scenes from Dr. Strange that cause Social Anxiety

Scene 1: The Indirect Blame

Dr. Strange and Dr. West attend Christine’s wedding. West starts a conversation with Strange in which he shows how displeased he is with Strange’s decision to allow Thanos to take the Time Stone. This indirect and passive-aggressive sense of blame is felt by Strange throughout the conversation.
Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022.

Setting: While seated at Christine’s wedding, Dr. Strange has a conversation with Dr. Nic West.

Anxiety Provoking Event: Dr. West indirectly places blame on Dr. Strange for the 5 year-long blip, during which his brother died and West never got to see again.

At the beginning of the movie, Dr. Strange is seated at Christine’s wedding when Dr. West (former colleague from the first Dr. Strange movie) sparks a conversation. He tells Strange that during the blip his brother died and he couldn’t say goodbye to him because he was blipped out of existence. West was saddened by the death of his brother, but his death isn’t what keeps him up at night. Instead, he is most distraught about whether the blip even had to happen. West asked Strange if there was any other way it could have happened.

Dr. Strange was honest and upfront with his answer when he replied that there was no other way. West then indirectly and passive-aggressively blamed the blip on Dr. Strange by mockingly stating that “only the great Dr. Strange could have made that call.” He was essentially pointing his blame finger at Strange for causing trillions to be removed from existence for five years. And although Strange was rightly justified for making that decision against Thanos, West didn’t want to hear it. He just wanted Strange to know that he held him responsible.

Being blamed is a Social Anxiety trigger

If Dr. Strange had Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), the blame from Dr. West would have been a huge trigger for the cause of Red Face (the most prominent symptom of SAD). Being blamed and finger pointing can trigger the mind to be on the defensive, especially if the results of the blame were catastrophic (liking blipping out for five years). SAD sufferer’s always feel like they need to be prepared to defend themselves in social situations anyway, but being blamed really pushes the anxiety levels high. And since SAD sufferer’s care about what other people think of them, the social anxiety would be even worse. West blames Strange and thinks negatively of him for that reason. This could be a huge Red Face trigger all while Christine’s wedding is happening.

Scene 2: “Are you happy?”

While at her wedding, Dr. Strange and Christine catch up with each other. During their conversation, Christine asks Strange if he is happy. Strange replies that he is indeed happy but, as we find out later in the movie, he is in love with her. So clearly, he isn’t as happy as he leads us to believe.
Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022

Setting:– While at Christine’s wedding, Dr. Strange speaks to Christine and she asks him if he is happy.

Anxiety Provoking Event: Dr. Strange tells the woman he loves that he is happy while attending her wedding to another man.

It’s no secret that love will make you do crazy things. What really sucks about love though is learning to let go while masking your true feelings. Dr. Strange had to tell Christine that he is happy for her and that he wished things worked out for them years ago. She then responded by asking him if he is happy. And for a bunch of different reasons, Strange lied and replied “yes.”

Telling someone you love that you are happy while at their wedding to someone else is not an easy thing to do. But it’s especially difficult for someone with Social Anxiety Disorder. Two things happen here:

Dr. Strange lies to avoid an awkward conversation
Dr. Strange wants to confess his love to Christine but can’t

SAD sufferer’s have a very difficult time lying because of the fear of being caught. Lying is a huge trigger for developing Red Face (both bright red blushing and profuse sweating will be so obvious) and someone with social anxiety disorder will avoid it at all costs. Red Face is just a huge red flag that someone is lying, and even worse, embarrassed by the lie.

Social Anxiety is all about Brain Chemistry

The brain chemistry of a man in love is absurdly difficult to comprehend. Men will do and say things that are completely out of character. In one part of the brain, Strange is feeling the warm, crazy, and totally nuts feeling of love. In another part, his chemistry is telling him to confess his feelings to her. And in a third part, his brain molecules are telling him not to confess his love. The combination of these molecular reactions causes stress and anxiety, and in the presence of the woman you love, you experience the effects of Social Anxiety. In other words, an unwelcome Red Face symptom will appear.

Scene 3: “I love you in every universe”

After stopping Wanda and saving the day, Dr. Strange returns from Dream Walking and is back in an alternate universe with an alternate Christine. He confesses that he loves her in every universe.
Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, 2022

Setting:– After Dr. Strange saves America Chavez from Scarlett Witch, he is back in a different universe with an alternate Christine waiting for Chavez to return him home. As he’s waiting, he has a heart-to-heart conversation with the Christine.

Anxiety Provoking Event: Confessing his love to Christine.

If there is anything we have learned about love in the presence of social anxiety, it’s that those two things don’t mesh well. Telling someone who you hold on the highest romantic pedestal that you love them triggers the fear of rejection, and worse, humiliation. It’s always a tricky thing to tell someone that you love them, but to say in the profoundly “I love you in every universe” sense will carry quite a bit of extra weight.

At the moments leading up to and after his confession, Dr. Strange would be thinking about the consequences. “She probably doesn’t love me back” or “she is going to let me down easy” are some things he will think about. “What if she laughs at me or tells someone about my confession” is another thought for SAD sufferers. These thoughts of rejection stresses the mind and causes anxiety in any normal person, but even more so in an SAD person. And since the anxiety is caused by Christine’s presence, it is considered to be social anxiety.

Thoughts alone are bad enough

The worst part is that just these thoughts alone can trigger Dr. Strange being swallowed in the humiliation of Red Face. Christine doesn’t even need to say or do anything. The thoughts alone can cause Red Face right in front of her. And when her eyes shift direction from Strange’s eyes to his forehead and she sees the sweat formation, it’s all over for him. Her notice of his red, sweaty face will make Strange more red and sweaty. It’s really uncomfortable.