{"id":1475,"date":"2020-09-04T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jodepoorter.be\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2021-01-15T21:57:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:57:05","slug":"hoe-versla-je-pleinvrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jodepoorter.be\/en\/hoe-versla-je-pleinvrees\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you beat agoraphobia?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hoe<\/p>\r\n

You enter a large room with a thousand strangers. They all know each other and no one knows you. Who are you going to talk to. What are you going to do. How will you avoid sinking through the ground. You break out in cold sweat, you start to panic. Anyone who has ever been invited to a social occasion in foreign territory knows this feeling. Immediately upon receiving the invitation, it creeps up on you. What is it you do in these circumstances: you put the invitation aside to answer later. You don't answer it. You stay at home. Isn\u2019t that a wonderful solution. No misery. Peace and quiet. Why go to those awful gatherings that you don't feel like and where you always feel bad about? Why? Here are some very good reasons:<\/p>

The five best reasons to beat agoraphobia.<\/p>

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  1. You will feel better about yourself if you face the fear and take up the challenge.<\/li>\r\n
  2. You make others feel better about themselves. They will because of that, want to do something in return for you. Maybe in friendship, maybe in business. Maybe just get a coke from the bar.<\/li>\r\n
  3. You can gain personal and business contacts. You'll might get a tip, a contract or even the find the love of your life.<\/li>\r\n
  4. You can give a priceless and indelible personal touch to your presentation. You can do visible and tangible marketing and make a lasting impression. Free and for nothing.<\/li>\r\n
  5. You will have a nice evening. If you do it right, that is.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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