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Try these seven tips to help you feel better and get through the day.
- Control Your Breathing. Anxiety can cause changes in your body that make you uncomfortable.
- Try Exercise or Progressive Muscle Relaxation.
- Prepare.
- Start Small.
- Take the Focus Off Yourself.
- Talk Back to Negative Thoughts.
- Use Your Senses.
While it may seem impossible to overcome a feared social situation, you can do it by taking it one small step at a time. The key is to start with a situation that you can handle and gradually work your way up to more challenging situations, building your confidence and coping skills as you move up the “anxiety ladder.”
How does a person with social anxiety act?
Intense fear of interacting or talking with strangers. Fear that others will notice that you look anxious. Fear of physical symptoms that may cause you embarrassment, such as blushing, sweating, trembling or having a shaky voice. Avoidance of doing things or speaking to people out of fear of embarrassment.
Can social anxiety be cured naturally?
Treatment can help you overcome your phobia. You can start with home remedies such as exercise and deep breathing. But if these don’t work, talk with your doctor about prescription medication or counseling. Mental health professionals can help you cope with anxiety and become more sociable.
Overcoming Social Anxiety is a Process. There are no quick fix for social anxiety. Much of it involves slowly breaking down each individual fear, and challenging negative thoughts again and again. Essentially, it is like retraining the brain; and that can take time.
Another introspective tool helpful in overcoming social anxiety is meditation. Meditation is “en vogue” these days because millions of people see how effective it is when done right. Meditation has been proven to help with a number of mental health ailments, including anxiety.
The best way to treat social anxiety is through cognitive behavioral therapy or medication — and often both. You generally need about 12 to 16 therapy sessions. The goal is to build confidence, learn skills that help you manage the situations that scare you most, and then get out into the world.
What is the best treatment for social phobia?
The best medications for social phobia are the SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and the SNRIs (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors).