Keys To Overcoming Social Anxiety

By Trevor Johnson

Social anxiety can make you feel hopeless with nowhere to turn. It can deprive you from enjoying life and spending time with friends and family. So it's important to find ways to overcome your problem.

Signs of social anxiety

People with social anxiety tend to be extremely shy, feel embarrassed, low confidence, fear of speaking in public, frequent worry, and dwelling on mistakes. Social anxiety can bring on other symptoms such as, panic attacks which can cause a feelings of losing control, rapid heartbeat, shaking, feeling as if your choking, upset stomach and nausea.

How do you cope with social anxiety?

Everyone has experienced the battle of overcoming social anxiety at some point in their lives. Feelings of anxiety in certain situations is normal. If fear of the outside world or being around people put you to the point of panic to were you cannot control yourself, then you should seek medical help.

Joining an online community group can help in your success of becoming more social and overcoming social anxiety. Online forums allow you the chance of meeting new people on your terms. It is a way to test the waters without feeling a lot of pressure and overwhelmed. Try removing caffeine from your diet. Caffeine can make any feelings of being anxious worse. Make sure to get a full days rest to prevent from feeling drained. Taking it one day at a time will increase chances of a long lasting recovery.

Therapy and Medication Treatment

There are several places that offer mental health treatment. Treatment can help with overcoming social anxiety. In severe social anxiety, therapy is often needed. Therapist are trained to ask probing and can get to the bottom of what's causing the problem.

Medication with therapy may be needed with some patients. Beta blockers are used to block adrenaline which occurs when someone is feeling anxious. Anti-depressants such as Paxil and Benzodiazepines are used in treatment for phobias. - 32513

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