Overcoming Social Anxiety |
How do you overcome social anxiety? that is a question that many people ask and they want a long term solution. More than 13% of Americans experience social anxiety at some point in their life. There are many way in which you can experience it, some people just have social anxiety before talking in public or in an interview, etc.
But there are other people that have chronic social anxiety, that means that they cant have a social interaction because they have such a big fear and are scared to death of what could happen if they start a conversation. Those people are anxious about what other people might think or say about them. It can become some type of paranoia thinking that everyone else will say something bad about me if i approach them.
However, most of the fears and social phobia that you experience are a result of your thoughts, they are not real, they dont have anything to do with reality you are just making them up in your mind, thats the first thing that you have to understand.
Now, what can we do to overcome it?
There are different treatments available to help overcome social anxiety. They vary depending on what you need and how severe is your problem. These are the most common social anxiety treatments:
-Medication drugs
There are two kind of medical drugs for treating social anxiety:
antidepressants: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).
-Psychotherapy: Cognitive behavior therapy, which tries to change certain behavior patterns and some physical reactions to social anxiety.
-Self Help: you can buy some herbal remedies that have been proven to help reduce social anxiety, you need to do your research. Or also you can confront your social anxiety, face your fears and the more you practice, the more you will overcome it.
Medical drugs can be a risky choice because usually they can have bad side effects. If you follow a prescription from a doctor you might be safe but even in that way you can experience some kind of side effect. Remember that the drug industry is a billion dollar industry and they want to sell you more of it. They truth is that drugs are a short term solution and you will have to buy more and more.
On the other hand a psychotherapy can be really helpful if you find an expert to help you. Usually they will try to find what is your phobia coming from, what were you childhood fears that made you have this problem. And then is easier to get rid of the problem.
Also there are some support groups that can help you overcome social anxiety. They get together and share their experiences and fears and how they overcome it. It can be really good to express your self and know people that actually have the same problem. You can search for Social Phobics Anonymous (SPA) in the USA.
"How to Overcome Your Social Anxiety by being
your Own Psychotherapist"
Here is what you will Discover
at the other side:
- Why therapy is essential for your well-being.
- How psychotherapy operates
- Why
Medications are Risky and what you should do instea
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- How
to cope with social anxiety at Social events
- How did Freud (The most influencial
Psychotherapist) cured himself
- What the shrinks don't want you to know.
- Psychological techniques to become more assertive and
develop your social skills.
Quick Tip #1
There are different available drug medications that should be taken only with proper prescription of a doctor |
Quick Tip #2
Psychotherapy is a great way to receive treatment without any risks, you will discover what is the source of your fear or social phobia |
Quick Tip #3
You should face your fears, the more you face your fears the less dificult if will be for you, you will notice that is not such a big deal |
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