Social anxiety disorder which is also called social phobia is when a person experience chronic fear, doubt and embarrassment in social situations, when other may judge you. Its a problem that at least 13.3% of the population have at some point in their life. There could be different reasons for this.
Some people may have acquired this social phobia thruogh their life and other may have it just in specific situations or periods of time. Social anxiety disorder is often related to shyness, because there is an intense fear of talking to people and confront social situations. However there are some treatments to treat social anxiety.
There are many people who have social anxiety, a musician can have social anxiety when performing, in interviews, in public speaking, in a party or in any other event. There are two types of treatments for social anxiety disorder cognitive therapy and psychotherapy.
Cognitive therapy requires to go out and confront the social situations and face your fears until you have dominated your anxiety and are in control of yourself. Psychotherapy on the other hand is more simple, you dont have to be forced to confront the social situations you will go back to your childhood and past experiences to understand what caused the social phobia and that way eliminate the fear.
There are many physical symptoms that you will experience when you have social anxiety like blushing, sweating, trembling, nausea and stammering. Some people with this disorder may even use alcohol or even drugs to eliminate their fears in social situations.
Generally is not simple to remove a phobia like this specially if is chronic, however if you just have social anxiety when speaking in public or giving a conference you can get some treatment or advice and conquer your fears. But when the person have chronic fears in any social interaction it can be really thought for the person to get over it.
If you have this social problem, the best thing you can do is to go with a psychologist to help and give you professional advice or also go to a support group, where everyone shares their stories, interest and fears. That way you will feel more open to express your self and get over it.
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- Why therapy is essential for your well-being.
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- Why
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- How
to cope with social anxiety at Social events
- How did Freud (The most influencial
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- 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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