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Overcoming social Anxiety can be a hard thing to do. Social anxiety can have a negative effect on your life. It can cause you to distance yourself from the people around you. There is nothing worse than having a fear of something and letting that fear take you over and control or prevent one from living life as they normally would.
Signs of social anxiety
Someone that is suffering from social anxiety disorder tend to feel embarrassed often, extremely shy, frequent worry, low confidence, dwelling on mistakes and fear of speaking in public. Social anxiety can cause panic attacks. Panic attacks can make you feel like your choking, rapid heartbeat, upset stomach, shaking, nausea, and losing of control.
How do you cope with social anxiety?
The first step towards coping and overcoming social anxiety is to accept that what you are feeling is normal. It is normal to feel nervous about speaking in front of a large crowds and meeting new people. When the fear of being around people and out of your comfort zone makes you feel overwhelmingly nervous to the point of losing control is when you would need to seek help.
Joining a forum or an online group can help with overcoming fears of social anxiety. With a forum you can watch what others are talking about and post a comment or reply when you feel that you are ready. In time you get the feel of interacting with others and it will become more natural. This will help with speaking to others face-to-face. Try to avoid ingesting caffeine. Caffeine can cause you to feel jittery and will make the anxiety worse. Getting lots of rest can help in relieving stress, as it helps the body to relax.
Therapy and Medication Treatment
There are facilities that provide mental heath treatment towards overcoming social anxiety. Therapy is usually needed in most cases that are severe. The therapist will have a session with the patient in which they will go over history and talk about what may be triggering the problem.
Medication can be combined with therapy for the social anxiety. Paxil is an anti-depressant. Bezodiazepine is a beta blocker that is used to block adrenaline. Both of these medicines are used to treat phobias.
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