how do you deal with social anxiety?!
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Counseling and anti-anxiety drugs.
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First, get rid of the 420.that's not socially acceptable
Second, make yourself have fun and tell yourself you will be comfortable and you will eventually learn to rid yourself of the anxiety
get help. see someone that knows what they are taking about (proffestional help)
My son suffers from this condition.He takes lexapro for depression and it has helped tremendously,also Xanax gives relief
By actually learning new ways to think and by slowly (and in a non-pressuring way) acting on these thoughts, your brain pathways actually change physiologically, and this brings about a gradual, permanent change in your feelings.
Social anxiety is the third largest psychological problem in the United States today. This type of anxiety affects 15 million Americans in any given year. Unlike some other psychological problems, social anxiety is not well understood by the general public or by medical and mental health care professionals, such as doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, social workers, and counselors. In fact, people with social anxiety are misdiagnosed almost 90% of the time. People with social phobia come to our anxiety clinic labeled as "schizophrenic", "manic-depressive", "clinically depressed", "panic disordered", and "personality disordered", among other damaging misdiagnoses.
A person with the disorder may be treated with therapy, medication, or both. Research has shown cognitive behavior therapy, whether individually or in a group, to be effective in treating social phobics. The cognitive and behavioral components seek to change thinking patterns and physical reactions to anxious situations. Prescribed medication consists of a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Such treatment has a high response rate, low risk of dependancy but has been criticized for its adverse side-effects and possible increase in suicide risk.
Attention given to social anxiety disorder has significantly increased since 1999 with the approval of drugs for its treatment. Marketing campaigns by pharmaceutical companies are largely responsible for driving this.
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SSDD is jealous of your name. Before I go to a party or a social event I think to myself, "I am cool and I know it. Now go in there and act cool." It always works I don't know why. I'm really not all that cool. But I always have a good time at social events.
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