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from:If you're one of the millions that suffer from social anxiety and feel helpless because you feel there's no help for you, you couldn't be more wrong. You are not the only one in the world that suffers from this disorder. If you're having problems with what you consider extreme shyness, you may be affected by social anxiety. Some of the things that will make a social anxiety sufferer stressed and fearful are:
• Being criticized or teased
• Meeting new people
• Being the center of attention
• Meeting people in authorities positions (supervisors or other important people
• Having someone watch you while you're doing something
• Most social gatherings
• Interpersonal relationships, either friends or romantic
If any of these symptoms seem to apply to you and how you feel about being social, you may be suffering from social anxiety. Don't feel that you are alone with this problem or that there is no help for you. There are a few very successful types of social anxiety treatment available today.
One of the most successful types of social anxiety treatment is cognitive-behavior therapy. Cognitive behavior deals with our brain and what and how we think. Since so much of our social anxiety stems from how we feel, cognitive-behavior therapy is a very thorough method of social anxiety treatment. It helps us to learn new ways to think and behave in social settings. As a method of social anxiety treatment, it is very widely used and recommended by may therapists and psychologists.
One reason why cognitive-behavior therapy is as successful as a social anxiety treatment is that, when used with consistency, it produces long-term changes in your life. This is, of course, provided there are not other health issues such as Alzheimer's disease, dementia, brain damage which may be contributing to the anxiety. This type of therapy will address many different cognitive areas of our lives, always helping with new thoughts and beliefs are brain comes up with.
Other types of social anxiety treatment are medication, which are usually recommended with the cognitive-behavior therapy. Medications such as anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs and beta-blockers for the physical symptoms can be very helpful with social anxiety. Although you may feel a reaction the first day you take an anti-depressant, it actually takes a few weeks for them to have a real effect on the body and the brain. It is also important to realize that these medications will not cure social anxiety, but help to lessen your anxiety while you are undergoing therapy. They should be taken as part of your social anxiety treatment along with the therapy. Therapy is available as individual or group therapy. A trained therapist will recommend what he feels will work best for you based on your needs.
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