Overcome Social Anxiety

Do you feel uneasy when surrounded by people? Do you feel nervous while speaking? Do you find it difficult to speak in public or make friends? This is the post for you. Here is our step-wise guidance on "𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙣𝙭𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮"

✶𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻: 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (friends/family) 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦.

🌴Social anxiety disorder, also called 𝕤𝕠𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕓𝕚𝕒, is a long-term and overwhelming fear of social interaction or social situations.

✶𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 (about meaning, symptoms, causes & cure) on this website 👉 https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/social-anxiety/ (NHS UK)

🌈Overcoming social anxiety/phobia is a gradual process that involves 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 in social situations. The BEST method to overcome this is 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 with known people. Practise this with "𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚜" and keep trying to continue the conversation and actually 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 with other people. When you feel a "connection" you will gradually feel more confident.

🍎𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 (𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬) and then as you feel more 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝, engage with a class or group of people you may be in touch. It could also be a phone conversation to begin with. What matters is that you 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with other people.

Suggestions

Please follow the below written 8 suggestions that can help you overcome social phobia and make life better.

𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀

Recognize and understand your social anxiety. Pay attention to the situations and triggers that make you anxious. Knowing (acknowledging) is the first step of "self-tranformation"

𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

Identify and Challenge every negative or irrational thought related to social situations. Replace it with more realistic and POSITIVE one.

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀

Learn relaxation techniques such as 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to manage anxiety when it arises. Listen to 𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌 or a 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 for easier and better experience.

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𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

Improve your social skills by practicing 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘺𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 in conversations. The more confident you become in your social abilities, the less anxious you'll feel.

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗲

Prepare for social situations by researching topics, making notes, creating conversation starters, and practicing what you might say. Rehearsing will boost your confidence.

𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

Use visualization techniques to imagine successful social interactions. This can boost your confidence and help you feel more prepared.

𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀

Set achievable goals for social interactions. Instead of aiming for perfection, focus on progress and small accomplishments.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀

Joining a support group for individuals with social anxiety can help you connect with others who understand what you're going through and provide a sense of community.

☝️Please give importance to all above written points and see what ones YOU can follow in your life. See the good results.

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