subject: Don't Let Social Anxiety Stop You From Being The Person You Were Meant To Be [print this page] Don't Let Social Anxiety Stop You From Being The Person You Were Meant To Be
Social anxiety is something that most people have experienced at some time in their lives. Unfortunately a vast greater number face it every day in many different settings.
Fear and anxiety are realized and expressed in several ways. Our system reacts to fear with a myriad of symptoms from a dry mouth to sweaty palms and twitchy lips. When any of these types of symptoms occur it can produce a whole different set of feelings from high frustration to even anger at one's self. If you really want to overcome your social anxiety, here are a few tips to get you started
Why you might be experiencing social anxiety is tough to assess as there are so many possible causes of it.
Sometimes your particular circumstances in life can contribute to this social anxiety being created. It is often something as simple as being separated, and you become more comfortable with being alone than in a group setting. Often, low self-esteem will contribute to your feeling out of place, and having feelings of being an outsider and not fitting in. A lack of trust towards others and self-consciousness are also contributors to this social anxiety.
The best way to combat this problem of social anxiety is to make a decision to step outside of your comfort zone. You can start out small and safe by making an effort to go out more and by placing yourself around people in friendly type settings. Join a club, go to Church, take up a hobby. If thinking about these things makes you stressed, then just do it in very little steps, one at a time - but do it. More than likely, the first time will be the hardest, but I promise you it will get easier over time.
Are you somebody who always thinks other people are talking about you or keep wondering what others may be thinking about you? Believe me, it's impossible to know what is taking place in someone else's mind. Stop wasting time worrying about what other people are thinking.
Most times people focus on something they consider wrong or bad about themselves. If truth be told, people are usually about their own business and don't have the time to be wasting time pondering on another persons habits. If they do happen to be, the first thing is, you are usually wrong about what they are thinking, and the second thing is why are you giving them so much power over you. Stop the guessing game and start focusing on the more important things in your life.
Decide to start cultivating a more positive perspective that is full of confidence. This takes energy, but it is certainly possible and well worth the effort.
Decide to make the change, and decide to do it today. What is needed is for you to make modifications in the way you perceive yourself and your life. Then, you keep working hard at it until it becomes a habit. Your would be surprised how this new outlook can change your life in a very short time.
You are unique and valuable, remember that and act as if you are. Stop playing the destructive guessing game and become the confident person you were born to be.
