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whats the best way to overcome social anxiety?
i may be wrong but im pretty sure im suffering from 'social anxiety' because i exhibit nervousness when im around people and i mean i feel extremely nervous around people like i am overly conscious of what people around me think of me, the way i walk,talk (while talking my mouth gets dry,my face involuntarily starts making weird expressions and my voice gets shaky ), when in public places like malls and restaurants i have this strange feeling that people are watching me, so i become tense and aware of every little move i make (swaying of my hands while moving about, where i look,how fast i eat, what i do while waiting for a dish to turn up, etc)
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Many people are socially nervous. Just have to stop thinking so much into it. Just be yourself. No one is expecting you to memorize and sing Hamlet word by word, or do back flips. Just relax, and be yourself. Know that the worst has already happened and experienced, and nothing can possibly be get any worse. Worse case scenario, where you get nervous again in a social situation, which I am sure you have already been through. Don't think so much into it. And don't get nervous for anybody, let alone whoever you're interacting with. If they're going to judge you for being a little twitchy and shaky, than you don't want anything to do with someone like that anyway. Just try to calm down, take deep breaths, relax, and know that everything is all good anyways, with a worse scenario of being a little shaky and twitchy, A characteristic that many people already have, and many willing to be when seeking drugs like Meth and Adderall. Practice calmly interacting with people you feel comfortable with like a family member or close friend. Overtime, practice in more nervous situations, and overtime, you will master interacting without anxiety. And overtime, you will realize hoe it was all just in your head, and how easy it was to overcome. You will also realize how insignificant those people were that you got nervous for in the first place. And overtime, you will realize how not a big deal it is to be shaky and twitchy. I am I have more relationships than the average person. I know people with conditions that have little forms of turrets, or something, like really being all jumpy with whole body continuously spazing this jumping sensation, or someone else that is extremely twitchy uncontrollably twitching eye lids and body parts. Yet both these guys live perfect normal lives, have more than enough friends, and they are arguably the most respected and popular guys in my entire town, ranging from all the ages. In the end it isn't your shakiness, twitchiness, or expressions that make you, and even if somehow that's case, no body cares. You just have to change mindset, and realize that it's all in your head, and you will master it in no time. There is no reason to be nervous, no matter what happens, and some day, you will realize that, and overcome any obstacle you may have.
- 5 years ago
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- Anonymous8 years ago
Stop expecting the worst.
Basically Anxiety is an attempt to stop a very natural adrenaline-boost we get, when we're about to do something, and by trying to fight, and restrict that boost, you crumble under the pressure you put on the situation. You end up fighting yourself, and the situation.
If you stop taking things so seriously, you still get the adrenaline burst(we all get that, it's a natural reaction when you're about to do something), but you won't try to fight that natural response. If you're scared of being poked fun at, poke a little fun at yourself, you need to keep acting, and reacting, your only enemy is if you freeze, and you freeze if you put too much pressure on it.
So literally make the decision, I'm putting 80% effort into this mo more, and if it works, it works, if it doesn't, I'll try again later. Refuse to make it an 'all, or nothing' thing, because that's why you crumble.
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- 8 years ago
If you truely loved life you wouldnt be afraid. Embrace it, own it, raise your voice through those cracks and let the light in.