Social anxiety can develop from a very young age. Everyone can remember a time when they felt shy or embarrassed at school. Remember being asked to stand and give answers to a math question you weren't paying attention to in class? Or perhaps a time when you had to perform on stage with your parents watching you?
Even babies can feel shy and embarrassed. Babies are usually more inhibited when surrounded by new people. As children grow up, they frequently face criticism and new experiences that can be daunting. By the time they turn into teenagers, puberty kicks and multiple physical and mental changes happen.
They become much more emotionally and sexually aware. What's more they become much more self-conscious about the way they act and look. Everybody has experienced a moment of shyness. Meeting new people, public speaking and even talking on the phone can create feelings of shyness.
However when feelings of shyness and anticipation of embarrassment are constant then it could be social anxiety disorder. Sufferers fear social situations because of possible humiliation and embarrassment, which makes everyday life hard to cope with. They may even feel anxious walking down a street.
Symptoms such as hot flashes, feeling faint, twitching an tingling sensations can be expected. Symptoms of social anxiety can worsen if the sufferer is in an emotional state or in poor health. Stress and tiredness can increase levels of anxiety. Different social situations also trigger different responses. For instance, visiting a family member would not create feelings of anxiety compared to going on a first date.
A person who is shy does not necessarily have social phobia because shyness alone does not define this disorder. Sufferers of social phobia will do anything to try and avoid being in the spotlight of others. However shyness can develop into social anxiety through associations and negative conditioning.
Fears and anxiety only intensify when similar bad experiences arise and only reinforce a mental association. Most sufferers develop fears from one bad experience that is followed by others. Now when a similar situation arises they immediately link it to their past bad experiences and that's when they start to panic.
It's possible to recondition behaviors and reactions by progressively exposing oneself to situations of fear. More importantly profound changes to the unconscious mind can lead to full recovery. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is such a therapy that helps amend patterns of thought and behavior to overcome social phobia.
One overlooked aspect of reducing social anxiety includes improving physical health. Taking care of your body through exercise and eating well can help reduce stress and anxiety. More energy and better health will only help boost self-confidence and positvity.
Even babies can feel shy and embarrassed. Babies are usually more inhibited when surrounded by new people. As children grow up, they frequently face criticism and new experiences that can be daunting. By the time they turn into teenagers, puberty kicks and multiple physical and mental changes happen.
They become much more emotionally and sexually aware. What's more they become much more self-conscious about the way they act and look. Everybody has experienced a moment of shyness. Meeting new people, public speaking and even talking on the phone can create feelings of shyness.
However when feelings of shyness and anticipation of embarrassment are constant then it could be social anxiety disorder. Sufferers fear social situations because of possible humiliation and embarrassment, which makes everyday life hard to cope with. They may even feel anxious walking down a street.
Symptoms such as hot flashes, feeling faint, twitching an tingling sensations can be expected. Symptoms of social anxiety can worsen if the sufferer is in an emotional state or in poor health. Stress and tiredness can increase levels of anxiety. Different social situations also trigger different responses. For instance, visiting a family member would not create feelings of anxiety compared to going on a first date.
A person who is shy does not necessarily have social phobia because shyness alone does not define this disorder. Sufferers of social phobia will do anything to try and avoid being in the spotlight of others. However shyness can develop into social anxiety through associations and negative conditioning.
Fears and anxiety only intensify when similar bad experiences arise and only reinforce a mental association. Most sufferers develop fears from one bad experience that is followed by others. Now when a similar situation arises they immediately link it to their past bad experiences and that's when they start to panic.
It's possible to recondition behaviors and reactions by progressively exposing oneself to situations of fear. More importantly profound changes to the unconscious mind can lead to full recovery. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is such a therapy that helps amend patterns of thought and behavior to overcome social phobia.
One overlooked aspect of reducing social anxiety includes improving physical health. Taking care of your body through exercise and eating well can help reduce stress and anxiety. More energy and better health will only help boost self-confidence and positvity.