Social anxiety is a not as well known form of anxiety that thousands of people around the world suffer from every day.
Many people are not aware that they have social anxiety, since they have become so used to the symptoms.
The first step in fixing a problem is realizing that we have a problem in the first place.
Social anxiety is a tough disorder to treat, but it can be beaten.
The first step in determining if you have social anxiety, is to look at the common symptoms and see if you experience any of them on a regular basis.
Symptoms of social anxiety include both psychological symptoms and physical symptoms.
Common psychological symptoms include intense worry, extreme fear and excessive self-consciousness.
Common physical symptoms include a pounding heart, shaky or uneven voice, fast breathing and sweating or hot flashes.
Here are some tips for easing your anxiety symptoms: 1.
Avoid or limit caffeine.
This may be one of the hardest things to stick to, but it could make a very large difference in the frequency of your panic attacks.
Items like coffee, soda, energy drinks, chocolate and teas stimulate anxiety symptoms.
2.
Remember to breathe.
It may sound funny, but when you are feeling an anxiety attack coming on, stop and breath.
One of the first reactions the body has to a panic attack, is to tighten up and the brain is so busy with the anxiety, it forgets to breathe.
This limits oxygen to the blood and causes anxiety symptoms to worsen.
So remember next time you are feeling your anxiety come on, stop and focus on something and take deep breathes.
3.
Get your sleep.
A lot of people settle for 7, 6 or even 5 hours.
This is really not enough sleep for the average adult.
When you are deprived of sleep, you are more venerable to symptoms of anxiety.
If you are well rested you will feel more calm and handle social situations with less anxiety.
There are many other ways to treat the symptoms of anxiety.
Some involve medication or therapy but there is a large list of things you can do by yourself to improve your quality of life.
You can beat social anxiety, you just have to stick to your guns and never give up.