7.20.2017
Daily Habits That Can Help Relieve Your Social Anxiety
Are you struggling with social anxiety?
I guess all ordinary peeps who, like me, love writing INSTEAD of speaking their minds have suffered from social anxiety one way or the other.
For some people, the struggle is real.
Social anxiety isn’t “omg I hate people lol I wish I was sleeping and watching netflix!”
It’s “I want desperately to be able to hang out with people but I hate the feeling of sheer panic and fear I get around them so I don’t/can’t and it eats away at me every day so I end up just staying home and say I’m sleeping or watching or something/”
Social anxiety disorder gives you lots of bad days, the I-dread-to-go-out days. But treating it treating it often begins simply by looking at your daily habits.
Making minor changes can make a large impact on your anxiety feels. These changes, no matter how small, can make a large impact on how you feel.
They can actually make you handle situations that involve other people!
Here are Daily Habits to Help With Social Anxiety
Start Exercising
7.19.2017
Suffering From Social Anxiety Disorder?Try Journaling!
Journaling For Social Anxiety
7.18.2017
How Social Anxiety Relates to Other Mental Illnesses
How Social Anxiety Relates to Other Mental Illnesses
Social anxiety is just one form of anxiety, and not only can it relate to other forms of anxiety, but other mental illnesses as well.
Having a mental illness does not make you weak, but it does make you more vulnerable to many in your life.
Take a look at how your social anxiety might be related to other mental illnesses, and what you can do about it.
Social Anxiety Often Accompanies Other Anxiety Disorders
One of the ways social anxiety related to other mental illnesses is the fact that it is often not the only type of anxiety disorder you can have. You might have social phobias in addition to generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or possibly have panic attack disorder heightened by your social anxiety. This is why it is good to get professional help for treatment, at least in the beginning, so you can narrow down what forms of anxiety you have and treat each of them properly.
You Start a Habit of Avoidance
Avoidance is something that accompanies many different types of mental health disorders.
How?
When you have mental illness, you start to avoid people or situations in your life.
You might skip important work meetings or job interviews.
You might avoid groups of people.
You might stop hanging out with friends or family.
This avoidance unfortunately provides a link between anxiety, depression, and other mental illness you might be experiencing.
It Affects Your Personal and Professional Life
Social anxiety and mental illness can greatly affect your personal and professional life.
You may not make or keep your friends, have difficulty with new relationships, or not being able to advance at your current job because you are too afraid to step it up and talk about a possible promotion.
There Are Similar Treatment Options
Social anxiety disorder, like other mental illnesses will have similar treatment options.
The treatments are not identical. but many treatments help not just your depression, but your stress and social anxiety as well.
These treatments include:
- medications
- changing your diet
- exercising
- getting better sleep
- journaling, and
- seeing a therapist.
Finding a treatment that works for multiple mental health issues will help you on the road to improving your life.
7.17.2017
Are you Just Overthinking Or Do You Have Social Anxiety?
The Difference Between Overthinking and Social Anxiety
Do you overthink a lot?
I swear I do. A lot.
A whole lot.
One of the things that comes up most often when you have social anxiety is overthinking.
This is the root of all those fearful emotions and negative feelings when you are going to be around other people.
You wonder if they will like you.
Or will they think you’re weird.
Or will they notice that you chipped a nail?
Or will you be alone the entire time that everyone –except you – have someone to talk to?
While they can be linked, overthinking is not the same thing as social anxiety. Here are some things to consider so you understand the difference.
Shyness and Social Anxiety
7.16.2017
Treatments Available For Social Anxiety Disorder
Living with social anxiety is tough, but there is no reason you have to continue suffering alone!
One of the many questions you may be asking yourself is that why should you even bother taking medication.
Your old, sociable aunt might be telling you that you are just shy. That you just need to loosen up.
Your older sister might be saying you are just going through a phase.
And your best friend might think you just need a quick pick-me-up to get out of your funk.
But, seriously, why not?
Why should you not be taking medications?
Benefits of Medication for Social Anxiety
7.15.2017
3 Tips for Awesomely Handling Social Situations When You Have Anxiety
If you are someone that deals with social anxiety, it can be hard enough to handle daily situations.
BUT social situations are downright brutal.
But you don’t have to be CONSTANTLY CANCELLING YOUR PLANS!
Here are a few tips to help you deal!
Bring a Friend
This is probably something you already do.
And if you still don’t, PLEASE DO!
Do You Have Social Anxiety Disorder?
