1. Identify your fears
What in particular scares you about social situations?
Are you afraid of stuttering, saying something silly, or having nothing to say?
Often a generalized sense of fear can be traced back to a more specific root fear.
What in particular scares you about social situations?
Are you afraid of stuttering, saying something silly, or having nothing to say?
Often a generalized sense of fear can be traced back to a more specific root fear.
2. Ask yourself if your fears are realistic.
Many people with social anxiety have fears that are overblown.
Think about whether your anxiety is rooted in reality or not.
Many people with social anxiety have fears that are overblown.
Think about whether your anxiety is rooted in reality or not.
3. Challenge your self-perception.
Social anxiety can cause you to have distorted thoughts about yourself.
Remind yourself that these thoughts arenโt based on reality, and work on replacing them with healthier ideas about yourself.
Social anxiety can cause you to have distorted thoughts about yourself.
Remind yourself that these thoughts arenโt based on reality, and work on replacing them with healthier ideas about yourself.
4. Avoid putting too much pressure on yourself.
When you donโt go out much, you might feel like every interaction you have is disproportionately important.
In reality, any encounter will not make or break other peopleโs opinions of you.
When you donโt go out much, you might feel like every interaction you have is disproportionately important.
In reality, any encounter will not make or break other peopleโs opinions of you.
5. Get help.
Overriding the natural way you think can be a challenge.
Reach out to others for support as you try to alter your negative thought patterns.
Others can offer you a different perspective and help you see when your thoughts are unrealistic.
Overriding the natural way you think can be a challenge.
Reach out to others for support as you try to alter your negative thought patterns.
Others can offer you a different perspective and help you see when your thoughts are unrealistic.
6. See a professional.
A psychotherapist can work with you to restructure your negative thoughts about social situations.
A psychotherapist can work with you to restructure your negative thoughts about social situations.
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