We, as people with social anxiety, have constantly faced our fears ever since birth we ve had to and we feel more fearful now than we did in the past. In this case, seek another therapist. Getting over social anxiety disorder is not an easy task, nor is it a difficult one. Many thousands of people have already done it. While you re in the middle of the social anxiety syndrome, it feels hopeless it feels that you ll never get any better.
Life is just one gut-wrenching anxiety problem after another .
But this can be stopped, quenched, and killed in a relatively short period of time by finding a cognitive-behavioral therapist who understands and specializes in the treatment of social anxiety. An understanding and awareness of the problem, 2. A commitment to carry through with cognitive-behavioral therapy even when it is repetitious and seems difficult, 3. Participation in a social anxiety therapy group in which you can slowly and gradually work on problems that cause you anxiety in the real world. That is, the person who feels anxious while reading in public uses specific strategies to meet his goal, whereas the person who wants to learn how to make introductions and engage in small talk during social activities slowly works toward her goals.