How to Treat Social Phobia
83The Best Ways to Treat Social Phobia
The 3rd largest mental disorder in the United States is social phobia, most people dont understand the severity of this disorder, they think that is just shyness, but it is much more than that, it takes over your whole life and you cant go to social meetings or talk to most people that you dont feel comfortable with.
Social phobia is the fear of being judged and scrutinize by others, this can become very severe to the point where the person wants to be alone most of the time and avoids going to work, meeting new people, going to public restaurants and talking to strangers.
There are different emotional and physical symptoms that they experience when they are in a social situation. When a new event is approaching or they know that next week they have to meet new people or get a new job position, they start to get anxious, fear takes over them and some physical symptoms appear.
Some of the typical physical symptoms of social phobia are palpitations, mind blank, fast heart beat, high blood pressure, sweating and others. In some cases it becomes so stressing that the person gets a panic attack.
So the main question would be How to treat social phobia?
There are different treatments for social phobia that are proven to be very effective in reducing or controlling the symptoms, however there is one kind of treatment that is the most effective and safest of all.
Social Phobia Treatments Advantage
Lets take a look at some of the available treatments their pros and cons:
Medications are one of the most widely used methods to treat social phobia or social anxiety and it helps to reduce many of the symptoms in the short terms especially when your problem is severe and you need some quick solution.
The downside of drug medications is that they do cause side effects and can become an addiction in some cases. This is why your psychiatrist or doctor has to monitor your progress closely to see if there are not major problems.
Another downside of medications is that they are just a short term solution, they are not going to cure your social phobia disorder, they are just going to treat it and reduce some of the symptoms.
For example they can control anxiety and depression, relax you, make you feel calm and even more sociable, but that is just temporary you will need to keep taking medications and most of the times medications have different effects to each person, so you will need to try different ones until you find the one that works for you.
The best drugs for treating severe social phobia
There are different kinds of drug medications that can help you to treat different symptoms.
Medications are divided in different types like:
- SSRIs selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- SNRIs serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
- MAOIs Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
- Beta Blockers to treat performance anxiety
- Benzodiazepine
That is how medications for social phobia are classified, your physician will prescribe you depending on your symptoms. For example beta blockers are great to reduce the symptoms of anxiety in people that have to do performance or public speaking, but are not effective for severe social phobia.
SSRIs are some of the most popular and most prescribed by doctors. Usually they are anti anxiety and anti depressant drug medications that are effective.
Antidepressant approved to treat social phobia
However not all kinds of anti depressant are approved by the FDA. Paxil, Zoloft and Effexor are medications that have been approved by the FDA. Those medications also help you to go through CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which we will talk about.
The Best ways to treat social phobia
We have talked about the different medications their advantages and disadvantages, now i want to let you know the most effective way to treat social phobia.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Behavioral Therapy is the most effective way to treat social phobia because it goes to the root cause, it takes a little time and you have to follow the treatment, but it will actually change your negative thought and irrational beliefs for positive beliefs and good thoughts about people.
It will help you be less self conscious, accept your self as you are and learn to enjoy being around others people. It uses also exposure therapy to help you gradually be in social situations where over time you will be feeling more comfortable.
Self Help Tips for social phobia Treatment
Another helpful way to treat social anxiety is to learn social communication skills, like how to talk to people, how to be physically confident, how to persuade people, how to be liked by others, etc.
Learning social skills will help you be more confident the next time you meet someone else or you have to express your opinion in public.
Learn relaxation techniques to help you cope with your anxiety. You will also learn breathing exercises to help you control your physical symptoms.
Read some motivational books that can help you be more confident.
Meet people that have your same interest and hobbies, it will be much easier to talk with someone that has your same interest.
Online treatment for social phobia is possible if your psychotherapist have a website where he can comunicate via chat. However you can find help in social anxiety forums of people that have your same problem and have achieved good results. There are also some courses of how to cope and overcome social anxiety that might help you.
Those are some of the ways to treat social phobia that are very effective, apply some of them and also look for professional help, a psychotherapist can help you a lot and guide you until you recover. Dont let more time pass, you dont want to miss anymore opportunities.
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Hello Isha
I'm sorry to hear that your whole life has been affected like this. It is a shame that I have only just found your comment, because yours was posted two months ago. I am a college student also and my friend has social anxiety like you, though more recently in her case, and that's why I am looking it up. I'm not an expert on this subject, and am posting this comment not because I have the magic solution to your problems, but because sometimes it is just nice to know that someone has read your comment and acknowledged the struggle you are going through. Think carefully about the relationships you do have - that is to say, who are the people you trust most? You may feel as though you can't trust anyone, or most people at least. What are your hobbies/interests? If you like quieter, calmer activities like reading or chess you could maybe join a book club or a chess club, and bring a loved one with you so that you feel more confident. That is one step towards getting out of the house, not necessarily somewhere noisy and crowded, but where you can hear yourself think! I'm sure it is easier to meet new people when you have someone you know and trust with you. That way you will be trying something new, but it is important not to place too much pressure on yourself and know your limits. If you really do think you have social anxiety, perhaps you should try speaking to your doctor and see if you can get a diagnosis. Once you know what the problem is, you can start doing something about it. Counselling and therapy can help, but it is important to seek treatment and not be afraid to ask for help. Sorry that I've blathered on a bit here, but I hope this comment helps you - even if the solutions won't work, I hope it is just a comfort to you to know that someone has replied. I wish you the best of luck!
Love Caroline xxx
hello
thank you for this article,but i want to ask you about my problem
i just be anxity when i'm being important to others
i feels rigor and high blood pressure which prevent me from perform my work
an example : ican't play piano in a concert because of the rigor and get failed
please tell my what i can do in this problem?
Referring back to Carolines Statement.. the thing about caring about what you say to people. Itz like thinking ahead what the reaction will be and how you want it to be from the other person but it's not. I am not sure if i have social phobia, i don't really have a problem chilling at school and hanging out with my friends. But around family, i feel as if all my elders sort of are looking at me treating me like strangers from my before mishaps with the law. I know its all for the best. I may have made a few mistakes in the past, but the thing they fail to realize that I have no bad intentions. I really am a very good generous caring person. I have feelings. But i fail to show it to family because i just sort of give up. I have some strict uncles, if i were to talk to them, i would talk in a easy voice compared to as at school and things.Especially with my dad, i rarely talk to him. If i do it's just like simple things. I guess most teens don't really talk to their parents, but if my homies were to come chill it would only be when my parents are not home. I kind of try to ddo everything secretly, becuase i don't like when my parents say no at things i want to do, especially when it involves hanging out and stuff. I think it's just me and i have to be more open minded. I just want to live life happy. Thing's are smoothe in my life it's just relationships.
Hi my name is jackie I am 45 years old, I have suffered a social phobia also from being a child, it has taken over my life, I avoid people at all times, if I dont have a choice a panic attack starts. I can barely breath I am unable to talk my face, neck is almost purple in colour. I am waiting to get help, but they have told me it could be 18 months, but I have suffered with this for 40 years so I guess 18 months isnt too bad. I can't wait to start, anything to help me feel better. I have tried many diffrent medications to help but not have helped me up to now. I guess its comforting to know you are not the only one suffering from this terrible phobia. I wish everyone well.
wow. I have the same thing as jackie. Thank god Im a strong person who can hide this 90% of the time. But that other 10% is hell and I usually just trap myself at home until the feelings go away. Or I drink alot and it "loosens" me up so I can talk to anyone. But then I just get obnoxious and everyone ends up hating me the next day. I'm really getting pushed to the end and I didn't realize i was the only one until just now. Im 25 years old and this started when I was about 19. Been hell ever since but Im pushing. Just not sure for how much longer.
Hello, I am 18 years old teenager who has suffered sever social phobia since 6 years of age. It all happend when I have moved in to another country... I have been bullied since I moved there till I was 12 years old. I have opened up a little bit but I still suffer from this illness. My parents yells as me thinking I am an extremely shy person. I have noticed that whenever I am around my parents I tend to hide in my shell when going out, but when I am with my friends I am a totally different person from when I am around with my parents.
I also sometimes get the scared when I feel I want to invite my friends to hang out, but at the same time I know that they like me and won't reject me, but I'm stuck with this feeling of fear of rejection all the time. I always get the feeling that they might not think I am a fun and cool person to hang out with even though I know they don't think of me that way. I really need a help, I really need to treat my social phobia, it brings me down ALOT.
My story is the same to most of you, i also suffered from social phobia since i was a kid, but it took me year until i realized it. at age 36 I went to psychiatrist to seek help, what happened later was much more severe that the social phobia itself, I was prescribed seroxat, which turned out, after two tables, to be not the right medicine, the wrong medicine caused a chemical disorder in my brain, which led me to severe depression that lasted about two month, during which I was constantly crying and avoidable to almost every thing including work, fried and regular social activities.
I do not want you to be discouraged by my story some medicine as I was informed do help, but I only wanted to share you my story. Anyhow, I feel pretty good now, thanks to god.
My story is very similar to the rest of you; however, I have not allowed this illness
to take complete control of my life... It has tormented me for over 25 years of my life, therefore; I try not to let it stop me from being a parent, student and employeel... Yet every morning I force my self to get out of bed and face the word... My problem is that I blush constantly and I feel that it makes me so vulnerable in front of my family, co workers and classmates; and it leaves me feeling ashamed every time... I feel that no one understand but I continue hoping to one day at least be able to cope with my illness...
Hi, i am a student of business college, therefore i have to go through many different kinds of presentations and speaking activities. But no matter how well i prepare, i just cant do it. Whenever its my turn to come to stage, my body start shaking so vigrously that even others can note that something is wrong with me, my throat becomes dry and when i start to speak i forget whatever i had prepared. There are some fellows with me, who come without preparation and present it without even a single hitch.
Sometimes when professors ask something in class, i cant answer them, even if i know it. It makes me feel so helpless :(.
Since these activites are graded, and have high weightage in final result, they are affecting my grades too :(
plz plz plz help me, i am really fedup with my life... i always wanted to participate in debates and etc, but cant help my self, my friends make fun of me because it. I will be really thankful to you, if you guide me about how to get rid of these things.
i think the major reason behind social phobia is self judging, when u are setting by ur self and realizing that i am scared of being looked at as an idoit or a looser, and i should either look and act perfect or not be there at all what creats the whole phobia thing. we all love to be wanted and most of all respected, but when we have 1% doute that some one wont pay us attention then the whole confidence collaps, and we think that its because of them or him or her, but the truth is the core of the problem is you, you are the one who allowed these negative thoughts to move freely in your mind. fight it that is number one role then be silent quite until you get used to what is going on, then face it and dont run even if it had to crush you, let it be if you wont get hit once or twice then you wont wake up and be stronger or ready for what is going to happen.
i so happy to have this problem because it keep me safe from doing bad thing.
I believe I am suffering from social phobia, it started about years ago, I'm 20 now, also a sophmore in college. When a proffessor calls on me in class, my heart starts beating extremely fast, and i dont say anything. I always feel i look terrible so I'll avoid social settings or looking at people. Sometimes I'll just stay in my room and cry, because i want to go out, but i know ill do something foolish, so ill stay home. I am really feeling depressed...can anyone please help me?
I fear talking to people n goin outside thats why i stay at home all the time..this is not life.I get super nervous when i know people are lookin at me or when i know i have to speak cos i dont have confidence n nerves make me screw up n it makes u even think u arent normal.Ive been like this for over 10 years now...duno wat to do.I have no self esteem.
HELP please...i am wastin my life n wanna enjoy it.
The best treatment I ever found for social phobia, was on the book called ''power over panic'' read it and your life will change forever.
After four years suffering from social phobia, I dont remeber how many pills taken and a lot of wasted time, I just got my life back with the simple remedies shown in taht book
Hello everyone. I don't know if I have a social phobia or not, I am just very nervous usually when I speak in front of people. I get so nervous, I just feel myself burning up, like a gust of fire just passed through me. I sometimes can't continue speaking,get stuck on my sentences, like basically choking, and I have to take large breaths before being able to speak again. I have to do a debate also, infront of a microphone, and I know I will be able to do it. But it would be really hard, I am afraid to get stuck or just freeze up. Besides drinking lol and medicine, is there anything I can do to relax myself, or ease myself up a little before the debate? Thanks for all your help!
Go on youtube and look at the treatments there.
to me social phobia is the worst phobia of all
i get swety and my eyes start to itch and burn sometimes. but then other times i'm perfectly fine like with a friend or sometimes i just feel comfortable alone. is this possible to have social phobia on-and-off?
I had this since i was remember, i don´t know what was worst the anxiety or the red face i had because of it in the worst case scenario i would strat to shake.I wanna go to the doctor but i´m just too scared, i don´t know how to tell anyone about this and all the side affects that drugs have.
I simply wish that I could say my life is happy. That's all, just one five-letter word. But it's not. It's confusing, awkward, embarrassing, controlling, depressing, painful, and frustrating. I really hope I can somehow overcome this all-the-time anxiety I'm feeling.
i have been a loner for most of my life and i have no social skills in general. at the moment i do stand up and am a writer and as well as an actor. but i have no interpersonal skills with people in general. i am quiet sensitive and extremely shy. i have done some stand up a couple of times i had a dead audience and when there is noone laughing i feel scared and question what have i done. i am confident and i have peoples skills. i love to chat and thats not a problem , but when it comes to realtionships i shudder with fear , and feel vulnerable in the past people in genreal have taken advantage of me , i just cant help it . i feel in general people are decant and trustworthy but in the real world people can be harsh and cruel. i had this problem for years and at times i do get paranoid. i am sicere and kind person but what can i do to help me deal with it. i like to do do some big shows on the stand up i do but once again at times i do back off and get shy quickly
This problem is killing me, i have quit many good jobs becasue of it. Tomorrow i'm begining a new job and I'm so scare.
I dont know if i hav this or not but i do know that when ever i talk in front of the class whether it is a presentation or just reading a paragraph aloud from a book, my voiceshakes and i get nervous even four days before the presentation. Im 13 and in 8 th grade... I want this to stop before high school..but i dont want to take meds....HELP!!!!
m suffering frm it . i want to overcome frm it so give me easy solution because i wanna do something in my life .I cant do anything because of it.
Guys i got this problem too and its effecting my life so much..i dont wanna be center of attention and i hate the feeling of being judged by others..
i tried to face it alot and it has been 1 year that i read that if i'll face it i'll overcome this problem slowly by time..but even after 1 year there is no change..i get a panic attack while crossing the road and many times was about to have an accident..i dunno how i am still safe..i dont want to go to university because of this problem cz i have to cross the road too..its so embarassing!!!
THIS MAY HELP SOMEONE:i sometimes can control my anxiety and the panic from happening when i take a deep breathe..it helps me to relax.then i start taking 2 or more deep breaths and then its ok..take a deep breath into ur lungs and expel it back from ur mouth..it helps a bit!!
i had social phobia since i was a kid, and i think it actually derives from my family, my dad doesn't have any friends at all, neither my mom and we are living with my brother. he's nothing but a freeloader! then i went to see a therapist. then that's when i discovered my problem. i used to be extremely addicted to video-games and my parents never pushed me to go outside to have some fresh air and get some friends! and i think that all these events are what causing me to feel different, does anyone have a siilar problem?
i had social phobia since i was a kid, and i think it actually derives from my family, my dad doesn't have any friends at all, neither my mom and we are living with my brother. he's nothing but a freeloader! then i went to see a therapist. then that's when i discovered my problem. i used to be extremely addicted to video-games and my parents never pushed me to go outside to have some fresh air and get some friends! and i think that all these events are what causing me to feel different, does anyone have a similar problem?
Aint it weird how you can talk to some people with no problem and look into their eyes without thinking about it. but when you try to do this with a stranger its so awkward!!
Hey everybody..,
Im stuck with the same problem...Im almost 19 now its been two years since i was phobiafied:) the thing with me is i hate being judged and i get scared if i think someone's observing me too much, to the point where i cant walk straight and i just want the person to stop staring already! I feel inadequate and it gets me down..it could be because i used to be perfect at everything and now its the exact opposite..
anyway..,these days what ive started doing is, that i push myself to do things i never wouldve normally and i try not to guess what people are thinking about me. My sister advised me to distract myself whenever such thoughts started entering my head and disregard what people say or do about me..
in short, im trying to learn how to not care.
There's this michael j fox quote that i love, it goes like this 'What people think of me is none of my business'
Really like the guy..
Im starting university soon, and i have butterflies in my stomach but im holding on..
and EVERYBODY please remember we are ALL loved and cherished and are great people who are like butterflies in their coccoons!! And when we finally let someone see us fly.., its a beautiful and majestic sight.
and those of us who dont know us have no clue what theyre missing..
Love you all!
Be brave and let loose!
Say YES!!
CURE FOR SOCIAL PHOBIA
i have treated social phobia that i was suffering from.Just be yourself and do not care about the whole world.no body is complete and everyone does mistakes.i do not care if somebody understands or not.All this world is based on lies....So the truth is you....and one thing no body hears what you are talking because everyone is searching how to feed his children.....
hope this helps...
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I think i am suffering from social phobia please help me.I felt scared when people are staring at me i think that they are taking bad about me and are judging me.I hate to be in the crowd.Especially in the train.
I can relate to all of you. I was officaly diagnosted by a phsycologist a few weeks ago. Was taking celexa for it I'm going to try another med.
I was taking Celexa too. I'm going to try something else to. I'm just tired of it...
hi to whoever's gonna read my comment.
i'm 15 yrs. old and this started two years ago . at first, i thought i was crazy but then i found the answer in the internet. I want to tell someone about it cause it was really difficult for me to make friends or just say hello to someone .and it became worse as time went by, i also had hard times looking at someone in the eye. i always find the situation so awkward and i look like i'm gonna cry or sometimes i look angry and nervous. everyday is really a problem to me. i worry about going to school alone and alot of things i need to do like go in front of the class or do some groupwork. i want to treat myself w/out having a need to tell this to my parents and go to a doctor. they'll just think i'm somewhat crazy and making a small issue so important. so please , can anyone suggest me a cure that is sure to give me some improvements? i already tried thinking that i am a cool person and worth knowing, but the feeling doesn't change. I still continue to fear social situations.
hi, im 33 years old, and im having social phobias ever since i had been diagnosed with ibs 4 years ago. The problem that i am having is that, i cant eat in public. I cant eat when thers too many people around me or in a very noisy environment. it makes me wanna throw up. sometimes i have to park my car nearer to the the restaurant so that i can go to my car quickly as soon as it attacks me.But i have no problems when it is in my house. It affects my life so badly untill im loosing a a bit of weight. Ive been trying to see as so many doctors around, i feel like im spending too much money on it,and the result shows that im having ibs and acid reflux.just wondering, is this what we call social phobias? or something else is happening to me? if so, what am i suppose to do?
hi,i m 16 years old and i have suffered from this problem since childhood.when i was four,my friend sit beside me think that i was a dumb person because i wont talk a thing.i found out that i have this problem from the internet last year.this problem make me hard to make new friends wherever i go...i wish to be as enthusiaitic as my sister but i just cant do it.i always feel like people staring at me and judging me...i am considering that i need to take medical treatment.do i?
hey all, reading what you guys have posted about this subject made me remember the old days when i had this phobia issue and was not confident all the time when, socializing with new people, friends, co workers and even family sometimes(not being my own self). thinking about this issue too much made me think that i should be my own doctor and never refer to medication or psychiatrist anymore that will make you relax for a while, then you will get to the old result. have had this issue for a while, neither a doctor or a medicine could help me getting over this. i am a big believer in God and from a Muslim background but spent years in the states. i will conclude what i have done to solve this in one sentence(i just want to help all of you no matter what religion is your background, just from a human to another human) because i feel what you guys have been feeling. being close to the lord and speaking to him about these issues is the best way to soon close this, maybe very few doctors know about this, but truly this is the best way to solve this problem(from a Muslims perspective being close to God will finalize this) you would feel the beauty of Islam, and the pressure that will never go away when you convert. Too many westerns have felt that and were advised to do that to remove this fear, shyness, sickness of not being your own, wanting to have a true happy life not just a name that your happy, and finally self confident
Hi Guys!
My phobias started several months after I got vaccines shots and immune booster due to a small accident I had.
I got very sick, no one could explain why, and eventually I got better, but at first, I was afraid to get sick again, like hypochondria or something like that. Then I got fear of getting out of the house. Now I'm suffering from phobia of getting the fear from being in the crowd. This starts even if I'm just standing in the line in supermarket ... especially when I'm next in the line for the register. My brain activity spikes and then heart races like crazy, I get the gasses as well, like gastritis and such. It's quite frustrating.
One thing that does help sometimes is for me to think about something else, like, to count from some 3 digit number backward or forward it doesn't really matter as long as the brain is occupied. Often I need to think of multiple things at the same time, not just counting. I need to put a smile on my face, count and think happy thoughts about nature, birds, ocean, green colors, fresh air, some relaxing song. All of these at the same time do occupy my attention and my brain, so things just pass by. Sometimes I'm not even aware of what's going on, I just think happy and count. I bit autistic it seems, but what else can I do. I found out that mercury and aluminum and who knows what else, in vaccines and injections are the culprits. Our bodies are trying to find the enemy inside of us, the poison. Often our body and our brain react to these in an unpredictable ways.
I'm very much concerned with everything, I worry a lot, so to eliminate all the phobias my ultimate goal would be to convince myself not to worry or think about all the problems of this world.
I like what Majid said. There is a Creator who made everything around us. Unfortunately there is an evil side that is polluting and corrupting everything and everyone. I blame the evil for what is happening to us. We need to pray to our Creator ask for help and things will become better gradually.
I have dealt and deal with social anxiety... What works for me...
*Confidence - Get some! Thru exercise, positive thinking, prayer... Do things that increase your confidence.
*Stop giving a damn about the small stuff! The less you care the more comfortable you'll feel in social settings.
*Breathing exercises - Deep breaths do help
*Be nice, polite and treat everyone with respect. People like nice people.
*Attitude! Have a good one! Be positive!
Hope these few things help...
I think that people with social phobia are just more aware and sensitive to the nuances of social intthe ineractions, they pick up on everything!! This is me. The fact is that people are judgmental in general and people with social phobia or anxiety realize this and think they will be judged.The non-socially anxious are oblivious to
continued..oblivious to other peoples' reactions and judgments of them.
I have this as well. I always fear embarrassment, and being judged. I don't want to look stupid and ugly. I always want people to look at me like I'm the best. I beat myself up if I feel like I've embarrassed myself until I get so weak. Ever since I was little, to avoid being judged negatively, I'd try to overachieve, that's where I get my confidence, when I know people look up to me and see that I know a lot more than they do and look a lot better than them. But now, I am in a different place, here, I feel ugly, vulnerable, stupid and small, and there's seems to be nothing I can do to reverse this, now all I want to know is how to handle it and be more proactive because there isn't anything I can do to change my environment and the people around me, I just have to change myself, I guess.
whoa...lots of people here having the same problem.. lets do one thing...lets craete a gmail group where we all can share the solution to this problem...!!!
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Thanks for all who commented. Atleast I got an idea on how to overcome this phobia. I already know that not only me has this phobia. Before I didn't mind on how to deal with this maybe because I'm not taking my life seriously or I'm not yet in the state of real life. Now, I'm working and had a family. I don't want my son seeing his father lack of self-esteem. By the way, i'm 29 yrs. old now. Way back in my grade and highschool years, and some quiet times in college had felts this way. It goes on and off when I had my first part time job. Interacting with people really helped me a lot to ease this illness.
hi everyone. Im 21 and i rethink things so much and they never turn out how i overthink and i usually speak fluently when im thinking but when i have to speak its like i suffer amnesia i forget how to express myself, start breathing fast, and look all over the place. I jut wanna hide and not embarass myself. Its terrible. I never thought is would be a Phobia i just though it was all Shyness. Help Me i wish i was the boy i am with the people i feel confortable with which are very few.
isha 3 years ago
hello,
i am a college student and i feel i am suffering from social anxiety right from child hood ,but it is not very hyper ,i just get scared in crowd or in some social gathering ,i cant talk freely with any person not even to the people of my age ,i always try to talk to people who are lower guts or standard ,all this had affected my life many times,sometimes very badly please help me to overcome it.i think my life is going waste ,i cant develop my talents .but i dont want to take medicines ,if there are any other ways please tell ,i would be thankful.