How to Conquer Social Anxiety Disorder

Deep down, Im not really any different than the average person. Its taken me a long time to be able to see this. After spending most of my life feeling like no one could ever be as strange, quiet, and anxious as I was, I now realize that Im not so far off the mark when it comes to having an average personality.

We all have our idiosyncrasies - thats part of being human, I suppose. In fact, I consider myself lucky sometimes - it could be worse. Really, it could be. (more…)

I hate making eye contact.

There, now that thats out of the way, Id like to talk about ways to get around this absolutely critical part of non-verbal communication.

Its said that non-verbal communication such as eye contact, body language, and facial expressions pave the way for conversation to take place. In other words, before a word is spoken, there is a whole lot of non-verbal communication going on below the surface. Most of us dont even think about it. (more…)

Social anxiety disorder has left me with a complete lack of social life (talk about stating the obvious).

Ok, that is an understatement. I only mention it because its really something that I regret ever experiencing. Even though I have suffered through SA my entire life, Ive always, secretly, wished for a decent circle of friends and some sort of social life. (more…)

If you suffer from social anxiety disorder, chances are, your anxiety is written all over your face. Personally, I always try to hide it, but this becomes impossible in some social situations. Most people dont really know what anxiety looks like, therefore, they are more likely to regard me as an anti-social, pissed-off, mean, cruel, little man - obviously someone to avoid. (more…)

Social anxiety fatigue is a real condition. Ok, maybe not medically speaking (or is it?), but I have experienced this phenomenon many times. For those of you that dont know what Im talking about, Ill try to explain. Keep in mind, however, that this is just my own experience. (more…)