There are numerous techniques, tips, tricks, and methods that I have tried throughout my life to deal with my social anxiety. Everything from professional therapy, to mail-order miracle cures. I have also developed a few coping techniques of my own through years of trial and error.
The conclusion Ive drawn, after implementing many of these coping mechanisms, is that the slow, steady, calculated, day-by-day methods actually work best. Ive given up on trying to find the quick and easy miracle cure (the holy grail of SA cures) – call it maturity. Setting realistic expectations does not mean that you have to simply accept your lot in life – its just that you have to work hard, acknowledge any amount of improvement, have patience, and move forward. (more…)