How to Conquer Social Anxiety

As if Social Anxiety Disorder were not enough for an individual to deal with, research indicates that many people who suffer from this disorder also have one or more co-morbid conditions. In recent years, studies have demonstrated a link between social anxiety and depression, for example, which had not previously been known to exist. It is not, however, surprising that many individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder should feel sad and even depressed, given the high levels of stress and anxiety that they are forced to cope with on a daily basis. It is important to understand how these two conditions relate to one another, and their dual impact in the lives of patients who suffer from both. (more…)

When you are suffering with social anxiety disorder, many questions haunt you including, “What caused this to happen?” and “Why me?” Because social anxiety disorder is such a wide spread psychological problem, medical science and the psychiatric community has been working hard to track down the causes of social anxiety disorder. As we all know, if you know what might be causing an illness, that is the key to coming up with a cure.
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After a major problem with my previous web host, I’m back.

Since Dec 21, this site has been very unstable as I’m sure many have noticed. The problems were so severe that I had to transfer everything to another provider using my own backups.

After several stressful days, things are back to normal and the new host should be faster and more stable than the old.

Thanks to everyone for their patience.

One of my favorite blogs has started posting again!

If you havent been to Sarahs blog, I would highly recommend it. Very well-written and thought provoking.

Finding the confidence

Bob Parsons, founder of Godaddy.com, has written a very motivational article on his blog. This provides hope to shy people everywhere and demonstrates how anything is possible!

Bob Parsons

I needed to get back to my original plan, which was the incubation stage. I had gotten side-tracked in the past few months, dealing with my appearance. It was time to revisit the slow, tedious task of controlled social interaction, self-awareness, and a gradual shift in my thinking patterns. It was time to get back to work. (more…)

There was no magic formula for overcoming social anxiety. That was the stark reality, and thinking any differently was just wishful. It was easy to imagine gradual social interaction leading to gradual belief reprogramming leading to increased social confidence, and so on, but the reality was that I was up against the very core of my being. This core was very structured and routine and most of the beliefs, thoughts, and reactions were automatic. (more…)

Enough was enough. I had come to the point where anything would have been better than where I was. I hated being scared and, to tell the truth, it was exhausting. I hated myself for not being able to walk out the front door and use my new skills. I spent a lot of time working on new strategies and techniques to rid myself of this condition, and I was too scared to implement them. What a waste. I really was a loser. I wanted to scream. (more…)

If a smile is a reflection of ones mood, how does one cope with social interaction when feeling down and depressed - when the last thing you want to do is smile? Ahh¦there lies the problem. I figured if I could find a way around that, I would be well on my way towards mingling with others. (more…)