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what is social anxiety

If you feel anxious in public places, if you feel that you are always being watched, if you always find yourself afraid to do anything not to get embarrassed or if you fear job interviews and public speaking so much then there is a great possibility that you suffer from social anxiety .

people who suffer from social anxiety become self conscious in public places and feel that everybody is watching them.

A person suffering from social anxiety will always feel anxious around other people because of being afraid to make a mistake that draws any attention to him

People who have social anxiety always hate job interviews , public speaking and events that force them to deal with strangers.

The fear of Embarrassment is one of the biggest fears people who suffer from social anxiety have in addition to fear of Rejection

What Causes of social anxiety?

social anxiety is like many other personal disorders that are caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. However looking at this disorder with this superficial look will certainly make treating it impossible.

In order for a psychological disorder to be properly treated the underlying cause behind that imbalance must be examined. (see Treating psychological disorders)

Behind this chemical imbalance there might be many reasons that contribute to your social anxiety like inferiority feelings, lack of self confidence, over sensitivity to Criticism, thinking that you are worthless or poor past experience with people like history of abuse.

Dealing with Social Anxiety

there are many ways that can help you deal with social anxiety such a:

• building self confidence
• Knowing how to deal with emotional sensitivity
• learning how to get over the feelings of self Consciousness or the feelings of being watched .
• In the Solid Self confidence program i explained how one of the main reasons people feel anxious around others is believing that its embarrassing to make a mistake. Fixing your incorrect Beliefs about making mistakes and knowing that humans make mistakes as a part of their nature will help you feel less anxious
• Trying to be a perfectionist can also result in social anxiety since it will but more pressure on you in social situations. Learn how to deal with perfectionism and you will reduce your social anxiety

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