Do you have intense feelings of anxiety and fear when in social situations? Social anxiety disorder may be the course. Millions of people suffer from social anxiety and the severity of the disorder varies between individuals. However, it is vital to know that if you find social settings unbearable, you can get help. A doctor will be able to help you treat your social anxiety disorder so that you can live a normal life instead of being paralyzed by fear.
It's hard to pin down the exact symptoms of social anxiety disorder, which is why seeing your doctor is so essential. However, there are a number of main signals hat may imply that you have social anxiety disorder. Are social occurences a common fear for you? You should see your doctor if your fears reflect the following: fear that everyone is looking at you, fear of making mistakes, fear of judgement, fear of making a fool of yourself, feel that others are 'better' than you, or fear that everyone sees your flaws. These fears may or may not cause panic attacks, but always cause intensed anxiety. Anxiety then may result into symptons such as blushing, ppunding heart, stammering, dizziness and nausea.
Some individuals get confused between shyness and social anxiety. While you may feel shy in specific conditions, social anxiety disorder is physically debilitating to a individual experiencing it. In fact, social anxiety disorder may take over a person's life if left untreated. Social anxiety usually first appears when you are a child and then leads into later in life, regardless of race, religion, or gender, although more women experience this condition than men do.
Social anxiety disorder often appears alongside of conditions of anxiety and fear. A common occurence with a social anxiety sufferer, is to try and treat the disorder with alcohol or drugs, which will in turn lead to substance abuse. Seeing your doctor is the only way to properly get over social anxiety disorder. The combination of medication and therapy can aid your recovery from social anxiety disorder and lead to you living a happy and healthy life. Cognitive-behavioral therapy will help you control your condition so that you can learn how to make yourself calm down and have less fear in social situations. Medications can be short or long term and can work to block specific inhibitors. With help from your doctor, you can find the most suitable system of treatment so that you can regain control of your life. Maybe you will never be able to eliminate social anxiety from your life, but you can get to the stage where it has less of an impact on you.
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