Member-only story
Top 5 Techniques to Help You Overcome Social Anxiety
Breaking Free from Social Anxiety: Top 5 Techniques to Transform Your Social Life
It’s natural to sometimes feel nervous in social situations, but social anxiety is more than just feeling shy. Social anxiety, or phobia, can be so severe that it’s almost crippling. It can prevent you from progressing in your career or having successful relationships. Social anxiety was limiting my quality of life until I decided to take action.
Social anxiety can have both emotional and physical symptoms.
Emotional symptoms might include:
· Intense feelings of fear when interacting with people you don’t know
· Fear that others’ll judge you
· Difficulty making eye contact
· Worrying about doing something that might be embarrassing or humiliating
Physical symptoms of social anxiety often include:
· A rapid heartbeat
· Shaking
· Sweating
· Blushing
· Muscle tension
· Nausea