By: Malhia Best
What is Social Anxiety?
Social anxiety is an overwhelming sense of fear and anxiety. It can lead to avoidance that can disrupt your day-to-day life. Intense stress can affect your relationships, daily routines, work, school, or other activities. Social anxiety can look like this:
Avoidance or worry about social activities. This may include things like parties, group conversations, and meeting new people.
Worry about everyday activities such as starting conversations, speaking on the phone, shopping, or working.
Issues doing activities when others are watching you. You may feel that others are judging you
Avoiding eye contact or having low self-esteem, fear of being criticized.
Physical symptoms such as feeling sick, trembling, sweating, or racing heartbeat can occur.
What Are the Signs of Social Anxiety?
It can be challenging to feel social anxiety during everyday activities. It is an internal battle people are faced with. Signs that someone has social anxiety are:
Physical Symptoms
Shaking/Sweating
Racing heart
Upset stomach/Nausea
Trouble catching your breath
Lack of concentration
Behavioral Symptoms
Avoid talking to strangers
Struggle attending school or going to work
Avoid being the center of attention
Cognitive Symptoms
Ruminating thoughts
Out of control negative thinking
Worrying
How We at WellMinded Counseling Can Help Through Anxiety Treatment in Broomfield, CO
When social anxiety becomes overwhelming for a person, it can be hard for others to understand. Are you noticing someone struggling with social anxiety? If so, having compassion for that person will help to make the person feel comfortable. Along with providing an open space for the individual to know that they are not alone. Anxiety treatment in Broomfield, CO, and Boulder, CO will provide you with tools you can use to help cope with social anxiety. Anxiety treatment will also help you explore where the anxiety originated from. Sessions with your therapist may even introduce the idea of exposure therapy. In exposure therapy, you will be offered incremental goals to help create less destress around being in social situations. Therapies such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance Comment Therapy are often used to help manage and treat social anxiety as well.
Resources
https://www.okaynowbreathe.com/podcast/
https://www.socialanxietysupport.com/forums/
Written By Malhia Best
A little bit about the author: Malhia works with young adults, adults, and adolescents, with a particular passion for supporting younger generations amidst today’s challenging environment. In her free time, Malhia enjoys cooking/baking and trying new recipes, exploring new restaurants, and spending time with family and friends.
Begin Anxiety Treatment in Broomfield, CO
Our team of caring therapists would be honored to offer you support from our Broomfield, CO-based therapy practice. You don't have to struggle with the stress of social anxiety alone. To begin counseling in Broomfield, CO, or online therapy in Colorado, please follow these steps:
Meet with an anxiety therapist for a free consultation
Begin overcoming your anxiety symptoms.
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