Alex Munoz - Social Anxiety : Seek Your Inner peace

Social Anxiety

Seek Your Inner Peace

Alex Munoz

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Table of Contents

Love Yourself

Introduction

Did you know that social anxiety is the third largest mental health problem in the world today? Depression takes the lead, and substance abuse follows it to soothe. Statistics show that over 10 million Americans suffer from depression and drug abuse.

Social abuse is a disorder that intensifies stressors in people, especially when in a public gathering. People suffering from social anxiety may find it hard or next to impossible to deliver a speech in their school, workplace, etc. They may find it challenging to use the restroom, going to the grocery store for shopping, even hanging out with friends.

People suffering from social anxiety are always afraid of being embarrassed in a public gathering, or being shy to speak in a public forum; making them intensely anxious, with an increased heartbeat rate, diaphoresis, and other anxiety symptoms.

Although these symptoms have been known to increase the stressors in the brain, making them feel they are less of a human when they are in a public situation.

This book is meant to help you live through your social anxiety with proven practice. Instead of running in a maze without clear direction, this book is broken down into eight chapters for easy comprehension and to self-heal your anxiety, even without taking any medicine.

As you read each chapter, write out every point that relates perfectly to your disorder and how this symptom was tackled; doing this will leave you a better person.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Chapter 1

What is Social Anxiety?

S ocial anxiety can most times be referred to as social phobia, which is a type of anxiety disorder that is mostly triggered due to the extreme fear of being in a social gathering. People suffering from social anxiety are always afraid of being scrutinized by some other people. They know that their fears are irrational thoughts they build up in their head, but are handicapped to overcome these thoughts.

Social anxiety can be likened to shyness, although the intensity if each differs. Shyness can be a short-term disorder in most individuals and doesnt disrupt their lives. While social anxiety can be detrimental to an individuals life, it can affect the persons ability to do some things, which includes;

Symptoms of Social Anxiety Disorder

If you often find yourself anxious and self-conscious in social situations such as meeting new people, speaking in front of many people, eating in public places, using public restrooms, and in constant fear that someone will notice how anxious you are to socialize, then there is a chance you are suffering from a social anxiety disorder.

Social anxiety symptoms are broken down into two different types, which are psychological symptoms and physical symptoms.

Psychological symptoms may include:

Physical symptoms may include:

Its normal to feel anxious in some specific situations. Although when you have social anxiety, you are most likely to live in fear of being judged by other people, embarrassed, or humiliated right in front of them. A person suffering from social anxiety may try to avoid all social events, including the following:

Although symptoms of social anxiety may not be triggered in all situations, symptoms of anxiety can be short or long. Take, for instance, some symptoms may occur when you are talking on the phone on a public bus. This is a typical example of short-term symptoms. A typical example of long-term anxiety is when you are to deliver a speech in public.

Causes of Social Anxiety Disorder

The cause of social anxiety is yet unknown to most mental health practitioners and psychologists. Although recent research shows that social anxiety is triggered by one or a combination of genetics or environmental factors, however, negative experience has also proven to trigger this disorder, and they may include;