Social anxiety disorder?

Social Anxiety (Disorder) : Home Remedies and/or exercise?


Question Details: Could anyone give me some suggestions for things to do, that would help a person overcome social anxiety (sometimes severe)? Maybe teas, herbs, exercises? Any help will be highly appreicated. And I have a social event tonight, so the sooner the better..... Thanx :)

Social anxiety disorder?
try some herbs like passionflower, kava-kava, chamomile tea.
Reply:Social anxiety can cause these feelings, which can also lead to severe depression,


http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/ds...





There is hope; I've been there, and still am there, it is a long, hard struggle. I recommend


Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cognitive_b... worked best for me, with mild anti-anxiety meds. I suffered from social anxiety for over 15 years. I've tried individual therapy, and group therapy and studied psychology for 10 years, as a profession, but also with the hope to cure myself.





Depending on your comfort level, you could go to a psychologist that practices CBT and specializes in anxiety disorders, seek a group therapy, or create one. Usually those that do attend the group therapy are a bit more high functioning because as you know, it can be difficult to speak in a group.





Another idea is to see if there are any local research studies being conducted that you could participate in.





The program that finally worked the best for me is this one: http://www.socialanxiety.us/findinghelp.... and I was lucky enough to have a structured behavioral group to go along with it. Sometimes the people that actually attend this program come back home and form groups.





I recommend a mild anti-anxiety med in addition to CBT therapy.





Any questions, let me know ... I can't tell you how much this has improved my life!








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