If you are suffering from social phobia, must know how bad it feels when you feel anxious. Not only does your mind race and you feel insecure inside, but you also have physical symptoms on the outside. Everyone else can see as you sweat for no reason, shake uncontrollably, and blush.
I’m going to show you how to cope with these physical symptoms so people can’t see that you are feeling anxious. You’ll be able to get some control over your physical symptoms of social phobia. And since you will no longer have to worry about how you look to others, your actual anxiety will also reduce. The technique I’m going to teach you has to do with relaxation. Relaxation is the complete opposite of anxiety. By consciously choosing to make yourself more relaxed, you will be able to control your phobia.
How does the technique work? There are two parts to it. The first part is becoming more relaxed in your own home. The second part is using this technique in real life to help you become more relaxed when you most need to be. The relaxation technique I’m going to show you is a godsend when it comes time to face the social situation that you are most afraid of.
The first part of the technique is to sit or lay down somewhere where you are most comfortable. It is best if you are alone so you feel as little anxiety as possible. Now go through your body and relax every part of it. Start at your head and move your way down to your feet, relaxing each muscle group as you pass it. Relax your forehead, let your jaw go loose, drop your shoulders. The idea is to let go of as much tension as you can. If it helps, you can also try imagining a relaxing beach or sunset. Then just lay there for a few minutes and try to get the feel of how nice it feels like to be totally relaxed.
The second part is to take this relaxed feeling into your daily life. Throughout the day, remember to relax your muscle groups individually. Go as relaxed and as you can get. The more relaxed you can make your body become, the more your phobia will begin to go away.
Remember, step one is to practice becoming relaxed in your home. Many socially anxious people are so tense all the time they do not really know what relaxation feels like. The second step is to become more relaxed when you are around people. The best time to use this technique is when you are feeling most anxious.
If you want to learn more sure-fire techniques about overcoming social phobia then you ban take a look at the techniques in The Shyness and Social Anxiety System
