Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment
The social anxiety disorder can be treated. There are different treatments that can help us overcome this anxiety. The main key to all of thesesocial anxiety disorder treatments is relaxation.
First we must accept that we have social anxiety, by doing this we will gain the power to control the symptoms and ultimately give us the confidence to be able to feel good in every social situation.
The two main treatments by modern medicine are psychotherapy and medications; let’s take a look at them:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
This is the only therapy proven to have worked on patients with social anxiety disorder. The main idea is to let patients know that you have responsibility on the way you behave or react, because you produce your thoughts – not the other people around you.
As therapy advances you learn how to control your thoughts and make them work for you , instead of spawning negative thought after negative thought. This will give you the power of being positive even in unchangeable situations.
This therapy is often combined with exposure therapy where you face your own fears – in this case of social interaction. This will give you experience which will lead to self-confidence in situations you felt uncomfortable before. You will also be taught how to relax and manage stress.
Medications
The FDA has only approved 3 medications for social anxiety, they are antidepressants:
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Paroxetine (Paxil)
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Sertraline (Zoloft)
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Venlafaxine (Effexor)
It is best to consult with a psychiatrist on what are the side effects of these medications. Although they may be a quick treatment, they can end up affecting you. That’s why we would prefer natural options.
Besides these two medical option we have other alternative treatment that have also been proved to work. Among them we have:
Hypnosis Tapes
These are tapes that you listen everyday that will give positive suggestions to your mind. With these methods you don’t have to listen at everything, instead just relax and let the suggestions penetrate your subconscious. You can find these tapes available on specialized sites or to download as MP3 online.
Meditation
Meditation is a great way to learn first to listen at all the clutter in your mind to later learn to control it. We have seen many success cases with this method. There is no need for expensive medications for this method. Meditation will not only let you overcome social anxiety but will make a better life I general for you.
One thing to remember is that all these treatments need consistence for them to work. Don’t give up treatment after treatment, instead, follow them patiently and you’ll see that the anxiety will be less and less each passing day.