Many people feel uncomfortable at the thought of speaking to people whether that be a one to one or larger group. The fear can be quite deliberating and can cause an introverted lifestyle. This fear though is brought about mostly by imagination. Imagining things in a negative way regarding situations where a person meets people. This is often called lack of self- confidence but it goes a little further than that. This condition is usually accompanied by feelings of anxiety and panic at the thought of those situations. Where lack of self confidence is created by having self doubt the person with a social phobia has that and other negative beliefs tied in there as well. 

A change in perception is then needed where the thoughts about meeting people need to be put into their proper perspective. I find that the person with a social phobia has gotten into a bad habit of thinking about certain situations and the blowing them completely out of proportion creating the worst-case scenario in their minds about the event. This thought pattern is then repeated over and over until the negative feelings associated become conditioned. This is not really a true phobia though where an early childhood experience became locked into the subconscious, this process is often more common due to repetitive thought patterns.   

This fear can cause anxiety attacks. Anxiety attacks are seriously disturbing to the sufferer with an even greater heightened anxiety level after each attack.  The sufferer dreads the next one and then avoids situations that they believe another one might occur. Hot flushes and shakes are the most common symptoms of such a condition where the person can become faint or believe they might pass out.  Plenty of mental and physical relaxation is the key to solving this problem with thought re-training to finish it off. The future behaviour reversal exercise contained in The Principles of Life book will help to create the necessary mindset for a new behaviour strategy to begin in place of the old one.

If you have or are suffering from a social phobia do not despair there is help. On a personal level if it is convenient you can also come to see me personally.  Social phobias are usually fairly easy to treat and require a minimum of three sessions for successful resolution with further reinforcing of the therapy on the clients part. If seeing me personally is not possible or if money is an issue a full and detailed recovery plan is given in the principles of life book where the thought re-training technique is explained as well as some more mental relaxation exercises to bring about more emotional peace.

Contained inside the book are the strategies for overcoming social phobia related panic attacks, which help a person to neutralize the real cause. Do not be put off by the simplicity of reading a book to help you as many people have found it very effective for them with a cessation of anxiety after using the many exercises contained.  Check out the book forward & introduction in this site for how it works.

I am a firm believer in the power of music in its ability to help in the reduction of anxiety.  I have found that certain types of music have a definite effect on our mood and our emotions.  Over the years I have tried and tested many audio CD’s. Listed HERE are the ones I have found the most beneficial to myself and my clients in helping to reduce anxiety and panic attacks and promote healthier thinking.

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