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Social anxiety disorder is considered to be one of the most common mental disorders. Although, it may seem that it is quite difficult to overcome the [[social phobia], here are diverse ways to overcome this condition. You just need to adopt some techniques for getting rid of anxiety disorder.

In order to combat social phobia it is advisable to

  • change your lifestyle, try to remain busy and carry out some physical activities that provide some productive outcome. This will help you to gain confidence and earn words of appraisal from the others.
  • reduce consumption of high calorie energy drinks, caffeine and chocolate, because these are all stimulants that can aggravate the condition. Moreover, It is equally important to control the habits of smoking and drinking.

It is important to understand the concept of social anxiety disorder, before finding ways to overcome this disorder. It is a mental state that can force a person to avoid the people, so as to avoid the feeling of embarrassment or being judged. If, a person is caught up in an unusual situation that can cause anxiety, the physical symptoms occur. Usually, the person complains of increased heart rate, shivering of body and sweating too much. In addition to this, person might also become a victim of chills, cramps, dizziness or nausea.

It has been claimed many times that it is possible to treat social anxiety disorder if, the patient is taken to the doctor right from the beginning. The more you delay in starting a treatment, the more are the chances of getting prone to the deeper problems associated with this psychological imbalance. The patient gets completely out of touch with the society, which leads to acute loneliness. One is the best ways to overcome this sort od disorder is to start medications such as Serotonin, or Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors. Administration of SNRIs is also beneficial.

Social anxiety disorder

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