Correction: Social Phobia is not a disease, it's a reaction and that reaction can be changed, not cured, but changed.
If you increase your self esteem and change your negative thinking to positive, you can get rid of this so-called "Social Phobia".
Don't label yourself "diseased" with SP. You can get better.
Doctors had to come up with a name for this reaction, this feeling that people get when they feel anxious around other people..
And they especially like labeling people for insurance purposes. Insurance companies will cover meds and doctor visits only if the person has certain labels, so some head docs are READY to diagnose in order to get paid. But hey..they have to get paid and they want to help, and that's how they do it.
Books are VERY good for SP recovery!!!! I am an example. I am in recovery right now.
richkid said:
Social phobia can't be cured, as in you can't eliminate it completly. So I wouldn't start looking for a cure.
By looking for a cure you basically saying theres something wrong with who you are. A cure for me is not chaning who i am but changing the situation. I know i wont be the most confident person in the wolrd, i don't thinkanyone is. I know by reducing the thoughts and anxiety i feel that makes life difficult i can regain confidence and then take it from there.
Books are good for self help and i would recommend it.[/i]