Just a little realization/thought that I have bumped into recently and has helped greatly with social anxiety -
We are afraid of making a fool out of ourselves (in front of other people), correct?
Well, when we let the effects of social anxiety (sweating/blushing/shaking/quietness) control us, we achieve this exact fear, because by trembling, sweating, mumbling and not looking into people's eyes (all very abnormal behaviors) we look exactly like fools! Don't we?
On the contrary, if we had not let social anxiety take control to direct how we live our life, and had just been ourselves, you would be presently surprised to see that people do not see your true-self as someone who is foolish at all. This is something that I have learned from my excursion "out in life" - that people respect and like other people that are just themselves. So, something that I have discovered is that by being yourself, you stop yourself from making a fool of yourself. "Weird", isn't it? But very true!!! Try it...
Let me know how it goes/what you think.
We are afraid of making a fool out of ourselves (in front of other people), correct?
Well, when we let the effects of social anxiety (sweating/blushing/shaking/quietness) control us, we achieve this exact fear, because by trembling, sweating, mumbling and not looking into people's eyes (all very abnormal behaviors) we look exactly like fools! Don't we?
On the contrary, if we had not let social anxiety take control to direct how we live our life, and had just been ourselves, you would be presently surprised to see that people do not see your true-self as someone who is foolish at all. This is something that I have learned from my excursion "out in life" - that people respect and like other people that are just themselves. So, something that I have discovered is that by being yourself, you stop yourself from making a fool of yourself. "Weird", isn't it? But very true!!! Try it...
Let me know how it goes/what you think.