| The world we currently live in is a social one. | | | | can result in very few, if any friends outside of family. |
| Communications advance to promote better | | | | How can we manage this? |
| socialization between people. It is something | | | | |
| unavoidable, yet can present many challenges and | | | | It is possible that it may be just a passing phase, or a |
| difficulties for us. We may try to avoid socializing as | | | | normal response to high pressure situations. Where it |
| much as possible as a result. This may be due to | | | | has been going on for awhile however, other things |
| things that may be a Cause of Social Anxiety | | | | may need to be done. Avoiding social contact and |
| Disorder. | | | | activities can make the condition worse. |
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| One of the causes can actually be genetic. It can run in | | | | Although the comfort zone is relatively small, try to |
| the family, as we may naturally shy away from social | | | | expand it slowly. Attend a low key social event with |
| activities, gatherings, and meeting new people. This can | | | | some family and look around and see how everyone |
| be associated with imbalances in our anxiety response | | | | is having fun and enjoying themselves. Be a little more |
| system. | | | | active, one step at a time and simply greet people you |
| | | | | may not have met. There does not need to be a |
| Having excessive fears about what others may think | | | | conversation yet, although some may try and you may |
| about us can contribute to another Cause of Social | | | | be surprised to find there are things in common you |
| Anxiety Disorder. This can range from thoughts about | | | | can talk about a little more openly. |
| what people may think about our hear, clothes, voice, | | | | |
| movement, etc... These fears can be so strong, we | | | | By taking small steps gradually to expand this comfort |
| prefer to avoid social activities and meeting other | | | | zone, it will help to reduce the fears associated with |
| people also as a result of being potentially | | | | Social Anxiety Disorder, gradually reverse the process |
| embarrassed for being so nervous. | | | | over time and help manage social actions better as a |
| | | | | result of more experience with them. |
| As we can gather from the above, going through it | | | | |