| nting self-help methods is an effective means to | | | | say and do will reduce your anxiety and worrying. On |
| reduce anxiety and stress, and even cure panic | | | | paper, prepare what you're going to say and do and |
| attacks in social environments. Most people are | | | | make it easy to follow. Even politicians use cue cards, |
| affected with shyness at some point in their life. Very | | | | so go ahead and write some cards to help you keep |
| few people feel comfortable being at the center of | | | | on point. |
| attention and find it a nerve-racking experience. For | | | | The next important step is to practice until you feel |
| some, being in front of others can conjure up extreme | | | | comfortable with what you're going to say. Get into |
| feelings of fear and embarrassment. | | | | the habit of practicing in front of close friends and |
| Fears of being embarrassed and severe anxiousness | | | | family. Practice both out loud and in your mind. |
| around others; these are common characteristics of | | | | Pro-sports players and successful people use |
| social phobia. This disorder although being one of the | | | | visualizations to prepare themselves mentally and you |
| latest discovered anxiety disorders is now recognized | | | | can too. |
| as one of the most common. Social phobia usually | | | | You might also find that the additional use positive |
| develops in childhood and accounts for over 90% of | | | | affirmations can enhance the exercise. Firstly, get into |
| adult cases. Childhood cases of social anxiety are | | | | a meditative state, breathing deeply and steadily, and |
| often misread or ignored but it can have a negative | | | | begin to imagine a person who is confident to you. If |
| effect on behaviors. | | | | you can't think anyone, think about a motivational |
| As adults we still feel the pressure from others to | | | | speaker such as Tony Robbins. Watch them in your |
| perform and through our own self-criticism, we lose | | | | mind, paying attention to the way they stand, the way |
| self-confidence and assertiveness. Very few people | | | | they talk, walk and gesture. |
| who have suffered social phobia from an early age | | | | Keeping this image, step forward into that person. See |
| manage in overcoming panic attacks without | | | | yourself absolutely filled with confidence and begin to |
| intervention. Giving a wedding speech, meeting with | | | | walk through the next speech or presentation in your |
| boss for a job assessment, going on a first date; these | | | | mind. Picture yourself standing in front of everyone at |
| are possible incidences that could trigger a panic | | | | complete ease and the whole thing going perfectly. |
| attack in a sufferer. | | | | Make sure you do this exercise frequently right up to |
| When you feel trapped in a social situation it intensifies | | | | the day. |
| feelings of anxiety and panic. The cycle of anxiety and | | | | Visualization exercises can help cure panic attacks for |
| fear can spiral out of control. Hyperventilation, a | | | | any social situation and help give you the practice you |
| choking sensation, trembling in the limbs and a thumping | | | | need to feel confident. On the day mentally go through |
| heartbeat; these are some of the hundreds of | | | | this positive picture one more time. Relax your |
| symptoms that can be experienced during an attack. | | | | shoulders, smile, breathe easy and go for it! Don't |
| Doing something wrong or embarrassing themselves in | | | | worry about making any blunders, just smile and no |
| public is a prime fear of sufferers. This is why | | | | one will notice. There are lots of other self-help |
| preparation is one of the best preventative measures | | | | practices such as EFT, hypnotherapy and NLP that |
| to cure panic attacks. Knowing what you're going to | | | | can be used to reduce anxiety and depression. |