| If you think you have social anxiety disorder phobia, | | | | experience everything from strengthened anxiety or |
| then you will need to make sure that you understand | | | | depression symptoms to weight gain or physical |
| what the illness is, how the symptoms present | | | | problems. |
| themselves, and steps you can take to overcome the | | | | - Your second choice is to work on overcoming your |
| problem. The good news is that you do not have to | | | | disorder on your own. There are plenty of natural |
| take prescription medications when you are facing the | | | | things that you can do which will not involve medication |
| disorder. There are proactive things that you can do. | | | | at all. The first thing you will need to do is to recognize |
| - What is social anxiety disorder? This is a secondary | | | | what is causing your social anxiety disorder phobia. |
| type of anxiety that occurs when people become | | | | May people deal with the disorder simply because |
| very nervous or anxious during social situations. The | | | | they have no confidence in themselves. They may |
| symptoms can include anxiety or panic attacks, a | | | | have low self-esteem and they may have a fear that |
| quickened pulse, outbreaks of sweat, an inability to | | | | everyone is looking or talking about them. If this is |
| catch the breath, raised blood pressure, nausea, or | | | | something that you are dealing with, then you need to |
| even vomiting. | | | | work on building confidence. |
| The symptoms may present themselves in different | | | | - One activity that may help you is a support group. |
| ways for different people, but most recognize when | | | | You will be putting yourself in a social situation, which is |
| they are going to have an attack. For some, the | | | | the thing that you fear. However, you will be socializing |
| symptoms may come on only in large social situations, | | | | with supportive, caring, and truly understanding people. |
| while for others, may feel the effects even in small | | | | You will know without a doubt that you do not have to |
| groups situations. | | | | fear what these people are saying and thinking. |
| If you recognize that you have social anxiety disorder | | | | When working on social anxiety disorder phobia, the |
| phobia, then you really have two choices. | | | | key is to work on your confidence by realizing that |
| - You can make the decision to take prescription | | | | you are a person just like everyone else and you |
| medication. However, this medication comes along with | | | | deserve the respect that anyone else does. |
| quite a few negative side effects. You may | | | | |