Severe Social Anxiety Symptoms
As mental health professionals become more educated, they are realizing that severe social anxiety is much more common than once thought.
Social anxiety does not discriminate as to income, rank in society, gender, or race.
It can attack people at any age from the youngest child to a senior citizen.
Everyone has situations that make them feel uncomfortable.
If you notice your level of functioning and the way you live your life is starting to suffer, please try to get some help.
This author has suffered severe social anxiety symptoms most of their life.
It began in junior high school and has continued off and on through my adult life.
Filled with dread about going to school, I would literally make myself sick with fear and would miss weeks of school at a time.
Symptoms that I experienced were a feeling of butterflies in my stomach that were so significant as to bring on nausea.
Lightheadedness as my pulse began to race.
The symptoms worsened as I aged and began to manifest as a feeling of adrenaline rushing to my heart.
Convinced I was having a heart attack, I would arrive at the emergency room with a pulse of 148 but other than that as healthy as can be.
It was after this experience I began to realize something beyond the physical was wrong with me.
One thing I started to do to help ward off an impending attack was to be in tune with my body and emotions and realize when an attack was coming on.
I started to take note of what situations brought on attacks such as traffic jams and heavily populated areas.
I began to practice breathing techniques to help calm myself.
It may sound silly but I would take my pulse often to assure myself that I was not having a heart attack.
Just the feeling of my pulse beating normally was often enough to soothe me and prevent an attack.
It is important to find something that will soothe you.
Although severe social anxiety symptoms are often physical in nature, it is our emotional and mental states that bring on an attack.
I have described some of my symptoms but that is by no means a comprehensive list for what people can suffer.
Racing pulse, panting or being short of breath, a feeling like you are going to pass out, extreme panic to the point where you feel wild with fear, these are all symptoms of social panic disorder.
Perhaps you could keep a journal to start noting when panic attacks occur and the events that precipitate them.
Try to avoid excess caffeine as they are stimulants that increase the amount of adrenalin in your body.
Too much adrenalin results in putting your body in a prolonged fight or flight mode which is extremely unhealthy for the body.
Seek counseling and professional care if need be.
Never feel ashamed of your condition.
Our lives are complex and difficult.
There are a whole myriad of causes for panic disorder and sometimes we need some extra help to get us back on track to living our lives to the fullest.
Social anxiety does not discriminate as to income, rank in society, gender, or race.
It can attack people at any age from the youngest child to a senior citizen.
Everyone has situations that make them feel uncomfortable.
If you notice your level of functioning and the way you live your life is starting to suffer, please try to get some help.
This author has suffered severe social anxiety symptoms most of their life.
It began in junior high school and has continued off and on through my adult life.
Filled with dread about going to school, I would literally make myself sick with fear and would miss weeks of school at a time.
Symptoms that I experienced were a feeling of butterflies in my stomach that were so significant as to bring on nausea.
Lightheadedness as my pulse began to race.
The symptoms worsened as I aged and began to manifest as a feeling of adrenaline rushing to my heart.
Convinced I was having a heart attack, I would arrive at the emergency room with a pulse of 148 but other than that as healthy as can be.
It was after this experience I began to realize something beyond the physical was wrong with me.
One thing I started to do to help ward off an impending attack was to be in tune with my body and emotions and realize when an attack was coming on.
I started to take note of what situations brought on attacks such as traffic jams and heavily populated areas.
I began to practice breathing techniques to help calm myself.
It may sound silly but I would take my pulse often to assure myself that I was not having a heart attack.
Just the feeling of my pulse beating normally was often enough to soothe me and prevent an attack.
It is important to find something that will soothe you.
Although severe social anxiety symptoms are often physical in nature, it is our emotional and mental states that bring on an attack.
I have described some of my symptoms but that is by no means a comprehensive list for what people can suffer.
Racing pulse, panting or being short of breath, a feeling like you are going to pass out, extreme panic to the point where you feel wild with fear, these are all symptoms of social panic disorder.
Perhaps you could keep a journal to start noting when panic attacks occur and the events that precipitate them.
Try to avoid excess caffeine as they are stimulants that increase the amount of adrenalin in your body.
Too much adrenalin results in putting your body in a prolonged fight or flight mode which is extremely unhealthy for the body.
Seek counseling and professional care if need be.
Never feel ashamed of your condition.
Our lives are complex and difficult.
There are a whole myriad of causes for panic disorder and sometimes we need some extra help to get us back on track to living our lives to the fullest.
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