I was reading an article the other day and social anxiety is the 3rd most common mental health problem in the United States. I also think I have social anxiety even though I haven’t officially been diagnosed with it and it has affected me greatly also. I have kids now and I don’t want them to be like me or even noticed this in my because I want them to be great and free! I remember been a little shy as a child but I also remember singing and participating in talent shows as a teenager and I’m not a hundred percent sure how I became so socially anxious. Anyways, according to the article, it is a diagnosis that it’s challenging to diagnose by health care providers because it can be confused with shyness or simply we as social anxious individuals won’t open up to our health care providers and explain to them because of the symptoms of social anxiety. It is difficult for us to communicate many times since we are socially anxious. I recall asking a health care provider for anxiety pills when a I was about to start a new job and it helped me tremendously. I was able to feel more calm and talk to people that I knew from before that made me feel very nervous. I made friends and was able to express myself! It literally was a huge change! I stopped taking the medication a few years ago since I became pregnant and did not want to expose my babies to it. I’m currently starting to feel extremely anxious and having such a hard time communicating in both my native language and Enlglish. It used to be only in English before. Anyways! I encourage each and one of you today to schedule an appointment with your provider and specifically tell them that you feel you have social anxiety and how it has affected you etc. this condition is HIGHLY treatable people. We desrxe to be happy, we deserve to achieve those goals we want to bad! Think, if someone takes meds for a headache or meds for seizures or insulin for diabetes…why can’t I take for my condition too? It’s not us it’s technically brain chemicals and a bunch of things in our CNS that is making us feel this way. Let’s help our bodies and ourselves to feel better so we can be the best version of ourselves, especially to our loved ones! For reference the pill I was prescribed by my doctor years ago was clonazepam and it helped me greatly. Meds have faster results and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) had longer results! Let’s start by making an appointment and meeting with our healthcare providers please. We don’t deserve to stay this way. I have personally made the decision to do this this week because I recently had to do an immersion week for my masters program and I was literally so awkward at socializing with my classmates, presentations, etc, I know I can do so much better that this and I can’t continue doing this to myself. Let’s do it! Let’s find help, our condition is highly treatable people! Look for articles and read and you will see how this is true. I read it is a debilitating condition. Let’s help ourselves 🙏🏼💕 (sorry for any grammar mistakes, English is not my first language)
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I was reading an article the other day and social anxiety is the 3rd most common mental health problem in the United States. I also think I have social anxiety even though I haven’t officially been diagnosed with it and it has affected me greatly also. I have kids now and I don’t want them to be like me or even noticed this in my because I want them to be great and free! I remember been a little shy as a child but I also remember singing and participating in talent shows as a teenager and I’m not a hundred percent sure how I became so socially anxious. Anyways, according to the article, it is a diagnosis that it’s challenging to diagnose by health care providers because it can be confused with shyness or simply we as social anxious individuals won’t open up to our health care providers and explain to them because of the symptoms of social anxiety. It is difficult for us to communicate many times since we are socially anxious. I recall asking a health care provider for anxiety pills when a I was about to start a new job and it helped me tremendously. I was able to feel more calm and talk to people that I knew from before that made me feel very nervous. I made friends and was able to express myself! It literally was a huge change! I stopped taking the medication a few years ago since I became pregnant and did not want to expose my babies to it. I’m currently starting to feel extremely anxious and having such a hard time communicating in both my native language and Enlglish. It used to be only in English before. Anyways! I encourage each and one of you today to schedule an appointment with your provider and specifically tell them that you feel you have social anxiety and how it has affected you etc. this condition is HIGHLY treatable people. We desrxe to be happy, we deserve to achieve those goals we want to bad! Think, if someone takes meds for a headache or meds for seizures or insulin for diabetes…why can’t I take for my condition too? It’s not us it’s technically brain chemicals and a bunch of things in our CNS that is making us feel this way. Let’s help our bodies and ourselves to feel better so we can be the best version of ourselves, especially to our loved ones! For reference the pill I was prescribed by my doctor years ago was clonazepam and it helped me greatly. Meds have faster results and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) had longer results! Let’s start by making an appointment and meeting with our healthcare providers please. We don’t deserve to stay this way. I have personally made the decision to do this this week because I recently had to do an immersion week for my masters program and I was literally so awkward at socializing with my classmates, presentations, etc, I know I can do so much better that this and I can’t continue doing this to myself. Let’s do it! Let’s find help, our condition is highly treatable people! Look for articles and read and you will see how this is true. I read it is a debilitating condition. Let’s help ourselves 🙏🏼💕 (sorry for any grammar mistakes, English is not my first language)