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1066 Hypnotherapy Social phobia (technically - sociophobia) or social anxiety is the second most common phobia and affects a wide range of people irrespective of age, gender or background: roughly 13% of the population suffer from this particular type of anxiety or phobia in some way, shape or form and to varying degrees ----note: this 13% figure comprises those who have actually been diagnosed with social anxiety or sociophobia but, judging by the clients I see every day, I believe that this figure is much higher in reality as many sufferers are never actually 'diagnosed'. In fact, almost everyone who consults me, whatever their main problem is, turns out to also be suffering from social anxiety to some extent. Don't make the mistake of thinking that 'social anxiety' means that you will only feel anxious in 'social' situations (e.g. in a pub, at a party etc) - social anxiety means that you can feel anxious in a wide range of situations in society at large including, at work, with your partner, with your family, with strangers etc: so basically, any situation where you feel, (or fear that you might feel), embarrassed, humiliated, put on the spot, silly, judged or out of control. Social anxiety is characterised by one or more of the following:
Social anxiety commonly goes hand in hand with the following problems:
This is hardly surprising as all of the above problems will either lead to, or increase, your worrying about what other people are thinking of you. There is an old Spanish proverb which says "a life lived in fear is a life only half lived" and this very much applies to the social phobic. If you suffer from social anxiety, you are at best prevented from achieving your full potential in life and at worst you could be severely hampered and could almost be unable to lead a 'normal' life. It is quite common for you to gradually limit your life and lifestyle to try to manage or control or completely avoid situations where you might either experience your particular symptoms or have those unwanted and uncomfortable thoughts and feelings about yourself triggered off. One thing to remember is that you weren't born with a fear of being judged, or with low confidence, or a lack of self-esteem, or feeling insecure, or with any of the other symptoms of social anxiety listed above. These problems arise from some uncomfortable feelings that you have bottled up during your developing years and it is perfectly normal to bottle up uncomfortable, upsetting or unwanted feelings in this way. However, once you have bottled up these feelings, every time you experience something in your life that makes you feel anxious or stressed or upset or humilated or embarrassed or judged, such as being bullied at school or having a row with friends or having a relationship break up, or indeed you face any other of life's challenges and problems, those feelings are reinforced for you. You will also continue to bottle up uncomfortable feelings throughout your life which, of course, only makes things worse.
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