Anyone suffer from social anxiety? Is there a way to make it tolerable?

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ALCOHOL!!!!

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I used to be really socially anxious and found that I could kill the anxiety completely and act uninhibited with alcohol.

By the time I was like ~28-29 or so, I cared so little what anyone thought about me that it was completely unnecessary, but, rightly or wrongly, alcohol was the bridge.

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Therapy and working out

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Pretty much solves whatever ails you - that and time although the latter is unlikely to help with the social anxiety

Hubby does - exercise & a lot of pushing himself. Therapy deffo helps. Remember that many people suffer social anxiety in silence - you are not alone. You got this!

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As someone who’s struggled with social anxiety and been to therapy, the only way to truly conquer it is to do what is called exposure therapy. It can easily be done alone and without expensive therapy if motivated enough. You can look online for more details but basically you list all the uncomfortable scenarios you can think of in order from least to most and just start putting yourself in those situations to realize you can deal with the anxiety and be fine. Worked like a charm for me.

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Antidepressants

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Yes, but working from home has really helped!

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Don’t interact with other people

Agreed. Socializing is overrated.

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Drugs.

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