Beating Social Anxiety – Hypnotherapy in Ely and Newmarket

Suffering with social anxiety can be a daily nightmare with meetings, parties and other events around others taking place all the time.

You probably worry about what others think about you and do all you can to avoid looking or sounding stupid or making an idiot of yourself in front of them. When around others you may feel on edge, anxious and worried. You may feel inferior in some way or not as good as others.

In extreme cases, you may structure your life to avoid any potentially anxious situations and so you avoid meetings, meeting new people, going out, presentations, dating or any other similar situations.
If you’re looking for support with social anxiety in Ely or Newmarket, you can find the main information page here: Social Anxiety Hypnotherapy in Ely & Newmarket

As someone who used to struggle with social anxiety myself, I know how exhausting it can become. Before meetings, social events or presentations I would often spend far more time worrying about the situation than actually being in it. Looking back, many of the things I feared never happened, but the anxiety felt very real at the time.

 

Quick Summary

Social anxiety can make meetings, social events and everyday interactions feel exhausting.

Many people experience:

• fear of judgement
• overthinking conversations
• physical anxiety symptoms
• worry about what other people think
• avoidance of social situations

These five simple strategies can help you feel calmer and more comfortable before social situations.

You can also read real client experiences here: Hypnotherapy Reviews in Ely.

 

5 Things To Do

To combat the anxiety, here are 5 things you need to do:

1) Relax quickly around others by learning to make your out breath longer than your in breath – you’ll feel more relaxed and more comfortable and so will those around you.

2) Mentally rehearse being confident before you go – imagine watching yourself looking calm, confident and relaxed in those social situations. While doing so pump up your confident self-talk inside.

3) Ask questions – most people are only too happy to talk about things if you ask them – and remember, you don’t carry sole responsibility for every conversation.

4) Before you go in the room, remember a time you felt totally confident and imagine being back there now, or imagine being with someone you feel totally comfortable around – you already know how to do this stuff so tap into your own resources.

5) Remember to smile – it will help you relax and others will be more relaxed talking to you.

The key to overcoming social anxiety is to become comfortable being the real you – who you really are.

 

Still Struggling With Social Anxiety?

Many people spend years trying to manage social anxiety alone before realising the underlying pattern can actually change.

If social anxiety has been affecting your confidence, relationships or enjoyment of life, support is available.

You can learn more here:

• Anxiety Hypnotherapy in Ely
• Social Anxiety Hypnotherapy in Ely & Newmarket

Or arrange a free consultation to discuss what might help.

 

Related Social Anxiety Articles

You may also find these helpful:

• What Social Anxiety Really Feels Like
• Why Social Anxiety Feels So Exhausting
• Social Anxiety and Self Criticism
• Why We Think People Notice Us More Than They Do
• Social Anxiety vs Low Confidence
• How to Stop Overthinking in Social Situations
• Anxiety and Worrying What Other People Think
• What is Social Phobia? Understanding Social Anxiety

You can also explore the Anxiety in Ely hub, which brings together articles covering social anxiety, panic attacks, overthinking and other common anxiety experiences.

 

Support for Social Anxiety

I didn’t need to be louder, funnier or more confident than everyone else.

I simply needed to become comfortable being myself.

When social anxiety starts reducing, that often happens naturally.

When you can trust yourself to be yourself, to handle uncertainty and to relax knowing you’ll never know for sure what others are thinking – then you can start enjoying life and doing the things YOU want to do.

Dan Regan

Anxiety Therapy and Hypnotherapy Ely & Newmarket

 

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