Hypnotherapy : Natural Cures for Social Phobia

Social phobia stems from a lack of confidence. Eliminate social phobia with help from a certified clinical hypnotherapist in this free video on hypnosis.

Expert: Jennifer Schaefer
Bio: Jennifer Schaefer is a certified clinical hypnotherapist.
Filmmaker: Steve Geffner

Series Description: To understand hypnotherapy and it's benefits, be sure to perform extensive research. Utilize hypnotherapy with advice from a certified clinical hypnotherapist in this free video series on holistic medicine.

[babbaruff]

Honestly social anxiety is pure torture and has make me feel suicidal. I get it bad when around my own family, it makes me feel like a freak and the loneliest person on earth 😔

[UPasBELOW]

Reading the comments makes me feel better knowing that I can relate to others on this topic

[scorpioscythe]

I’m tired of being such a nervous wreck when meeting new people. It’s so hard to make friends, I honestly think older people are right, it’s these phones.

[JayDub]

I use to do everything as a kid and not have a care in the world but once I hit high school I can’t even go out In public without worrying if people are talking about me. Social anxiety sucks

[xgabbiebabesx]

The thing for me is that I never know what to say or talk about, that’s why people can find me boring

[doniamustafa]

i just wanna hug someone has social anxiety and say don't worry you're not alone i'm like u man!

[LukeWarmLiving]

Social anxiety has robbed me of so many years of my precious life but I know it’ll get better and I’ve never let those fears define me

[hiteshpandey]

My body starts shaking while in public speeches or becoming center of attractions 😔

[bookbutterfly]

Please tell me if I’m socially anxious, or just a shy introvert:
-I always tend to say “yes” to literally everything my friends say, except if their idea is just ridiculously insane, where I’d just say what I’m feeling and attempt to laugh it off so they won’t hate me (in my head at least)
-I always question everything I do
-I always think everyone I encounter is judging me, and the smallest things (like dropping things) make me feel nervous
-I fake-laugh even if I don’t think what my friends just said was funny, so that they wouldn’t hate me (in my head)
-Even if I sit with a group of friends, I’m always the third wheel and stay absolutely silent.
-I hate attention and presentations, and situations where I have to choose between two friends, with a high chance of the other hating me (in my head)
-I crave approval, but not in front of the whole class bc everyone would be staring at me
-Presentations and attention in front of ANYONE sends my heart flying
-I usually let my friends make decisions so they wouldn’t think I’m controlling or bossy (in my head)
-When I say something and no one answers, I think they think I’m too chatty and annoying
-I am EXTREMELY sensitive to social cues, and when people sound even a bit annoyed, I back down 10 miles to get them not to hate me

-I am crazy at home, and more warm to close friends, which I have a few, but I have to fake laugh with them.

[mikekrahel]

I just recently turned 47 and have been dealing with social anxiety, GAD and depression since my early teens. In my experience it has ebbed and flawed and at times it has been almost entirely debilitating and excruciatingly painful. In the past I have been suicidal for weeks on end and felt the urge to give up more times than I can remember. It is a burden that some of us never asked for and happened through no fault of our own. It has made it very difficult to create and maintain lasting relationships. But through it all it is a part of who I am but I do not let it define me. I guess what I’d like to share is hope. I know the struggle will continue in some ways it has become easier, the burden lighter. It has taught me compassion and given me a soft heart. It is has given me the ability to empathize with those who suffer the same fate. I would encourage anyone who reads this that there is help and there are proven techniques and tools to assist you in the fight. Stay strong and be courageous because you are doing it for you.

[davee]

Honestly if she was the person trying to help me, I would start sweating like crazy and would definitely have to skip the hand shake unless she was to feel clammy hands lol, that’s how bad my anxiety can be

[kelseyk]

I feel like everyone is talking behind my back constantly and that’s just one thing

[tunnelvisionconcepts]

Verbal & physical abuse is definitely the cause of social anxiety/phobia. The insults, name calling, threats, manipulations, gas lighting, all cause traumatic exposure mentally, physically, and socially. Every experience to being exposed to others in the public eye and to feel panic/anxious is nothing short of post traumatic stress. Research Narcissism/Trauma Bonds and you will fully understand.

[Rytnixrs]

The worst thing that can ever happen to a person is social anxiety. U loose all your friends and relatives. U feel like u r a freak and can't even understand what's really going on. U r awkward, have less confidence . U get easily bullied on your school life and nobody ever stands beside u. U never find love. U always have panic attack and thousand thinks going on mind and people think u r rude and is not interested in anything. U never know to smile. U have to struggle to even produce small voice from your throat while in a social situation. U r a joke between people. No one ever respects u. U never get a chance to learn social skills. U never get to show your talents because every time something in your mind stops u. U wish never to meet new people because u have fear that they will know how u r. U r always alone locked inside a room and even barely show your face to your own family. U start skipping classes or schools. U rarely make eye contact. U always feel like u r immature. Social anxiety is a punishment that u get without doing any crimes or bad things. U just always have Suicidal thoughts and always thinks that u get a second life in which u don't have anxiety. It truly ruins the whole history of a person's life. It's just sucks.

[dromycatcher]

the causes of social phobia is lack of confidence? lol
The causes are severe trauma's done by iother people, so to fear people is only a logical, natural result of those negative experiences. It's very shortsighted to think it is because of 'lack of selfconfidence' in the sense that it's just a problem on the mental level about insecurity of who you are, that's more another result of those negative experiences.

[SWIFTzTrigger]

As far as I know there is only 1 way to face anxiety, of which I've had for a long time. You must force yourself to face it and face it with more intensity and frequently. That is the only way.

[nekoart]

Although I have social anxiety, I don't feel that people are constantly talking about me and actually I do like talking with people and making new friends but at the same time I'm afraid of it, I'm always afraid of sounding stupid or annoying when starting a conversation and I always assume that people would be pissed off if I'm being my real self around them since I've always been either bullied by friends or bashed by my family for being different. I wish I know how to actually socialize but being normal at the same time...

[cirriusrogue]

I don't have social anxiety but I do have anxiety due to phobias. In my case two things have helped: lowering my stress and educating myself about my fears. What has helped most with lowering my stress is changing my diet.

First, I've reduced my alcohol intake significantly. Where I was drinking daily I now drink only socially and only a handful of times each year. What has also really helped is supplementing my diet and drinking veg juice daily. Exercise and gardening has also helped.

[johnmondo]

I am a very insecure person. I don't like almost everything about myself. Whether it be my appearance, my laugh, my voice, my body... literally almost everything. I also suffer from pretty extreme social anxiety which I think stems from my very low self esteem. It started happening to me my freshman year of high school. My symptoms include hot/ beat red face, fast beating heart, shaking legs and hands, a shakey voice, loss of breath, and when it's happening I can't think straight. This happens all the time whether it be presenting a project in front of my class (I often ask teachers to present after school with just them and if they say no I will just not do the project and fail just to avoid the panic attack in front of 30 people) ordering food somewhere I've never been, talking to people I've never met or aren't comfortable with, going somewhere for the first time and there being lots of people there. Driving somewhere busy/ I've never been to also give me bad anxiety. It makes me feel trapped. Makes me feel lonely. This also leads me to have thoughts like "I have no friends because everyone thinks I'm weird" or "the friends I have don't even like me that much and will leave me alone any minute" or "what if my boyfriend decides he doesn't like me anymore and breaks up with me tomorrow I can't meet new people if that happens because I'm too afraid" I am literally afraid of everything and this is leading to my depression. I'm very close with my family but I could never talk to them about this because I would be embarrassed and feel like they don't understand or would make fun of me, or even not believe how bad it really is. I wanna be better, I wanna be confident and I want my crippling anxiety to just go away. I just don't know how to do it. I hate it. I want it gone. I need help.

[herniethetwig]

I feel like if I could talk to someone about it I could overcome it.., but it prevents me from getting that deep with anyone.., it’s so annoying, I’m stuck in this cycle, lonely af.. anyone out there struggling, your not alone. I try to think of how temporary every situation and this life as a whole is to combat any nerves coming into play. I being feeling trapped in my head and just need a way out for a little, love y’all