6 minutes agoAuthor: Shivakant Shukla
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You Often it must have been seen or heard that some people feel nervous in more congestion. Before meeting and interacting with someone, different types of negative things start coming in their mind. They soon become Navars. This is not just a fear, but a mental problem, which is called social anxiety.
According to the Angeli and Depression Association of America (ADAA), about 1.5 crore people in the US are suffering from the problem of social anxiety. At the same time, according to the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS), 2016, more than 65 lakh people in India are struggling with the Social Angeli Disorder (SAD). According to the report, its risk is more in men than women. However, more study is needed in India right now.
Today Relationship Talk of social perspective in the column. Will also know that-
- What are the signs of social anxiety?
- What to do to avoid this?
What is social anxiety?
Social anxiety is a type of mental condition, which usually starts in teenage. It is also called ‘Social Phobia’. In this, the person gets anxiety, fear and nervousness while attending an event, publicly speaking or meeting new people. In this, a person loses his confidence among other people. He feels that people will judge him. It seems challenging to interact with people and dissolve with them because of social anxiety.

Causes of social anxiety
There is no information about the exact cause of social anxiety, but it may be associated with many factors. These include physical abuse, mantle problem and genetic causes. Apart from this, social anxiety can also occur due to imbalance in mood -control neurotransmitters serratonin and dopamine. There can be many other reasons for this. Such as-
- Due to the nature of one of the parents.
- Due to emotional, physical or any other bulling in childhood.
- Due to some kind of mental pressure.
- Due to overcontrolling parenting style.
- Due to excessive use of social media.
Connection with raising social anxiety
Bad parenting style has a direct connection to social anxiety. When parents over control the child, criticize them on small things, instead of believing in their child, they pay more attention to the opinion of others, then the child starts getting social anxiety since childhood.
Such children do not share their words with anyone quickly. At the same time, they are not able to trust others quickly. Most children show symptoms with aging.
Signs of social perspective
In this, the person experiences nervousness and fear in publicly speaking or interacting. He feels that people are making negative perceptions about him. This may cause him some problems. Such as sweating, heartbeat intensifies, shaking hands, drying up and having trouble speaking.
If someone feels such symptoms, it can be a sign of social anxiety. Learn about this from the graphic below-

It is necessary to control social anxiety
Senior psychiatrist Dr. Satyakant Trivedi explains that social anxiety cannot be completely eliminated. However, its symptoms can be reduced with some practice. For this, a person should practice facing people. This gradually increases confidence and reduces nervousness.
Social anxiety is often born out of negative thinking. In such a situation, it is necessary that always be positive. Remind yourself that your life does not rest on someone’s judgment, but it is your own life and it should be done according to you. Apart from this, it is important to take care of some other things, understand it from graphic below-

Treatment of social anxiety
People usually consider social anxiety as very common, but it can be challenging. However, it can be controlled by correct treatment, positive thinking and regular practice.
For this, keep faith in yourself and remember that every small success is a big victory. If you feel that you are not able to manage it yourself, then you can also take help of professionals. Professionals give some therapy for this. This can reduce the symptoms of social anxiety. Understand it from the pointers below-
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
This therapy helps the person to recognize negative perceptions and overcome it. It is a talk therapy given by mental health professionals. In this, a person is taught to be positive.
Exposure therapy
It is also a psychological therapy. In this, the person is gradually motivated to face the social situations from which he is afraid. This therapy helps to increase confidence by reducing fear.
Relaxation Therapy
This therapy can be taken by itself. It has to take deep or long breath when nervous in social anxiety situation. Long breathing relaxes the brain. This reduces nervousness.
Medicinal therapy
In this, psychiatrist gives some medicines based on the patient’s condition. These drugs can help reduce the signs of social anxiety.
Apart from this, there is a need to make some changes in lifestyle to reduce the symptoms of social anxiety. Such as-
- Reduce the intake of caffeine and sugar. This can increase the perspective.
- Include fruits and vegetables in your diet.
- Get into the habit of getting enough and deep sleep.
- Exercise at least 45 minutes daily.