Shyness and Social Anxiety: The 30 Day Transformation Guide with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Self Acceptance Techniques

With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the most significant focus that they have in place is that your perceptions, thoughts, and the like are the sole influences of your behavior. For example, if you’re distressed, you may have a distorted perception of reality. It’s an idea that, when you have your thoughts rightfully in place, and you know what the reality of the situation is, you’ll be happier, and you’ll be able to assess those thoughts in a better manner, and in a way that is more powerful for you

Suffering, unlike pain, is because we try to cling to pleasure and not accept pain

So, you’re not running away from the anxiety of a social situation or the irrational idea of you having to be around others, but instead, you’re understanding your thoughts better, and having a better feeling on these, and not trying to control these types of thoughts obsessively

Journaling is key for starting on the pathway to overcoming shyness and social anxiety. The reason for this is simple: it will help you look at the realistic expectations that you have and the state of your life

Willingly experiencing emotional pain will help you understand that while it does suck to experience, you will survive. It’s like exposure treatment, but at a much smaller level

If you think that something is going to be bad, or if you feel like you’re nervous, it causes this to grow, and essentially you’re sowing the seeds to this bad experience, and this causes anxiety

Physical activity is one of the best ways to get you out of your own head

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