3 Solutions to Manage Social Anxiety Episode #42

<p><strong><em>In this episode Joanne Williams, LCSW discusses the costs of Social Anxiety and </em></strong> A help guide <a href= "https://www.helpguide.org/articles/relationships-communication/dealing-with-loneliness-and-shyness.htm"> learning new skills and adopting a different outlook</a> if you feel socially awkward</p> <p><strong><em>In this episode Joanne Williams, LCSW discusses solutions for</em></strong> <strong><em>social an</em></strong><strong>xiety and how it starts, it is not your fault.</strong></p> <p><strong>3 Solutions to manage Social Anxiety</strong></p> <p>What is anxiety costing you?  A relationship, fun and excitement that promotion you were overlooked for? </p> <p>We humans are very social creatures; other people are important to us.  As we all know from personal experience, human relationships can deeply affect us, emotionally; they can either enrich or complicate our lives.</p> <p>Not surprisingly, the roots of our anxiety may lie largely in our childhood: Our early childhood experiences shape our later relationships, romantic and otherwise.</p> <p>As infants, we develop an "attachment style" that reflects how we relate to our early caregiver(s), reflected in a "secure", "anxious avoidant" or "anxious ambivalent" (either "resistant" or "passive") style.</p> <p>Those who have a responsive caregiver who meets the infant's needs tend to develop a "secure" attachment style (happy at caregiver's appearance, upset at his/her departure, empowered to explore the world and connect with caregiver).</p> <p>Those who have a responsive caregiver who fails to meet the infant's needs can develop an "anxious avoidant" style (indifferent to caregiver appearance, unreactive to departure, detached- little exploration or connection with caregiver).</p> <p>Those who caregiver isn't reliably present can become "anxious ambivalent".  If the infant feels is unable to influence the caregiver, then can become "resistant" (showing anger at caregiver's appearance); if not, they can become "passive" (helpless).</p