Re:Ask HN: How do you cope with or overcame social anxiety a...
by tjkrusinski on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @01:58PM
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Books by David Burns, who is credited with giving rise to CBT, are good. Specifically, Feeling Good.
Personally, I had pretty bad social anxiety, but worked through it with a therapist and hard work. There aren't any short cuts or magic tricks, it's hard work and it puts you out of your comfort zone.
I'll preface with saying I'm not a doctor, but, I'd avoid mediation unless you have general anxiety and/or depression. There's a lot of evidence that shows that medication and therapy are equally as efficacious for problems like this.
Personally, I had pretty bad social anxiety, but worked through it with a therapist and hard work. There aren't any short cuts or magic tricks, it's hard work and it puts you out of your comfort zone.
I'll preface with saying I'm not a doctor, but, I'd avoid mediation unless you have general anxiety and/or depression. There's a lot of evidence that shows that medication and therapy are equally as efficacious for problems like this.