Social anxiety

[becca364]

I have social anxiety are there any tips on how to defeat it? I was thinking about going to a anxiety therapist or maybe start lexapro? Opinions ? Anything helps thanks !

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Hi becca364 there are quite a few strategies for defeating social anxiety and my understanding is that a combination works best, such as medication to help with symptoms of anxiety, and some form of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) usually provided by a psychologist. If you google CBT social anxiety you will get a ton of information. It's not instant, but it is an effective approach over time, and you should easily be able to find a therapist that does this as its a very well recognized and established process. This is not "let's talk about your childhood" therapy, its more about discovering that what you are worrying about or scared of in social situations is actually unnecessary. Hope that helps and best wishes!