What Triggers People With Social Anxiety

Social Anxiety is defined as an anxiety disorder that makes a person fear interacting with other people and being judged by them, leading to self consciousness. It’s this fear that makes you think that you're going to embarrass yourself or be criticized so badly that it just becomes unbearable. But you know, in your rational mind that it's not like that, you know that it's unlikely for people to be a harsh as you think they're being, but you can't help it. What triggers people with social anxiety are things like public speaking, meeting new people or even making small talks. People with social anxiety, are mostly seen by others as shy, reserved, nervous or even unfriendly. When in reality, most of us do want to socialize, we would love to make new friends
Social anxiety is so strong that it doesn't let you go places or do things that you wish you could do. It gets in the way of your life and it limits your happiness. Its obvious that a person doesn’t want to feel like this, being restrained of social interactions, so one tip that has worked for me, would be challenging your negative thoughts. Whenever I walk into a crowded place I feel anxious and immediately think that I'm going to embarrass myself by saying or doing something stupid which would lead for me to get judged. But if instead of letting my thoughts win, I challenge them by asking myself “How is this is, in any way, relevant to people?”, it could help a lot with overcoming those negative thoughts. What also seems to help a lot is to focus on my surroundings. Distract yourself and stare