Have you ever wondered about the potential options to help you recover from social anxiety? Suffering from social anxiety is something that many of us struggle with, sometimes without even realising it. Finding the optimal solutions and strategies to recover from your social anxiety can make it feel harder. But this shouldn’t necessarily have to be the case.
With this thought in mind, today, we’re looking at some of the key things you need to know about how EMDR therapy can potentially help for social anxiety. It might give you the strength and optimism you need to find recovery opportunities!
What are the Signs of Social Anxiety?
There are several key signs of social anxiety that you should be aware of. Indeed, social anxiety can often seem overburdening, but many people don’t even realise that this is what they are struggling with.
More specifically, social anxiety is a form of social phobia, as expressed by the NHS. Of course, many people will feel nervous or anxious about getting involved with new social situations. However, if you’re experiencing social anxiety, you’ll likely feel much more strongly about these sorts of things. Namely, new social situations will likely mean that you feel a strong sense of ear about such scenarios, and you may end up avoiding new social situations rather than trying to face them.
Often, a common sign of social anxiety is the fear of being judged by others. As such, you might find that any social situation where people might judge can feel very stressful or scary. Severe self-consciousness is a common trait of people suffering from social anxiety. In some cases, even the thought of an anticipated social event can be enough to trigger you to feel worried or afraid.
Social Anxiety Doesn’t Have to be Something You Live With!
Social anxiety can leave many people struggling in their day-to-day lives. Indeed, social anxiety can compound the challenges associated with general social events. But this doesn’t have to be the case, and recovering from social anxiety is possible with time!
Generally speaking, the main cause of social anxiety often stems from our childhood. Stressful or traumatic events as a child can leave us feeling hurt, broken, and stressed. With time, this can develop into a strong fear of new social situations, leading to social anxiety.
Luckily, social anxiety can be fixed! However, it’s important that you start by addressing events from your childhood to achieve this.
How EMDR for Social Anxiety Can Help
As part of your journey to recovery, it’s crucial that you get professional support from a friendly local expert – and EMDR is an excellent option in this regard. Indeed, EMDR is a wonderful tool for social anxiety, and it has become an increasingly popular option for people needing an effective, safe way to heal from social anxiety.
So, how can EMDR help for your social anxiety? Since most cases of social anxiety stem from the past, EMDR, first and foremost, can help reprocess any painful childhood memories you might have.
During EMDR sessions, rapid eye movements help engage both sides of the brain, bringing memories to the surface, addressed, and processed. In turn, this may offer several possible benefits for your recovery process, helping give you a simple direction and a helping hand to support your healing. After all, while recovering from past trauma is often difficult, starting with the problem’s initial cause can help make everything else much easier to handle.
Healing from childhood trauma requires a very specific, specialist approach, but fortunately, this doesn’t have to feel impossible. With this thought in mind, starting with the cause of your anxiety can be a good option to consider if you have been looking for ways to recover from social anxiety.
EMDR isn’t just effective for social anxiety and phobias, either. Indeed, a growing number of people are using EMDR therapy to recover from conditions such as grief and PTSD, so it’s clear just how versatile this unique recovery option can be.
Start Your Journey to Recover From Social Anxiety Today
If you’re ready to start your journey to recover from social anxiety, please don’t hesitate to reach out today. As a professionally qualified counsellor, EMDR therapist, and hypnotherapist, I am immensely proud to deliver some of the most reputable support and therapy for all the people who reach out to me for support in and around Leeds.
Get in touch with me today, or visit my bio to learn a little more about who I am first. I genuinely can’t wait to help you take that first step on your road to recovery! And remember: while you might feel nervous or scared about social situations now, with time and support (and maybe EMDR for social anxiety, if you need it), you can heal from this pain very quickly!
