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[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety can have a huge impact. also, learning diaphragmatic breathing helps regulate your stress response and can de-activate the sympathetic nervous system (and re-engage the parasympathetic nervous system). there is also some promising research emerging regarding sensiomotor psychotherapy.

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

All therapy is contingent on the quality of the relationship between client and therapist. Thought Records, which are a huge part of formal cbt, can be quite effective in reducing the emotional impact of negative automatic thoughts, which is a very large component of social anxiety.

[–] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago