5 Affirmations That Can Relieve Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is a visceral reaction to the unpredictability that comes with social interaction. It shakes you up like a soda can while simultaneously freezing your lungs in your chest.
Nothing is more frustrating and scary than social anxiety. Having an innate aversion to humanity’s most-used tool can be a nightmare. You know you have to do it, but you also just want to be comfortable with what you want.
You either have to succumb to it or actively battle it in your mind. That means rearranging your thought process.
To do that, all you need is to convince yourself of these five affirmations:
I am capable of communicating my thoughts and feelings to others.
Believe it or not, you are! The sky’s the limit, and you, your opinions, and your emotions are worth sharing. You don’t need to learn any tips or tricks, you just need to convince yourself of this single truth and you will be a great communicator.
Very few people like having to talk to each other.
This is a well-known fact. Remember that, no matter how often you see them talking, the person you’re socializing with probably feels the same way you do, but they like you enough to talk to you right now despite their anxiety.
People have more important things to focus on than my little mistakes.
Come on, you know full well you’re not the center of the universe. Anxiety is a funny thing, a feeling that simultaneously tells you that you are the least and most significant person in the room. Well, you’re not either.
Out of 100 people, you are one. Everyone else has 99 others to focus on. This means that the little time they have to allot to you won’t be spent focusing on the details, it will be spent on the general topic.
It’s okay if others form unfavorable opinions of me because opinions change.
Have you ever hated anyone upon meeting them, but then grew to like them over time? Of course you have! Opinions aren’t permanent settings, they are ever-changing spectrums of subconscious trains of thought.
If someone is dead set on hating me, it says more about them than it does me.
You are not responsible for others’ thoughts and feelings, even if it’s about you.
Hatred is a turbulent, negative, unstable emotion that is nearly impossible to maintain for extended periods of time. It takes effort to fuel a fire like that, and more negativity is the only material to fill it.
It does not take a rocket scientist to imagine people like that. Let’s be honest, you’re better off without them.