Feeling Anxious? Having Anxiety Symptoms? You Are Not Alone. Quality Counseling Can Help

Social anxiety and social phobia are the terms we use to describe the combination of high levels of fear of social situations and avoidance of situations with others. Connecting with other people allows us to feel valued and important. It allows us to learn from each other, to play and laugh, and to find joy in belonging. Sometimes feeling shy or self-conscious makes that hard to do and sometimes feeling anxiety about social situations makes it feel impossible. People who have social anxiety often avoid social situations or they have so much anxiety when they are social, they aren’t able to get the benefits of the interaction.

At Quality Counseling of New England, we have worked with hundreds of clients who have social anxiety and love helping people to regain the benefits of connecting with others.

Here are some signs that you may have social anxiety

• In Your Social Life
  You’ve convinced yourself that you don’t like people as way to justify why you avoid them. You don’t say what you’re thinking, stay quiet. You don’t let people know you’d like to be friends or to date.
• At School
  You work alone even if its more work. You pick the written paper instead of the presentation. You drop the class as soon as you find out there will be an oral presentation.
• At Work
  You don’t get promoted because you avoid presentations, leading a group, or speaking up at work. You avoid the lunchroom, making friends with colleagues, and networking.
• In General
  You don’t want anyone to see you or to observe you doing anything-even if its as simple as crossing the room. You don’t ask questions because you are afraid of what other people will think. You don’t go places alone (surprise: that’s social anxiety too).

At Quality Counseling of New England LLC, your therapist will help you overcome, reduce or even eliminate your social anxiety. We will partner with you in developing approaches for navigating social settings successfully. This may include practices like communication skills training and gradual exposure to build your self-confidence and comfort in social settings. Contact us today. We’re ready to make the process easier for you, even if sending emails or making phone calls is intimidating.