5 facts I learned from Social Anxiety

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Broken saloon door
People with SA have their brain stuck just like some broken saloon doors, it stays opened. For others, they close automatically, for people with SA, it stays open so it is impossible to calm down, not to feel anxiety and to over-react no matter what you do.

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...some parts of the brain involved in processing and regulating emotions. (includes for instance the Amygdala) may be overactive. As if they do not have any working brakes on them. The amygdala is more active and sensitive in individuals suffering from social phobia.
BOOK: Social Anxiety Disorder - How to understand and overcome Social Phobia using proven techniques, AUTHOR; Raymond Le Blanc

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Pure OCD and GAD are hidden beneath the disorder.
Facts available on the net are abundant and they made a positive revolution in my relation to SA.

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People do not notice me at all. And it is scientifically proven that it is impossible for human mind to notice and to remember what happened, what I said and how I looked.

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Meditation on force does not work - it increases anxiety once you realize you are still anxious.
Since this disorder is caused by faulty biological drive, trying to remove social anxiety leads to more anxiety, people-pleasing, caring what other people think and cognitive distortions.

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ERP works.