So many people who are considered shy or an introvert-suffer from some level of social anxiety. That doesn’t mean they don’t like people; they can feel insecure, overwhelmed, panicked and avoidant of social situations with many people, new people, big groups, and in front of people.
Tapping has been found to be an effective technique for big feelings (anger, anxiety, overwhelm, social anxiety). Here is a quick “tapping” video to help gain social confidence from Sebastian van der Schrier and Social Anxiety Solution This is the only program I am aware of that uses tapping (also called EFT, or Emotional Freedom Technique) to conquer social anxiety. (I don’t receive any compensation for saying this-I just like what he does)
His story (from his blog)
““I suffered from severe social anxiety for over a decade. I faced some of my worst fears (from to approaching women to public speaking, and from purposefully getting myself rejected to purposefully embarrassing myself) and got really disappointing results.
The standard solution to beat social anxiety of “changing thoughts, affirmations, journaling, being mindful and forcefully facing fears” did not work for me…”
I did feel a lot more confident after facing my fears. But the confidence I gained was only temporary…
… a few days later I was back to feeling anxious and insecure .
It did not work. And that was absolutely terrifying…
I feared I’d have to live with my social anxiety for the rest of my life.
In 2006 my despair led me to search for solutions that did work for me. I eventually stumbled upon a powerful emotional release technique that has -with persistence and the help of some brilliant therapists- allowed me to beat my social anxiety completely
(Please click on the link below to his web page and the tapping video). Happy tapping!