Action Challenge To Overcome Social Anxiety

I don't know why I have social anxiety, or panic attacks, or agoraphobia, or depression. It could have been my environment growing up, or some event that happened, I'm not quite sure.

I do know however, that it is my choice to either curl up in a corner and live with these for the rest of my life, or get up and do something to change my life. I choose the latter, because I absolutely hate living with social anxiety. The constant battles of my thoughts, the fatigue, the embarrassment, the excuses, and on and on.

I also know I don't have to take the journey to overcoming social anxiety alone. There are plenty of support systems, from my family, to social anxiety forums, to support groups, or friends.

If I find that one of these support avenues interfere with my motivation to change, I will seek out others. I will not be held back by anyone else's negativity. I have enough of that from myself I am trying to change.

When writing down my beliefs, goals, and reasons from the exercises earlier in my postings, I wanted to be able to go outside and actually do something I want to do. I want to accomplish this with minimal anxiety, and I want to enjoy what I am doing instead of listening to all the negative thoughts in my head.

Today, I have decided to re-plant some flowers. I will take some flowers that have already gone dormant from the backyard and re-plant them in the front yard. I will not take my daughter with me for support (safe-person) as I would normally have done. I will accomplish this on my own.

It sounds simple if you don't have social anxiety. It may sound simple if you do have it. But we need to start moving ahead at a slow pace. If we jump in too quickly and try to do things that causes the most anxiety, we have a better chance of not seeing it through.

So, what goal will you make today? I would like to hear about it as well as your success. I will update this post with my results.

Until next time...

The best advice I can give is to just do it! I started to think about it and almost backed out. I told myself this was ridiculous, the only way to move forward is by doing, and nothing will happen that I can't handle.

So I gathered my tools and off I went. The neighbors were outside doing their thing. While I was working, my thoughts started to drift; wondering what the neighbors were thinking about me. I said STOP, and concentrated on my work, and made it through just fine.

I feel great! I made it through, with very little anxiety which actually surprised me. I also feel good that I accomplished something. This is a good thing. You must try a goal today, and also try and post your results.