You know the feeling, you're going on a date and the anxiety symptoms kick in.
Your heart is racing and your palm and forehead is sweaty.
You feel jittery and unable to breathe properly.
It's normal to feel a little anxious when meeting someone that you like, everybody gets a little nervous.
However when anxiety constantly gets the better of you it can make daily life difficult to deal with.
Anxiety symptoms can knock the confidence out of person and make them feel insecure and cause them to overreact.
This can affect a person's ability to make friends and build intimate relationships.
When an anxious person with low self-assurance meets someone they're attracted to, they immediately have thoughts of rejection and unworthiness.
They may even try and hide the fact that they like them by acting the complete opposite to how they feel.
An anxious person might unintentionally throw mixed signals constantly trying to control their emotions.
Their actions might be jittery and clumsy and they may find it hard to make eye contact.
To avoid embarrassment they might even make themselves distant.
All of these self sabotaging thoughts and actions inevitably lead to sabotage of a date and they'd be lucky if they ever get a call back.
Most people are attracted to confidence but it doesn't mean you have to exude Hollywood star confidence.
Feeling comfortable in your own skin around other people is good enough.
If you're anxious all the time however it might indicate an anxiety disorder.
Social phobia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder are two very common anxiety disorders that can severely affect a person's ability to build relationships.
Anxiety disorders can make daily life very difficult to cope with and affect both mental and physical health.
There are literally 100s of anxiety symptoms so one case is likely to differ from another.
Fortunately anxiety disorders are treatable with a relatively high success rate.
If you find social situations extremely hard to deal with it would be wise to seek professional help.
There are some people who are borderline and are just naturally shy and perhaps just need a little more confidence.
Confidence fortunately is something that anyone can acquire, it just takes a little practice.
You can start changing your behavior gradually day by day.
Read lots of self help books, get tips from friends and start adopting the lifestyle and behaviors of the person you want to be.
Think about what makes a person attractive and confident and work towards that.
Next time you're on a date and you experience anxiety symptoms, don't worry.
Just accept the feelings, better still accept the feelings as excitement.
Control your breathing and relax your shoulders.
Remember, your date might just be as nervous as you are go easy on yourself.
If things don't go as planned just think of it as practice for next time..
Your heart is racing and your palm and forehead is sweaty.
You feel jittery and unable to breathe properly.
It's normal to feel a little anxious when meeting someone that you like, everybody gets a little nervous.
However when anxiety constantly gets the better of you it can make daily life difficult to deal with.
Anxiety symptoms can knock the confidence out of person and make them feel insecure and cause them to overreact.
This can affect a person's ability to make friends and build intimate relationships.
When an anxious person with low self-assurance meets someone they're attracted to, they immediately have thoughts of rejection and unworthiness.
They may even try and hide the fact that they like them by acting the complete opposite to how they feel.
An anxious person might unintentionally throw mixed signals constantly trying to control their emotions.
Their actions might be jittery and clumsy and they may find it hard to make eye contact.
To avoid embarrassment they might even make themselves distant.
All of these self sabotaging thoughts and actions inevitably lead to sabotage of a date and they'd be lucky if they ever get a call back.
Most people are attracted to confidence but it doesn't mean you have to exude Hollywood star confidence.
Feeling comfortable in your own skin around other people is good enough.
If you're anxious all the time however it might indicate an anxiety disorder.
Social phobia and Generalized Anxiety Disorder are two very common anxiety disorders that can severely affect a person's ability to build relationships.
Anxiety disorders can make daily life very difficult to cope with and affect both mental and physical health.
There are literally 100s of anxiety symptoms so one case is likely to differ from another.
Fortunately anxiety disorders are treatable with a relatively high success rate.
If you find social situations extremely hard to deal with it would be wise to seek professional help.
There are some people who are borderline and are just naturally shy and perhaps just need a little more confidence.
Confidence fortunately is something that anyone can acquire, it just takes a little practice.
You can start changing your behavior gradually day by day.
Read lots of self help books, get tips from friends and start adopting the lifestyle and behaviors of the person you want to be.
Think about what makes a person attractive and confident and work towards that.
Next time you're on a date and you experience anxiety symptoms, don't worry.
Just accept the feelings, better still accept the feelings as excitement.
Control your breathing and relax your shoulders.
Remember, your date might just be as nervous as you are go easy on yourself.
If things don't go as planned just think of it as practice for next time..
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