it's normal to get anxious at times
it's normal to get anxious at times

whether it's before a big test or for a
whether it's before a big test or for a

job interview but do you feel anxious
job interview but do you feel anxious

often without knowing what's causing it
often without knowing what's causing it

when you lead a busy life you can come
when you lead a busy life you can come

across many different factors that
across many different factors that

trigger those racing pulses but the more
trigger those racing pulses but the more

you understand the common causes the
you understand the common causes the

easier it is to manage them here are six
easier it is to manage them here are six

situations that can give you anxiety 1
situations that can give you anxiety 1

caffeine do you have hard time starting
caffeine do you have hard time starting

the day without a cup of coffee or
the day without a cup of coffee or

resort to energy drinks when you're
resort to energy drinks when you're

pulling all-nighters caffeine can be
pulling all-nighters caffeine can be

incredibly addictive when we rely on it
incredibly addictive when we rely on it

in order to function but studies have
in order to function but studies have

shown that patients with social anxiety
shown that patients with social anxiety

or panic disorder are more sensitive to
or panic disorder are more sensitive to

caffeine on the contrary some patients
caffeine on the contrary some patients

with obsessive compulsive disorder or
with obsessive compulsive disorder or

OCD can actually benefit from caffeine
OCD can actually benefit from caffeine

we recommend that you pay close
we recommend that you pay close

attention to how your body reacts the
attention to how your body reacts the

next time you have a caffeinated drink
next time you have a caffeinated drink

if you feel more anxious it's best to
if you feel more anxious it's best to

swap your Starbucks latte for a soothing
swap your Starbucks latte for a soothing

cup of water to parties this is
cup of water to parties this is

especially common if you have social
especially common if you have social

anxiety
anxiety

what's more daunting than entering a
what's more daunting than entering a

crowded room full of strangers just the
crowded room full of strangers just the

loud music and chaos can get your heart
loud music and chaos can get your heart

racing and if you're self-conscious you
racing and if you're self-conscious you

might worry about whether you're going
might worry about whether you're going

to embarrass yourself or make a wrong
to embarrass yourself or make a wrong

first impression although you could
first impression although you could

avoid parties by using excuses to stay
avoid parties by using excuses to stay

at home there's only so many times that
at home there's only so many times that

that actually works what happens when
that actually works what happens when

your best friend hosts a wedding party
your best friend hosts a wedding party

or it's your cousin's 21st birthday
or it's your cousin's 21st birthday

party one helpful tip is to show up
party one helpful tip is to show up

early so you can adjust to the
early so you can adjust to the

environment and get to know a few new
environment and get to know a few new

faces before it becomes too overwhelming
faces before it becomes too overwhelming

3 public bathrooms this is actually a
3 public bathrooms this is actually a

social phobia the term for it is called
social phobia the term for it is called

pure OSIS or otherwise known as bashful
pure OSIS or otherwise known as bashful

bladder syndrome BBS people who grew up
bladder syndrome BBS people who grew up

with overly critical parents bullying or
with overly critical parents bullying or

a traumatic event involving the
a traumatic event involving the

inability to urinate when they were
inability to urinate when they were

supposed to may develop this phobia
supposed to may develop this phobia

common treatment for it is graduated
common treatment for it is graduated

exposure therapy where the individual
exposure therapy where the individual

works with a behaviorist there
works with a behaviorist there

and gradually uses public bathrooms in
and gradually uses public bathrooms in

difficult situations for public speaking
difficult situations for public speaking

ever experience stage fright right
ever experience stage fright right

before competition live performance or
before competition live performance or

presentation unfortunately we can't
presentation unfortunately we can't

graduate school without building our
graduate school without building our

public speaking skills and it doesn't
public speaking skills and it doesn't

stop there in the work world we are
stop there in the work world we are

asked to speak in front of others
asked to speak in front of others

whether it's for public events or
whether it's for public events or

conferences to alleviate some of the
conferences to alleviate some of the

anxiety you can ask your friends and
anxiety you can ask your friends and

family to give you pep talks or treat
family to give you pep talks or treat

yourself to a cute outfit because when
yourself to a cute outfit because when

you look good you also feel good on the
you look good you also feel good on the

day before your public performance you
day before your public performance you

can also try Amie Cuddy's power poses
can also try Amie Cuddy's power poses

that she demonstrates in her TED talk
that she demonstrates in her TED talk

it's totally worth checking out if you
it's totally worth checking out if you

want to build self-confidence it's one
want to build self-confidence it's one

of my favorite TEDTalks five eating in
of my favorite TEDTalks five eating in

front of others having social anxiety
front of others having social anxiety

isn't just about being nervous in front
isn't just about being nervous in front

of new people sometimes it also means
of new people sometimes it also means

being afraid to eat or drink in public
being afraid to eat or drink in public

this can be especially difficult during
this can be especially difficult during

holiday gatherings or dinner dates
holiday gatherings or dinner dates

common concerns include looking
common concerns include looking

unattractive while eating spilling a
unattractive while eating spilling a

drink and choking in front of others one
drink and choking in front of others one

helpful treatment method is cognitive
helpful treatment method is cognitive

behavioral therapy CBT where you can
behavioral therapy CBT where you can

train to replace your negative thoughts
train to replace your negative thoughts

with rational thinking and you know what
with rational thinking and you know what

you probably look really cute when you
you probably look really cute when you

eat shout out to all the wonderful
eat shout out to all the wonderful

mukbang videos on YouTube 6 stating your
mukbang videos on YouTube 6 stating your

real opinions are you a people pleaser
real opinions are you a people pleaser

who worries about hurting other people's
who worries about hurting other people's

feelings or often agree with others just
feelings or often agree with others just

to avoid conflict
to avoid conflict

social anxiety can cause the individual
social anxiety can cause the individual

to hold back their honest opinions
to hold back their honest opinions

whether it's not speaking up about a
whether it's not speaking up about a

problem or not revealing your romantic
problem or not revealing your romantic

feelings to your crush people who have
feelings to your crush people who have

anxiety over these situations are
anxiety over these situations are

usually afraid that they might come
usually afraid that they might come

across harsh or fear that others will
across harsh or fear that others will

reject them to reduce these stressful
reject them to reduce these stressful

feelings you can practice gathering your
feelings you can practice gathering your

thoughts ahead of time to create
thoughts ahead of time to create

discussions more than debates and
discussions more than debates and

remember that people's memories are
remember that people's memories are

short anyway which of these situations
short anyway which of these situations

make you anxious
make you anxious

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