Anxiety Quotes by Heather Moehn

“ Replace Maladaptive Thoughts with Coping Statements When you feel anxious in social situations, you probably have many false beliefs and maladaptive…

— Heather Moehn

“ Problems in Your Social Life Social anxiety can make you feel empty and alone. You may feel as though you go…

— Heather Moehn

“ Environment The biochemical and genetic explanations for social anxiety are fairly straightforward. However, they don’t explain why one person fears all…

— Heather Moehn

“Besides the physical responses to an anxiety-causing situation, you may feel chronic stress or tension. Many people with social anxiety go through…

— Heather Moehn

“ Change Your Inaccurate Expectations Many social fears are caused by inaccurate expectations and “catastrophizing.” One way to determine your expectations is…

— Heather Moehn

“ Grades Class participation is usually a big part of a final grade, and many people with social anxiety are afraid of…

— Heather Moehn

“ Easing Your Mind’s Responses to Anxiety When you are in social situations, your mind might race with negative thoughts about yourself,…

— Heather Moehn

“ Acting in New Ways Social anxiety also has a strong impact on how you act. As explained before, when people experience…

— Heather Moehn

“ How to Create Coping Statements Coping statements should be brief and simple so you can easily remember them when you feel…

— Heather Moehn

“As we discussed in chapter 2, there are three ways in which anxiety affects people: physically, mentally, and behaviorally. In this section,…

— Heather Moehn

“ Easing Your Body’s Response to Anxiety As explained earlier, anxiety has a strong impact on your body. When you feel anxious,…

— Heather Moehn

“ Choosing Careers Many people with social anxiety do not have the job they would like the most because of fear. They…

— Heather Moehn

“ Fear of Asking for Help If you have social anxiety, it is probably very difficult to ask a teacher or classmate…

— Heather Moehn

“ Perfectionism People with social anxiety tend to be perfectionists. A degree of perfectionism is generally seen as a good trait. It…

— Heather Moehn

“ Exposure Therapy Exposure therapy, also known as desensitization, works best with very specific anxieties and phobias. For example, Jessica is deathly…

— Heather Moehn

“ Sociological Explanations Sociologists theorize that people can live together in peace because of the development of a social hierarchy that ranges…

— Heather Moehn

“ Self-Consciousness In addition to the divisions of specific and generalized social anxiety, experts also identify two types of self-consciousness: public self-consciousness…

— Heather Moehn

“ Your Behavioral Responses to Anxiety The ways in which people react to social situations are often a result of physical and…

— Heather Moehn

“ Progressive Muscle Relaxation Even when you feel at ease, you may still experience tightness in your body. People with chronic anxiety…

— Heather Moehn