http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog A blog by Nick Hanlon to help you understand and overcome social anxiety Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:37:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The older a person is the more likely they will think that there is no hope of them being able to turn their social anxiety into social confidence. There are several lines of logic that result in people thinking this, but they are all based on mistaken beliefs. Three common ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/too-old As with blushing and sweating anxiety symptoms, shaking and jerky movements are caused by the increased sympathetic nervous system activity that occurs when we get anxious. During this process adrenaline is released that causes our muscles to become ready for physical activity. A side effect of this readiness is trembling ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/shaking-and-tension Blushing and Sweating are two common concerns of the social anxiety sufferer. To some, blushing is a sweet and endearing quality, but for the social anxiety sufferer it can feel like a nightmare. For them, rather than a slight pinkness in their cheeks, their blushing can often be more describable ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/blushing-and-sweating Birthdays - are they a time for celebration for you? When a person is socially anxious, times for celebration can become associated with stress, anxiety and depression. You may dread the added attention that birthdays can bring. Things such as surprise parties, receiving gifts, birthday phone calls and singing happy ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/brithdays Is there really a cure to social anxiety? The answer is yes and no. It all depends on how you define the word 'cure'. In terms of, is there something that can help you build up your social confidence levels to that of an average person or above, then yes, ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/cure-quick-fi If you are a sufferer of social anxiety then you may find that you get tired a lot. This is because our bodies use up much more energy when we are feeling anxious than when we are calmer. When in a state of anxiety we may feel the opposite from ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/feeling-tired In an age that is focused around efficiency and productivity it is not surprising that many of us are looking for shortcuts to get to where we want to be. If you were hoping that this blog entry will give you some quick answers then I am sorry to disappoint ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/shortcuts-to-confidence I have heard many social anxiety sufferers express being sensitive to noise or light and this has also my own experience. I used to find noisy pubs, loud voices and blaring music quite unbearable at times and around such noises I used to feel disorientated and anxious. Bright lights and ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/hyper-sensitive Some of you may have been wondering what is going on with the socialanxiety.co.uk website? I am currently in the process of developing the From Social Anxiety to Social Confidence products and these will become available soon. Their development, and the development of the rest of the website for that ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/product-update I remember, years ago, accompanying my sister when she went to reunite with some old friends. At the time she told me she felt a bit anxious about it and although I had experienced anxiety for many years myself, I actually had no idea what she was talking about. I ... http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/suffering-blind