You’re about to go on a date and you start experiencing anxiety symptoms. Your hands become sweaty and your chest tightens. Breathing becomes rapid and you feel on edge. Most people get a bit anxious meeting a person that they’re attracted to. But anxiety can be a bigger problem for some people and affect them daily.
Anxiety symptoms can knock the confidence out of person and make them feel insecure and cause them to overreact. Because of this it can be difficult to meet people and build friendships. When an anxious person with low self-assurance meets someone they’re attracted to, they immediately have thoughts of rejection and unworthiness. It’s quite a common reaction to seem unattracted to the other person as a way to defend their pride if they do get rejected.
An anxious person might unintentionally throw mixed signals constantly trying to control their emotions. Eye contact can be hard to make for them and they might seem clumsy. In an attempt to evade humiliation they might put distance between themselves and their date. Believing that a date will go badly and that your date will not like you is not a good start.
Confidence is an attractive trait but you’re not expected to turn into Tony Robbins overnight. Some people look confident without even trying, they’re simple relaxed when around others. If you spend a lot of your time worrying about things that might not ever happen and feeling anxious, you might have 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. Anxiety symptoms are likely to look different from one person to the next since there are hundreds of possible symptoms. While many people go on to live their lives undiagnosed, there is help and treatment for anxiety disorders. Therapy such as CBT combined with anxiety medication can help treat or reduce symptoms of anxiety.
Some of us aren’t naturally confident and may feel weak when it comes to socializing. It’s surprisingly easy to acquire confidence however with a few simple techniques. In time anyone can learn to become more confident. Do mental exercises and read self help guides to build confidence and reduce anxiety. Think of someone that is confident and strong in your eyes and try to adopt their behavior.
If you find that you get anxiety symptoms next time you’re on a date, don’t do anything. Just accept the feelings, better still accept the feelings as excitement. Relax and focus on inhaling deeply and slowly. Don’t forget there’s every bit of chance your date is nervous too so need to criticize yourself too much. If things don’t go as planned just think of it as practice for next time.
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