Stop avoiding things you want to do because of anxiety. Panic attacks and anxiety about social outings is not normal; It is not who you are and is a completely treatable condition
Recognize that anxiety is an over protective maladaptive evolution. Our brain and thoughts evolved to ultimately lead us to stay alive and anxiety is a way to shield us from doing something potentially dangerous but this can misfire in our modern society. So, recognize the characteristics of that panic, accept it as a natural process, and learn to act beyond that thought process. Meditation is an exercise that can help you tap into existing in a thoughtless state that can then be tapped into during those experiences.
I agree, but some people genuinely need chemical rebalancing to function in modern society, or a very helpful community that helps them function to their degree
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u/MindfulMewtwo989 12h ago
Stop avoiding things you want to do because of anxiety. Panic attacks and anxiety about social outings is not normal; It is not who you are and is a completely treatable condition