| The best way I've seen to overcome social anxiety came from Ross Jeffries, instead of putting up a shield, or trying not to believe it's there, accept it. Feel it, take a minute when you're in a social situation, and just admit that your anxious, allow yourself to feel anxious, and then focus on feeling your feet on the ground.
At home, to practice, close your eyes, bring yourself mentally to a highly anxious moment, really get what that feeling is, and every ten seconds, honestly assess as you let that feeling flow, is it the same, or changing, and every ten seconds, say out load. Same or Changing. You do this for a week, and then go out into the real world, and obviously don't say same or changing in the real world, just let your mind accept it's anxiety, and put your focus on your feet on the ground, the feeling of your toes in your shoes. When you feel grounded, you feel more confident.
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