Social phobias, or social anxiety disorder as it's more officially known as in the DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, can be a truly disabling and challenging anxiety disorder. With this mental health condition, those affected experience significant discomfort in social settings and with social interactions, specifically expressing extreme concern about being embarrassed or judged by others.
In this poem "When Strangers Dictate Your Calm", the author helps us to understand the mental turmoil and tension of social anxiety disorder.
"Count to ten.
Breathe.
You’ll be alright.
Everything will be alright.
You’ll have fun.
Remind yourself how much you need this.
How long it’s been since you’ve forced yourself out of the comfort of your room.
How many calls you’ve ignored.
How many invitations you’ve declined.
Today will be better..."
For the full poem, visit: http://www.elephantjournal.com/…/a-brutally-raw-insight-in…/
In this poem "When Strangers Dictate Your Calm", the author helps us to understand the mental turmoil and tension of social anxiety disorder.
"Count to ten.
Breathe.
You’ll be alright.
Everything will be alright.
You’ll have fun.
Remind yourself how much you need this.
How long it’s been since you’ve forced yourself out of the comfort of your room.
How many calls you’ve ignored.
How many invitations you’ve declined.
Today will be better..."
For the full poem, visit: http://www.elephantjournal.com/…/a-brutally-raw-insight-in…/
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