Cognitive Regulation perspective
CR for social anxiety reduces the self-monitoring spotlight, retrains the brain's threat appraisal of social cues, and rehearses graded exposure with a regulated body.
Common signs
- Intense fear before social or performance situations.
- Replaying interactions for hours afterwards.
- Avoiding meetings, calls, dating, public speaking.
- Physical symptoms: blushing, trembling, voice cracking.
It's not 'just shyness'
Social anxiety has a measurable physiological signature and responds to a specific treatment plan.
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