Posted by SLS on August 14, 2009, at 13:22:34
In reply to Re: avoidant and mild-moderate agorophobia » Weekends, posted by floatingbridge on August 14, 2009, at 13:04:07
CBT can help. It probably won't make it disappear, but it might reduce the number of triggers and the intensity of the anxiety response.
My social anxiety reached the level of social phobia early in my illness history (bipolar depression). I would be literally paralyzed in a social situation, not wanting to or unable to move a muscle. The severity of my illness has increased over the years, however, the work that I have dedicated towards getting over my fear of people in social situations has helped me immensely. I would say that CBT helped the most, however, IPT helped some also.
I don't know how much doing the sort of work that I did would help with true anxiety disorders.
- Scott
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