“Does therapy for social anxiety work?”
I am a 14 year old male. I want to know if therapy for social anxiety works?
3 Answers
Great question! Of course therapy does wonders for social anxiety!
Hope that helps
Dr Sangra
Hope that helps
Dr Sangra
This answer is for information purposes and does not constitute treatment.
Dear 14-year-old male,
Yes, there is a lot of research showing that a kind of therapy called *e*xposure and *r*esponse *p*revention (ERP) is very effective for helping people overcome most of their social anxiety. With a therapist's help, the person finds ways to help them stay calm while they are nervous, figure out the social things that make them a little anxious all the way up to very, very anxious, and then how to very gradually face those fears from easy to hard. This doesn't mean the person will never be anxious around people ever again, but they can usually do the things they want and need to do without being incredibly nervous in safe situations.
Todd Koser, Psy.D. (he/him/his)
Dear 14-year-old male,
Yes, there is a lot of research showing that a kind of therapy called *e*xposure and *r*esponse *p*revention (ERP) is very effective for helping people overcome most of their social anxiety. With a therapist's help, the person finds ways to help them stay calm while they are nervous, figure out the social things that make them a little anxious all the way up to very, very anxious, and then how to very gradually face those fears from easy to hard. This doesn't mean the person will never be anxious around people ever again, but they can usually do the things they want and need to do without being incredibly nervous in safe situations.
Todd Koser, Psy.D. (he/him/his)
Take a peek at this link...
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/treating-social-anxiety-disorder
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletter_article/treating-social-anxiety-disorder
