One of the most common mental illnesses in the USA is social anxiety, there are almost 20 million people that have this disorder and many more that dont report they disorder.

The problem is that most people refuse to seek professional help, they are afraid or feel embarrassed of telling what their problem is, but if you dont do something now it can get worse.

There are several social anxiety disorder treatment, the most common are medications and cognitive behavioral therapy.

There are some people that use antidepressants to fight their social anxiety symptoms, however that is not always a good options because it has some side effects that you will not like.

The best option is cognitive behavioral therapy, this therapy will help you change your thought patterns and avoid irrational thoughts, it will help you think correctly of your self and others.

What you can also do, is to try to push your self a little bit, for example try to meet people that have the same interests and hobbies that you have. It will be easy to engage in a conversation with someone to like the same things as you, in fact that is the way that friends are made.

The mentioned treatments can be good when applied with the help of a psychotherapist, but the best method is cognitive behavioral therapy. Do your self a favor and seek help, you can change your life today.

Dont keep your problem for your self look for help, tell you family, there are some real treatments that will have a huge impact in your life, your fears, stress and even panic attacks can be overcome.