Getting Help for Social Anxiety Disorder

If you or someone you know is suffering from the symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD), you may not know where to go to get help. The steps for getting help for SAD are very much the same as getting help for other mental disorders.

Where to Look for Help

如果你对寻求帮助来说很紧张，请考虑与你熟悉谁有精神疾病经验的人交谈，例如你的家庭医生。询问他们关于寻求治疗的建议。

If you don’t have a family doctor, check the yellow pages under the sections “Mental Health,” “Health” and “Social Services.” A number of different kinds of professionals may offer treatment for SAD including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and mental health counselors.

If you live near a university, they may offer private or sliding-scale counseling. They may also have ongoing research projects that offer medication or psychotherapy in exchange for participating in a research study.

Finding the Right Mental Health Professional

As a person with SAD, it will probably be difficult for you on your first appointment to ask questions and make sure that you understand everything about your治疗方案. Ask a friend or family member to accompany you on your initial visit to make it easier on you.

• 在初步访问期间，医疗专业人员可能会问您有关您的问题symptoms. It might be helpful to write down a list of your symptoms before the visit so that you don’t leave anything out
• Make sure that the professional has experience treating SAD and understands the disorder well. They should not minimize any of your symptoms and should be open to any questions that you have.
• If part of your treatment will include a therapy group, make sure that it is specifically designed for social phobics. Although SAD overlaps with other anxiety disorders, people with the disorder need customized interventions that would not be found in a mixed-anxiety group.
• 如果您的某部分治疗将包括药物，请确保您询问您将进行哪种类型的药物，为什么这是您拥有的悲伤类型的最佳选择，以及任何副作用可能是什么。

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It might seem overwhelming to reach out for help at first. The first step is realizing that you may have a realdiagnosable illness这是不受控制的，这将只有适当的治疗更好。就像你将身体健康成为优先事项一样，重要的是要使你的心理健康成为优先事项。万博手机客户端