For Individuals

Social Anxiety Therapy

In Columbus (Polaris) and Middleburg Heights, Ohio

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Overcoming Social Anxiety:

LifewRx Helps You Find Confidence and Freedom

Social Anxiety is widespread in the US, with 3.3 million people being diagnosed every year. It’s much, much more than nervous giggles and responding to good morning with good, how are you? Social Anxiety can make it feel like you’re uncapable of living life to the fullest. It can trap you and make you believe the worst about yourself. It’s something no one deserves to live with, and LifewRx Polaris is here to make sure no one has to! 

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What is Social Anxiety?

Social Anxiety is a subset of anxiety that is triggered particularly in social situations. For some, it might be very specific social situations, like walking through a crowd or eating in front of people. For others, any human interaction is enough to send them spiraling into an anxious state. This isn’t your fault! Social Anxiety is a result of many factors, but you can always choose to fight against it. LifewRx has years of experience and training to help you win that fight.

Take the First Step Today

You are a unique, amazing person. You have something to offer those around you, and more importantly, you deserve the chance to form connections and experience life without the weight of your anxiety. LifewRx can help you get there.

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Support for Your Journey Beyond Social Anxiety

In the long run, social anxiety can have extreme affects on your mental and physical health, as well as negatively affect the people around you. It takes a lot of courage and strength to reach out. Thank you for being willing to do so. LifewRx is here to make sure that courage and strength isn’t wasted, and that we can start to win your life back day-by-day. 

It’s natural to get nervous sometimes. Surveys have been done that suggests most people’s number one fear is public speaking, even higher than death! So how do you know when your nerves are just a mild annoyance to overcome, and when they are a full-blown anxiety?

Look for these symptoms to help you decide if it’s time to reach out for help:

  • Avoiding situations in which you know you’ll have to interact with other people

  • “Re-watching” an interaction in your head and picking apart what you did wrong

  • Expecting the worse to happen in a relationship or social situation

  • Upset stomach or nausea, especially as a social situation nears or during one

  • Trembling and sweating

  • Feeling like your mind has gone blank

  • Difficulty entering a room in which everyone is already seated

  • Anxiety eating in front of people

  • Trouble starting a conversation

  • Struggling to make eye contact

  • Aversion to using a public restroom

  • Difficulty returning items to a store

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What Does Counseling for Social Anxiety Look Like?

LifewRx understands that your situation is going to be very different from someone else’s situation. This means your counseling plan should also be individualized and unique. At our convenient Columbus (Polaris) office or our Middleburg Heights office, LifewRx always keeps the focus of a counseling session on you—your goals, your thoughts, your emotions. This is your life after all!

Breaking Free from Social Anxiety

The symptoms of social anxiety, while painful, don’t have to last forever. Some techniques we might use in a session include:

  • Rooting out negative thoughts and disproving them 

  • Exposure therapy—facing that worst-case scenario in a controlled environment and experiencing the not-so-bad outcome

  • Finding the root of the anxiety, why you believe what you believe and if we can replace it with a truth. 

  • Building up your confidence in your social skills

  • Much more! Depending on how specific your anxiety is and your personality and lifestyle, our LifewRx counselors have many ways we can help combat anxiety. 

Take the First Step Toward a Healthier, More Balanced Life

Reach out today to book your session with LifewRx, where personalized care meets compassionate support. Start your journey with us—schedule your session now and see what’s possible.

Columbus (Polaris)

Middleburg Heights