Personal Narrative: The Cause Of Social Anxiety

I walk back to my dorm from class with a huge smile on my face. Suddenly, my heart starts pounding, and my hands get sweaty and fidgety. Inside, I’m gasping for air while my mind is racing a million miles. I hide it until I shut my door where I break down into a full attack. After eight years, it becomes habit, hiding my attack until I’m away from public eye. I feel like my panic attacks caused by my anxiety holds me back from reaching my full potential. If it continues to occur, I worry that it will cause me trouble in my future career and lifestyle. I was diagnosed with general anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder around the age of nine or ten. My panic attacks would occur over many different events, such as over homework I didn’t …show more content…
So the first thing I need to work on is being persistent in overcoming my anxiety. I feel like to help my social anxiety is to mostly stop worrying what others think of me. I need to understand that everyone is going to have their opinions about me and that everyone will not like me. I’m going to constantly remind myself that the only opinion that matters is my own and God’s. This also makes me need to raise my self-confidence. The best way to deal with my anxiety about my future is by living today instead of worrying about what tomorrow brings. Overcoming my anxiety about being “perfect” requires me to change my mentality to “I have to” to “I want to.” Instead of feeling like I have to get good grades for grad school, I need to think as I want to go to grad school so I want to get good grades to be accepted. My biggest problem with trying to overcome my anxiety is persistent. I need to do stress management tips and stick with it. Everytime I feel stressed, instead of breaking down I need to do something to lessen my stress. I also realise every time I stray away from God and His word, I tend to see my anxiety increasing. I believe I need to hand all my stress and anxiety over to Him and He will guide me through it. I need to stay constant in my faith and grow closer to God. I feel like if I stick to following this I will overcome my anxiety. My anxiety and panic attacks have held me back for many years. In order to accel in my future career, I need to overcome my anxiety and find what is most helpful so I can help others who suffer with it as well. I believe if I can overcome my anxiety my life would be much easier and manageable. I plan to actually use these tips to try and overcome my