[robaye]

Every year I like to write out my long-term (5-10 year) goals down and then pick 2 or 3 of them to focus on for the year. Then break them down into monthly, weekly, and daily goals/habits. For 2023 I chose to work on over coming my social anxiety which has some how gotten really bad and work on changing careers into another field (currently in construction).

[bckr]

If you'd like to chat about socialization or career change, I'm available. I was in industrial hygiene for 3 years before making a big switch.

[TechnicolorByte]

What concrete steps are you considering for overcoming your social anxiety?

[robaye]

Progressive exposure to social situations that make me uncomfortable. I think this is known as exposure therapy? The idea is to just put myself in more situations that are just slightly outside my comfort zone. So starting a conversation with the cashier at the store or barber or something like that and then progressively pushing my comfort with something a more challenging.

[TechnicolorByte]

Exposure therapy sounds right and something I’ve discussed with my own therapist to get over my own SA. Best of luck to you!