diagnosis

A detailed Summary of diagnosis

Jennifer came to me several failed visits and theripys through out her teen years. She had, like it past reports complained of "always feeling worried and anxious". She often talked on how going out to social settings and relationships was so difficult. Believing that it was her fate to always be alone. She felt very uncomfortable around crowds as if they would turn on her in angry or disapproval. Jennifer had came to me after a referral from a mutual friend of mine. One that she had built a friendship with the current job that she had worked continuously for 2 yrs.

Talking about her past relationships, I found she hadn't been intimate with any single person in over six yrs. That all had failed within 3 moths. Most of her broken relationships were because she felt mistrust, and a feeling that "they were trying to pull something over on me, and I (Jennifer) was so afraid of being hurt". Often, making quick calls and predictions to the short-term future, she thought it was best to "run away."

Jennifer's body language showed of an act. Working in the pubic she had taught herself to act how she viewed as normal. There was difficulty in eye contact, almost as if she was fighting not to look

Beginning within months Jennifer showed great improvements. With the proper dosage adjustments and therapy, she was able maintain and over come many of her fears. Jennifer now attends monthly group sessions that she feels are most important. The prescription of Xanax has gradually been reducing to lower dosages, as she feels less more dependants. The Paxil has, however has been reduced, she found a noticeable change when reducing consumption. But with support threw CBT and group therapy she feels more confiendent in herself in finding out how to life a structured life around "had have" social phobia.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is a psychological treatment, which trains anxious people to overcome their fear through the practice of a variety of exercises and coping techniques. With social anxiety, group therapy is especially effective in that clients have the opportunity to practice their learning in a safe and sympathetic environment. CBT usually begins with a study of the disorder, examining the situations that provoke the anxiety and the accompanying somatic symptoms. The educational process sets the understanding for training in skills to alleviate and eventually conquer social phobia. These skills include relaxation techniques, diaphragmatic breathing, and the cognitive restructuring of distorted and negative thinking that contribute to social anxiety and exposure to situations that precipitate anxiety.

About 80 percent of people who suffer from social phobia find relief from their symptoms when treated with cognitive-behavioral therapy or medications or a combination of the two. The first approach to treatment of social anxiety disorder usually involves the prescription of a drug by a physician.

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