In this article, we will use a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy together with cognitive restructuring therapy to help you study positive thinking. We will help you to reduce your negative thinking by transforming it into positive thinking habits. Once we are done you should feel some relief from your social phobia.
You will need to identify your goals. Consider your self-defeating thoughts again. What messages are you sending to yourself about what you think about yourself? Use affirmative action to reconstruct your self-defeating thinking.
Step-by-Step Guide to Conquering Social Phobia
Step 1
Write down your negative thoughts to help you identify your goals – your goals should incorporate room for considering your self-defeating thoughts again. Consider the messages you are sending to yourself. For example, if you think that you are not worth the effort it will take to heal yourself from social phobia then you are telling yourself that you are less than equal to everyone else. Remember, everyone is equal to each other. Take some affirmative action to reconstruct your self-defeating thoughts.
Step 2
The second step requires you to take some time to interact with others. We ask that you find a friend or family member who will help you through this step. Ask your friend or family member to join you in assessing your goals. Ask them to walk through the process of setting your goals and creating plans to help you achieve them.
Step 3
In step, three write out some affirmations on a piece of paper. Affirmations are positive statements you make about yourself e.g., “I am a good person”. Create statements and confirm that you will meet those demands placed on you. For example, say to yourself that you will conquer your social phobia once and for all. Stick with your plans and work hard every day to reach your goals. Choose the best supporting statement that you made that you can use to write on paper up to ten times about what best describes you and your goals. You will be asked to practice this statement every day.
The process as described above is designed to help you decipher negative thoughts from positive thinking. As you write down your negative thoughts, you will begin to see more clearly how to use positive affirmations to help you conquer those thoughts. Your goal is then to work toward conquering your negative thoughts.
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