Re: Help with social anxiety

Ho #53710 ,

I can quite understand how you feel. It seems to boil down to a low self-esteem, that seems to have all sorts of social consequences.

Contrary to popular opinion having a low self-esteem is not ALWAYS IN THE MIND. One can have a negative self-image if you are constantly bombarded with stress hormones due to an internal flaw of metabolism, quite beyond the control of the conscious mind. This happen often with people who suffer from hypoglycemia.

This is a condition that can be tested medically with the following test:

The four hour medical Test for Hypoglycemia explained at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/testing_hypoglycemia.html

This test is different from the usual test for diabetes, hence most doctors may not be familiar with it.

An alternative home test is

The Nutrition-Behavior Inventory Questionnaire (NBI) at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/nutrition-behavior_inventory.html

so you might try this out first. If your score is high it is likely that you have a metabolic disorder that can contribute to a low self-esteem.

Please see:

Treatment of a Low Self-Esteem at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/psychotherapy/self_esteem.html

and read the follow up articles. We also have a

Self-help PSYCHOTHERAPY course at;

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/i-psychotherapy.html

that may help overcome a negative self-image.

I hope I have been helpful.

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Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.

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