Oxytocin and Social Phobia - relief of social anxiety

Highly Sensitive

Personal dimensions of the trait of high sensitivity - plus some material on shyness and introversion.

Elaine Aron notes "Shyness is learned, not innate. In fact, 30% of HSPs are extraverts, although the trait is often mislabeled as introversion."

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"About 15 to 20 percent of the population have this trait. It means you are aware of subtleties in your surroundings, a great advantage in many situations.
It also means you are more easily overwhelmed when you have been out in a highly stimulating environment for too long..."
Elaine Aron, www.hsperson.com

"The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive."
Pearl Buck (1892-1973)

"Oh please be careful with me, I'm sensitive and I'd like to stay that way"
Jewel - in her song I'm Sensitive

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Oxytocin and Social Phobia – relief of social anxiety

Excerpts from article Oxytocin and Social Phobia :

Social phobia or social anxiety disorder is characterized by extreme and persistent anxiety associated with social or performance situations.

Scientists believe that the amygdala is responsible for the symptoms of social phobia as it is the central site in the brain that controls fear responses and produces the symptoms of anxiety disorders.

Cognitive-behavior therapy is useful in treating social phobia.

Also see a variety of self-help, non-drug programs at Anxiety Relief Solutions.

A Swiss study demonstrated the power of oxytocin to help manage these fear responses.. “Oxytocin has a very powerful effect,” says Dr. Baumgartner of the University of Zurich. Oxytocin lowers activity in the amygdala, a region linked with fear and danger.

The same brain circuits play a role in social disorders.

Most social phobia sufferers receive talk therapy of some kind but recent studies have shown that oxytocin can speed up the process.

Continued in article Oxytocin and Social Phobia.