Research indicates thatself-affirmationsmay help to reduce your sensitivity to threatwhich often forms the basis of social anxiety.

First, find thenegative thoughtsthat you typically have from the list below.

See how this list isn’t helping you at all?

Use positive affirmations to reduce anxiety.

Positive thoughts can help lift you away from anxiety.Getty / Stone / Anthony Harvie

Realize that your thoughts are just thoughts, not necessarily true or accurate.

Over time, you will eventually start to feel like the affirmations are not so much of a stretch.

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University of Michigan Medicine.Anxiety: Stop Negative Thoughts.

Updated May 28, 2019.