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I think I’ve began to realise lately just how much music can help when it comes to SA. It can be used to calm you when you’re feeling overwhelmingly anxious, or can give you the adrenalin and “fight” instinct needed to face a difficult situation regarding SA. Listening to music is something I do more and more of these days, and it does definitely help, provided you “use” it in the right way. It’s certainly one way to help change your mood if you’re feeling down or nervous. I’ve noticed that I feel a lot less anxious going out if I have my ipod to listen to, and I can see the potential of using this as a coping method for difficult, anxiety provoking situations to begin with, then slowly “weaning” myself off this. While it does kind of put you in your own world to begin with (which is not really what you want if you want to overcome SA and interact with others), it does (for me) make me feel more confident in public, and generally just makes being around other people a more pleasant experience. I think overall, music is my latest weapon in the epic battle against depression and social anxiety.

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