5 resources for people with social anxiety disorder
- Talking to a psychiatrist or therapist. Contacting a health clinic for mental health is a way to make an appointment to see a psychiatrist or therapist. You can find your local Canada Mental Health Association by going to their website (http://www.cmha.ca/). Contacting your general practitioner is another way of getting a referral.
- Calling a crisis centre is another helpful resource. Distress centres Ontario provides the location of centres in Ontario (http://www.dcontario.org/centres.html).
- Joining or starting a support group may be helpful. There may be options for joining a support group in your local community depending on where you live.
- Social anxiety support is an online resource that gives people the opportunity to ask questions, give advice make friends or vent (http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/)
- There are also many books and other materials that offer self help. One of these include Triumph Over Shyness: Conquering Social Anxiety Disorder .