I realized for the first time in my entire life I faced social anxiety and had no idea until I got drunk at a college party for the first time 😂 All of a sudden I was like... How does pouring a chemical down my body all of a sudden make me feel like I'm more free and able to talk? What I didn’t know back then was alcohol shuts down the part of your brain that processes judgment in social settings. *** Learn more about the Kick Anxiety Day Step by Step Affordable Course to Stop Shyness, Eliminate Social Anxiety, and Rewire your Mind: https://www.markmetry.com/program *** Next thing I knew, I was over drinking, overeating, over-consuming, over judging, and over in my head. For the first time in my life, I became obese, seriously depressed and my lifelong social anxiety turned into social isolation. I always just thought I was awkward or stupid or forever stuck being extremely shy... I realized I can't use alcohol to be myself. It's fine to celebrate but to use it as a medicine is dangerous and degrading. It was this substance-induced moment that started my first ever moment of awareness of social anxiety. Which eventually led me to learn more about social anxiety, my brain, mental health, and how to be myself without needing to drink or be shy... A priceless investment I started 6 years ago and get the honor of helping people in my situation every day as my job and role on this earth 🙌 Note: It is worth mentioning aside from some addiction to sugar, I have never experienced a legitimate physical addiction. If you need help please call your doctor or another professional healthcare practitioner. There’s no point in trying to hide the shame and thinking you can beat an addictive compound and potentially getting hurt over just going to see professional help. Here are 3 different views on why you should reconsider alcohol and alternatives… SIGN UP FOR VIRTUAL EVENT - https://www.markmetry.com/workshop Read the rest of the show notes: https://markmetry.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-social-anxiety - Subscribe to my FREE Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eANWld - Read or Listen to my book Screw Being Shy: https://bit.ly/2PqV2QI - Quickly Apply for 1 on 1 Coaching: https://bit.ly/2Pslqd0 ~~~CONNECT w/ MARK~~~ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmetry - Twitter: https://twitter.com/markymetry - Website: https://www.markmetry.com/ - Email: [email protected]