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Originally Posted by Scott Lipton  All of y'alls tasks and goals involve "normal" and "socially correct" things. If you want to really get over social anxiety much faster, and realize that no one else's opinion of you has to affect you, you must get some experience doing socially INCORRECT things on purpose! |
Dr. Albert Ellis - the father of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy - became famous for his "shame attacking exercises" that consisted of things exactly like these.
I think it all depends on your goal. Personally, I don't have a high level of social anxiety in most situations. I do in certain specific "normal" situations, however (like physical escalation when dating) and that's what I'm working to address, slowly - which works best for me.
Another way to address anxiety is "flooding", which is more in line with your approach. Basically, if you're terrified of spiders - lock yourself in a room with hundreds of them until your fear disappears..