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In terms of pharmacology there are two ways you can have increased social anxiety:
1.Constantly elevated cortisol
2. Brain neuronal structures that have rearranged itself in such a way that you are more susceptible to glucocorticoid release( signaling anxiety)
why would social anxiety be a thing evolutionarily speaking?
Human beings have lived in tribes for thousands of years. If you are too brash/violent you have a good chance of invoking fear and envy from the tribe members who may then proceed to lynch you or leave you to die. In fact the Jonas complex(fear of greatness) ,is also strictly speaking a form of social anxiety.
There are however genes in the body that can encode specific proteins for making you less susceptible to social anxiety. For eg.the warrior gene drives "antisocial behaviour" which contrary to what people think, means a disregardal of social norms and "lessened general anxiety."
en.wikipedia.org
For eg. MAO-A gene when it encoded MAO enzyme at an elevated level due to mutation- degrades amine neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, via oxidative deamination. It is also nicknamed the "warrior gene" because it breaks down dopamine and serotonin easily leading to much lower inhibition and a constant urge for novelty. The people with the warrior gene are less prone to social anxiety but are more prone to depression especially if they are not allowed to explore, expand and conquer.
Now that we know that some part of social anxiety is genetic, we can look for safe and healthy ways to become less prone to social anxiety and anxiety in general( social anxiety also means you have a higher chance of general anxiety)
Supplemental Methods:
Cigarette smoke has been shown to inhibit MAO and we find people who have ADHD and Parkinson's often self medicate with cigarettes. Although cigarettes also increase dopamine, they in addition also inhibit MAO which is why cigarettes are much more addictive than just nicotine gum. For our purposes, a cigar once in a while and nicotine gum during social events can reduce inhibition by increasing GABA, dopamine and testosterone( yes nicotine increases testosterone by serving as an Aromatase inhibitor leading to less test being converted to estrogen).
If you can supplement with MAO-I that would be ok too but keep in mind that you do not go overboard with it.
Phenelzine (Nardil) for example is a potent MAO-I that has been used as an anti-depressant for a while. Keep in mind that MAO-Is can have side effects and thus do your own research and stick to natural herbs if you can.
www.frontiersin.org
Ashwaganda is a potent adaptogen that reduces cortisol levels and thus general anxiety. For maximum effects, you want the ksm 66 ashwagandha standardized to 5% withanolides and 5mg pepperine extract
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
If you are actually non-NT and aspie you can rot in your room all day listening to black metal and watching gore to try to " toughen yourself up" but our brain is not one entity. The "you" that is watching gore and reflecting on the futility of life is not the "you" that will be around people and become a low inhib dark triad legend like me(jk).
To actually change your neuronal circuits you will have to go outside and talk to some people. Maybe you fail miserably, maybe you shit yourself in front of the cute girl and you slip on your own shit and fall on her, it doesn't matter. In Hindu yoga techniques there is the efficient method of Maraṇasati -a practice of remembering that death can strike at anytime . This is said to result in a spiritual urgency to leave samsara but in my opinion this method of lying down in a dark room and visualizing your own dead body can make you so low inhibition that it beats every other supplemental method I've tried.
Usually these should get the job done. One month of doing this with every other healthy habit already in place like good diet,exercise, sun exposure with bare torso (with spf) and no drug abuse should make you NT alpha male.
1.Constantly elevated cortisol
2. Brain neuronal structures that have rearranged itself in such a way that you are more susceptible to glucocorticoid release( signaling anxiety)
why would social anxiety be a thing evolutionarily speaking?
Human beings have lived in tribes for thousands of years. If you are too brash/violent you have a good chance of invoking fear and envy from the tribe members who may then proceed to lynch you or leave you to die. In fact the Jonas complex(fear of greatness) ,is also strictly speaking a form of social anxiety.
There are however genes in the body that can encode specific proteins for making you less susceptible to social anxiety. For eg.the warrior gene drives "antisocial behaviour" which contrary to what people think, means a disregardal of social norms and "lessened general anxiety."
Monoamine oxidase A - Wikipedia
For eg. MAO-A gene when it encoded MAO enzyme at an elevated level due to mutation- degrades amine neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, via oxidative deamination. It is also nicknamed the "warrior gene" because it breaks down dopamine and serotonin easily leading to much lower inhibition and a constant urge for novelty. The people with the warrior gene are less prone to social anxiety but are more prone to depression especially if they are not allowed to explore, expand and conquer.
Now that we know that some part of social anxiety is genetic, we can look for safe and healthy ways to become less prone to social anxiety and anxiety in general( social anxiety also means you have a higher chance of general anxiety)
Supplemental Methods:
Cigarette smoke has been shown to inhibit MAO and we find people who have ADHD and Parkinson's often self medicate with cigarettes. Although cigarettes also increase dopamine, they in addition also inhibit MAO which is why cigarettes are much more addictive than just nicotine gum. For our purposes, a cigar once in a while and nicotine gum during social events can reduce inhibition by increasing GABA, dopamine and testosterone( yes nicotine increases testosterone by serving as an Aromatase inhibitor leading to less test being converted to estrogen).
If you can supplement with MAO-I that would be ok too but keep in mind that you do not go overboard with it.
Phenelzine (Nardil) for example is a potent MAO-I that has been used as an anti-depressant for a while. Keep in mind that MAO-Is can have side effects and thus do your own research and stick to natural herbs if you can.
Frontiers | Effects of Natural Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors on Anxiety-Like Behavior in Zebrafish
Monoamine oxidases (MAO) are a valuable class of mitochondrial enzymes with a critical role in neuromodulation. In this study, we investigated the effect of ...
www.frontiersin.org
Ashwaganda is a potent adaptogen that reduces cortisol levels and thus general anxiety. For maximum effects, you want the ksm 66 ashwagandha standardized to 5% withanolides and 5mg pepperine extract
An Overview on Ashwagandha: A Rasayana (Rejuvenator) of Ayurveda
Withania somnifera (Ashawagandha) is very revered herb of the Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine as a Rasayana (tonic). It is used for various kinds of disease processes and specially as a nervine tonic. Considering these facts many scientific studies ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Behavioral Interventions:
In contradistinction to the common knowledge of fixing something before trying, the most effective and efficient way here is to try it before it is fixed.If you are actually non-NT and aspie you can rot in your room all day listening to black metal and watching gore to try to " toughen yourself up" but our brain is not one entity. The "you" that is watching gore and reflecting on the futility of life is not the "you" that will be around people and become a low inhib dark triad legend like me(jk).
To actually change your neuronal circuits you will have to go outside and talk to some people. Maybe you fail miserably, maybe you shit yourself in front of the cute girl and you slip on your own shit and fall on her, it doesn't matter. In Hindu yoga techniques there is the efficient method of Maraṇasati -a practice of remembering that death can strike at anytime . This is said to result in a spiritual urgency to leave samsara but in my opinion this method of lying down in a dark room and visualizing your own dead body can make you so low inhibition that it beats every other supplemental method I've tried.
Usually these should get the job done. One month of doing this with every other healthy habit already in place like good diet,exercise, sun exposure with bare torso (with spf) and no drug abuse should make you NT alpha male.
boht e jankari purna thread hain!
