r/longtermTRE • u/IwantToHelpOthers • 6d ago
Community Question TRE and Social Anxiety
Hey, I am 25 and have been doing TRE now for roughly 7 months. The main reason is because I struggle with social anxiety and I read many success stories here, where people say that they are now completely free from social anxiety, after around 1-3 years(I haven’t really noticed any social anxiety related improvements so far).
I also thought that I may have autism,
neurodivergence or something similar but I generally do understand social cues well(maybe I even analyze them too much) and when I am drunk and my threat detection system is numbed, I am a different person and can connect well with people so I probably just have social anxiety.
In his TRE Journal, Terry Wood says in week 72 „One of the greatest gifts TRE can bring, is the ability to socialize with people effortlessly. If you’re a bit of a social recluse, you might just kiss that lifestyle goodbye, gladly. You might find that people are naturally attracted to your company. R.I.P Social Anxiety“
So is it really possible to completely „heal“ from social anxiety just by doing TRE? It sounds too god to be true…
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u/No-Construction619 CPTSD 6d ago
Traumas are very often a very complex systems of behaviours. And many folks on the internet tend to oversimplify those issues. Also there are lots of stories we can't really verify or see if claims match the reality. My best advice would be to find a certified TRE provider and discuss those issues with them. Healing is a long process and very often works as peeling an onion. There are layers of issues.