Singing in public

[Wherewolf]

Hello everyone,

I‘ve recently started seeing a therapist about my social anxiety and I wonder, if what she suggested is actually a valid instrument of professional behavioural therapy or psychotherapy in general. She suggested things like singing in publing, talking very loud on the public transportation, begging... She said, after doing that for a while I would realise that people don‘t care about what I‘m doing just like they don‘t care about anything I would do, so after that I would feel more free to behave more confidently and without a fear what others might think.

Well that sounds like extreme actions and I can‘t imagine being able to do that. Besides that, I myself for example actually care when someone e.g. talks or sings loud on the public transportation. That‘s annoying to me and I‘m sure, not just to me, so I doubt people wouldn’t care if I were to do that. That makes me question my therapist‘s professionalism.

By googling, unfortunately I wasn‘t able to find anything on that. Could anyone help me in that regard?

Thanks

 

[Cuchculan]

Begging seems an odd suggestion. The whole singing thing I can kind of get. Like getting up on a stage and doing something. In front of the public. I don't think I would be doing it on the streets. Some places have comedy nights. Anybody can get up on stage. that sort of thing I get. As for been loud? I think she was meaning that people are loud as a rule. No matter what you do, you won't stand out as been odd. You will be just like anybody else.

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

I wouldn't feel comfortable singing in public and talking real loudly on purpose on public transportation either.

Wherewolf, just because your therapist suggests you do things like that doesn't mean that you have to actually do it. Her opinion is just that...her opinion.