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【好题精练】名校试题演练：七选五汇编（高三四）

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Forindividualswithsocialanxiety,enteringasocialgatheringcanfeeloverwhelming,asifyouareunderthespotlightandmightsaysomethingwrong.Thisfearcantriggervariousphysicalandemotionalsymptoms.“Forsomepeople,itmightmeanaracingheartanddizzinessandfeelingflushed,”saysKirstenHall-Baldwin,alicensedclinicalprofessionalcounselorinChicago.“36”Here,sheandotherexpertssharetipsonhowtocarryaconversationwhenyouhavesocialanxiety.

Practiceinlow-stakessettings

Beforeattendingamajorevent,tryinitiatingbriefchatswithwaitersorneighbors.Theseshortinteractionscanbealow-pressurewaytobuildself-esteem.“Smaller,manageablesocialinteractionsdon’tcarryasmuchemotionalweight,”Hall-Baldwinsays.“soit’sjusttryingtopracticewithoutfeelingoverwhelmingpressure.”37

Usetheechotechnique

Anotherpowerfultechniqueisto“echo”thespeaker.Paraphrasewhatthey’vesaidandencouragethemtoclarify.Forexample,iftheymentiontheyrestrugglingatwork,repeatbacktheirwordswithaquestioninyourvoice:“Struggling?”38Notonlydoesthismakethemfeelheardbutalsoshiftstheconversationalburdenawayfromyou,reducingpressure.

Findananchor

Whenfeelinganxious,findaphysical“anchor.”39Holdingacolddrink,pressingyourfeetfirmlyintothefloor,ortouchingasmallobjectcangiveyournervoussystemsomethingtoanchortowhenyou’refeelinganxious.Researchindicatesthatsuchphysicalsensationscanpullyoubacktothepresentandsignalsafetytoyourbrain,therebycurbinganxiety.

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Thegoodnewsaboutsocialeventsisthattheyalleventuallyend-andyourdeparturecanarriveassoonasyou’dlike.Informingfriendsbeforehandofahardleavetime,orhavingapoliteexcusetoendaconversation(e.g.,“Itwasreallynicetalkingtoyou-I’mgoingtocheckin