Bad social anxiety, tips?

Question

So I have been noticing my social anxiety is slowly getting worse to the point where my mouth completely dries up and I cannot talk. Dose anyone have an tips/ recommend any over the counter medication that worked for them? I currently don’t have health insurance which is why I have not gone to a doctor/ therapist.

Answer

I also suffer from terrible social anxiety. I also don't currently have insurance. I would check out some books! There are a couple of great anti-anxiety books out there. I'm currently reading mood cure, mostly for the food connection to anxiety, but there are other wonderful anti-anxiety books too that I've looked through! 
Some things that have helped alleviate the symptoms:
-Diet is a big one. I stopped consuming/cut back on the following....coffee, alcohol, soda, dairy, gluten, sweets. I had a bit of a withdrawal, but I felt so much better afterwards! 
-Exercise! YouTube has great workout videos, equipment or no equipment. I try to do a half hour or 2 15min sessions. I like doing the mile walks on youtube as well.
-Exposure. There are also some great youtube videos and books on exposure. I started with a small step like calling and ordering take out. I have crippling phone anxiety. Then I made another call to find out when a certain store was closing. Then another store to find out if they had an item in stock. I still get nervous, but I already notice a difference with the phone conversations. I try to push myself to make one call a day. I'm on to another exposure, which is complimenting strangers. Basically the object is start small and build up!
My biggest hurdle is talking or performing in front of a group. That's when I feel like I'm going to die with my heart beating out of my chest, my face beet red, shaking and struggling to stand. I hope with some exposure building exercises, I'll be able to lessen the symptoms, eventually.
Sorry for the long post. I hope this helps!

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