How do you know if you have social anxiety?
Question Answered by by Paul Douglass
Here's a description of social anxiety that I wrote a couple of years ago... hope it helps?
Cheers
Paul
In essence, social phobia is a fear of being judged.
If you suffer from social phobia / social anxiety, this fear becomes your own worst enemy.
The symptoms of social phobia (social anxiety).
The symptoms produced by this condition can vary from ...
dry mouth
blushing
feeling sick
shaking
feeling weak
shy bladder (inability to urinate in public toilets)
stammering
diarrhoea
stuttering
sweating
having palpitations.
...Ultimately, it can cause a full-blown anxiety attack or panic attack. Social anxiety also shares many similar symptoms with general anxiety,
Social situations
The fear of social phobia is based around social / public situations, and these can range from anything such as nights out, to going shopping, meeting people, going to work, parties, entertainment situations, or even a complete inability to use public toilets (shy bladder), as well as many other situations where people come into some kind of contact with others.
Question Answered by by Paul Douglass
Source:
http://www.avonhypnotherapy.co.uk/socialphobia.htm
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