Release Me - Social Phobias

†• Social Phobias •†

Social Phobia is an anxiety disorder in which a person has a significant anxiety and discomort related to a fear of being embarrassed, humiliated or scorned by others in social or performance situations. Even when people manage to confrount this fear, they still will usually:

*Feel anxious before event/outing
*feel intensely uncomfortable throughout the event/outing
*Have lingering unpleasent feeling after the event/outing

Social Phobia Frequently occurs with:

*Public Speaking
*Meeting with people
*Dealing with authority figures
*Eating in public
*Using public restrooms

Characteristics of Social Phobia

Even though this disorder is often thought of as shyness, is is not the same. Shy people can be very uneasy around others, but they don't feel the same extreme anxiety in anticipating a social situation. They also don't necessarilt avoid cirumstances that make them feel self-conscious. People with social phobia are not necessarily shy at all, but can be completely at ease with some people most of the time. Most people experiencing social phobia will try to avoid situations that provole dread or cause them much distress.

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