‘Social Phobia’ or ‘Shyness’ are the names for Social Anxiety Disorder; it’s an enduring and profuse fear of Social situations like meeting new people, talking to people, etc.
This problem generally starts in teenage years. In many scenarios, the problem gets better with growing age but in many cases people requires medical or special treatment to get over with this problem of shyness or social phobia.
At times this problem can be very anguish and can leave a great impression on our lives, but yes there are various ways which can be opted in dealing with this disorder.
SYMPTOMS OF SOCIAL ANXIETY:
- Social anxiety is lot more than shyness. It is an enormous dread that doesn’t leave a person and affects their daily life activities, self-confidence, relationships and work/school life.
- Let’s talk about the symptoms which can easily tell whether a person is suffering from social anxiety disorder or not:
- Afraid of quotidian activities, like meeting strangers, initiating conversation beforehand, talking to someone over the phone or working, shopping.
- Avoid attending social gatherings, group conversations, going out for lunch with people and parties.
- Avoiding eye contact, feel of low self esteem, fear of criticism
- Sudden panic attacks (usually for few minutes)
- Sweating, trembling, feeling of sickness, pounding heart (palpitation) are the other symptoms.
- Difficulty in working when others are watching
Social anxiety disorder often leads to other mental health issues such as depression, body dysmorphic disorder, etc.
REASON FOR THE CAUSE OF THE DISORDER:
