What are the symptoms of social anxiety?
What do people with social anxiety act like? My mom thinks I may have it…? And how would you reverse these symptoms and over come the anxiety?
A. A marked or persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others. The individual fears that he or she will act in a way (or show anxiety symptoms) that will be humiliating or embarrassing. Note: In children, there must be evidence of the capacity for age-appropriate social relationships with familiar people and the anxiety must occur in peer settings, not just in interactions with adults.
B. Exposure to the feared social situation almost invariably provokes anxiety, which may take the form of a situationally bound or situationally predisposed Panic Attack. Note: In children, the anxiety may be expressed by crying, tantrums, freezing, or shrinking from social situations with unfamiliar people.
C. The person recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. Note: In children, this feature may be absent.
D. The feared social or performance situations are avoided or else are endured with intense anxiety or distress.
E. The avoidance, anxious anticipation, or distress in the feared social or performance situation(s) interferes significantly with the person’s normal routine, occupational (academic) functioning, or social activities or relationships, or there is marked distress about having the phobia.
F. In individuals under age 18 years, the duration is at least 6 months.
G. The fear or avoidance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition and is not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g., Panic Disorder With or Without Agoraphobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, or Schizoid Personality Disorder).
H. If a general medical condition or another mental disorder is present, the fear in Criterion A is unrelated to it, e.g., the fear is not of Stuttering, trembling in Parkinson’s disease, or exhibiting abnormal eating behavior in Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa.
September 8th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Here’s a link that may help you -
http://socialanxiety.factsforhealth.org/
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September 8th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
Being 26 years-old and never having been on a date. That’s me right there.
I really hate when people claim they’re shy and timid, but they’ve got a boyfriend/girlfriend… You won’t have one if you are shy. That’s all.
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September 8th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
A. A marked or persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by others. The individual fears that he or she will act in a way (or show anxiety symptoms) that will be humiliating or embarrassing. Note: In children, there must be evidence of the capacity for age-appropriate social relationships with familiar people and the anxiety must occur in peer settings, not just in interactions with adults.
B. Exposure to the feared social situation almost invariably provokes anxiety, which may take the form of a situationally bound or situationally predisposed Panic Attack. Note: In children, the anxiety may be expressed by crying, tantrums, freezing, or shrinking from social situations with unfamiliar people.
C. The person recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. Note: In children, this feature may be absent.
D. The feared social or performance situations are avoided or else are endured with intense anxiety or distress.
E. The avoidance, anxious anticipation, or distress in the feared social or performance situation(s) interferes significantly with the person’s normal routine, occupational (academic) functioning, or social activities or relationships, or there is marked distress about having the phobia.
F. In individuals under age 18 years, the duration is at least 6 months.
G. The fear or avoidance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition and is not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g., Panic Disorder With or Without Agoraphobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, a Pervasive Developmental Disorder, or Schizoid Personality Disorder).
H. If a general medical condition or another mental disorder is present, the fear in Criterion A is unrelated to it, e.g., the fear is not of Stuttering, trembling in Parkinson’s disease, or exhibiting abnormal eating behavior in Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia Nervosa.
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September 8th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
I’ve had horrible anxiety and panic attacks since I was 15. I am 20 now and if you have bad social anxiety, definitely think about talking to a psychiatrist. I did not feel better until I started taking the antidepressent effexor xr. It works well with people that have any kind of anxiety.
Here are symptoms of social anxiety;
People with social anxiety usually experience significant distress in the following situations:
Being introduced to other people
Being teased or criticized
Being the center of attention
Being watched or observed while doing something
Having to say something in a formal, public situation
Meeting people in authority ("important people/authority figures")
Feeling insecure and out of place in social situations ("I don’t know what to say.")
Embarrassing easily (e.g., blushing, shaking)
Meeting other peoples’ eyes
Swallowing, writing, talking, making phone calls if in public
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September 8th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
You fear being judged or criticized by other people, which causes you to either avoid public situations or endure them with a lot of dread or anxiety. Some of them fear nearly every social interaction, for others it’s one single thing, like speaking in front of a group of people.
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September 8th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
When it comes to anxiety, symptoms can be very unique to the individual. Some people start to have rapid heart rate, sweaty palms, tight chest, lump in their throat, I want to run away feeling, etc… Reversing the symptoms you can’t do, but you can overcome them. I’m not sure what symptoms you feel and I not sure how you handle them, but you wouldn’t be putting this question out here if it wasn’t a problem.
The first thing you need to do is realize that you are creating the feeling you are having. Being in a social environment is not causing you to feel this way, you are feeling this way about the social environment. In other words, if you are creating your emotions/feelings, then they can’t hurt you right? Does that make sense? How do you get past this? ACCEPTANCE. Learn to feel what you are feeling rahter than becoming victimized by the feeling. When someone tries to stop smoking, they go through a whole array of emotions and feelings. The only reason they will pick up that cigarette again is because they are not alright with feeling bad. They want it to go away, so they smoke a cigarette to avoid or hide the feeling. Learn to accept feeling bad(angry, scared, resentful, vulnerable, etc…). The day you learn to accept feeling bad, is the day you can accomplish anything. Experience the feelings you get in a social enviroment and define them to yourself. "When I am in a social enviroment, I feel__________(lump in my throat, tight chested, feel like crying, foggy, etc…" Define them to yourself. This gives you control over your feelings. If you have to start with baby steps, then take it a little at a time. I hope that helped.
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September 8th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Causes Of Anxiety Attacks
I think this can help you with finding out what you have this is a book where you can read about it.
# Learn to avoid making the one mistake almost everyone makes during a panic attack episode.
# Causes Of Anxiety Attacks
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# Having the belief to trust your body is not in any danger whatsoever. Never fearing to leave your home or to be alone.
# Make appointments or socialize with people and never again dread you might have to leave unexpectedly half way through.
# Give a speech or presentation without any concern of having a panic attack.
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