Causes Of Social Anxiety

By Kathy Nelson

Not everyone who has social anxiety disorder will be anxious in the same situations. Different people deal with different situations differently, so there really is no one size fits all magic pill.

People that have social anxiety disorders may have some of these symptoms while they are in certain social situations. They fear that they will make mistakes that everyone will notice, they fear that they are always going to be judged by others, they have the fear of being embarrassed or humiliated by themselves in front of others, they think that everyone's attention is on them, and they think that other people are more capable of doing something in the same situation.

In situations that are feared, people that have social anxiety disorder will feel intense anxiety. The anxiety they feel may lead to trembling, pounding heart, blushing, nausea, and sweating. For many having this anxiety will turn into a panic attack.

The feeling of embarrassment that the person with social anxiety suffers from can be so severe that they stop going out into public places. Over time they spend more and more time with only family members and withdraw from their social circle more and more.

Social anxiety isn't something that only happens when you go out to a bar or party. When they are at work dealing with people who are in higher positions within the company they start to feel anxious and that can affect their thinking and reasoning which makes them look less knowledgeable, this is how social anxiety can affect your working life as well as your social life.

Some of the things that most of us do daily can cause anxiety attacks for others. You may go out and eat in restaurant and use the bathroom anywhere you are without even thinking about it. Someone with social anxiety disorder would find it to be extremely distressing

People that have social anxiety disorder worry for days and sometimes weeks before going to a social situation that they are fearing. The disorder may become severe and can interfere with work or other events that you may have in your life. There are many people that have social anxiety disorder. Women can be more likely then men to have social anxiety disorder.

Social anxiety disorder usually will start at a early age. You can be shy and still not experience the same intense anxiety that people do with social anxiety disorder. Shy people usually do not avoid certain social situations like people that have social anxiety disorders. Social anxiety disorder can overtake someone's life if they allow it to. - 30309

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