Do you Have Social Anxiety
When people have social anxiety disorder or social phobia everyday situations can become very overwhelming. These feelings can become intense and can vary from person to person. People who have anxiety disorders will all fear different types of situations.
We all get embarrassed once in a while, we trip over something and look around to check no one else saw, maybe we drop some food on ourselves and feel silly. These feelings are perfectly normal and most us will just move on and never give them another thought.However someone with anxiety disorder will run and rerun every moment through their mind and let the second of embarrassment turn into anxiety.
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 symptoms of social anxiety often lead to severe embarrassment for the sufferer and that in itself starts the whole cycle of symptoms and further embarrassment. This is why so many people who suffer from social anxiety are only comfortable around family and friends that they have known a long time.
Anxiety attacks at work can have some very detrimental effects, sometimes it will as small a thing as your unhappiness with meeting in groups other times it can be as serious as your boss thinking you are incompetent due to your inability to deal with people.
Speaking in public is a common fear of people with social anxiety disorder. Other fears can be eating in restaurants, using public restrooms, and using telephones.
No one really knows why but women are more likely than men to have social anxiety disorders, some people have a theory that there are many men who suffer but never say anything and don’t get treatment for it. If this is the case they must just retreat into their own world of pain and that is a shame, there are ways for all of us to get help and no one should suffer from anxiety disorders alone.
If your child or someone you know is considered to be a shy person then you probably know what to do , however if they start avoiding every social occasion, avoiding parties, meetings and maybe even eating alone constantly, you may have a case of social anxiety disorder on your hands. It is best to see a professional at this point rather than leaving it to long, the sooner that treatment starts the greater the chance for recovery.
Understanding anxiety is something every person who has anxiety strives for. Most anxiety sufferers feel very alone, anxiety No one has to deal with anxiety alone.
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