social anxiaty (sp)

[Smashed-Up-Sanity]

Is it possible for me to have social anxiaty?? i just read lucies poem and i can really relate to it!
can some one explain what it is?:blink:

 

[Marshmallow]

Social anxiety is a common problem and it is possible to have. Heres a deffinition:

Social anxiety, sometimes known as social phobia or social anxiety disorder (SAD), is a common form of anxiety disorder that causes sufferers to experience intense anxiety in some or all of the social interactions and public events of everyday life. For instance, some sufferers have difficulty attending parties or meetings, making a phone call, walking into a shop to purchase goods, or asking for help from authority figures.

 

[Smashed-Up-Sanity]

o_0 i dont like the sound of that... coz it sounds like me

 

[Marshmallow]

If you think you have it, i would go to the doctor and have them assess wether you have it or not.

 

[TheBLA]

All I can tell you is that a lot of people have this disorder and there's at least one very large internet forum dedicated to people suffering from the disorder, I think the link to it is at the bottom of these forums?

 

[sosotired]

All I can tell you is that a lot of people have this disorder and there's at least one very large internet forum dedicated to people suffering from the disorder, I think the link to it is at the bottom of these forums?

Yes its a very good website and the message board has lots of users with SA. http://socialanxietysupport.com/index.php

I have had Social Anxiety for most of my life.

 

[shicky]

Go to a doctor. Maybe you can get some help with this. It's an awful thing. And check out that website they mentioned, it's a very nice place.