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| OK, it's here. Social anxiety is a recently identified disorder that, according to recent studies, may affect up to 7% of the population in any given year. As such, it is one of the least understood butmost pervasive psychological problems in the US, with as many as 15 million people experiencing severe and persistent emotional distress on a daily basis, most without having a clue that their condition is a recognized mental health disorder that is largely treatable. Because of the recency in identifying the diagnosable condition of social anxiety, the disorder is poorly understood by both the general public and professional clinicians. It is estimated that between 7 and 13% of people are affected by social anxiety disorder at some point, making social anxiety the third largest mental health disorder as identified by the DSM-IV (the diagnostic manual used by psychologists int he US). Simply put, Social Anxiety Disorder is understood as being the recurring avoidance and debilitating fear of social situations where one might possibly be negatively judged by others. Socially anxious people typically experience uncomfortable emotional and physical distress when they: - are thrust into the center of attention - are teased - introduced to strangers - have to speak or perform before an audience - are being watched while doing something phsycial - are talking with an "important" person - exchange eye contact - eat, drink, or speak in the presence of others - enter any unfamiliar social situation LABELS AND SYMPTOMS Because people with social phobia are easily embarrassed and insecure in social interactions, they are commonly labelled as being "shy", "timid", "uptight", and even "rude", and "aloof". These perceptions tend to exacerbate the situation for the social phobic, increasing the already intense anxiety of the situation by ading to it the nearly self-fulfilling anticipation of negative judgement by others. Unfortunately , these labels also complicate the diagnostic process by confusing a potentially treatable disorder with the expectation that such behaviour is the result of innate and simply personality traits. What distinguishes social anxiety from the common but ocassional fear of embarrassment is the chronic nature of the disorder. Certain social situations (specific phobia) or nearly all social situations (generalized anxiety) are persistently accompanied by feelings of dread, worthlessness, negative thoughts, increased heart rate, weak knees, twitching muscles, blushing, trembling limbs, dry mouth, and/or constant anxiety. These physical and emotional symptoms are also usually understood by the person with social anxiety as being irrational in nature, but impossible to avoid. |
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