Social Anxiety
The Common Problem in Our Society Today
Social anxiety is so prevalent that it is believed hit number
three in the list of psychological problems throughout the
world at present and despite of such high prevalence has not
been fully discovered yet.
There are many different manifestations of social anxiety,
for example, this man standing in line feels there are people
always watching him or her and even though that person is
aware of the fact that such perceptions are not true, they
simply cannot get rid of these feelings. r
Eventually, the person who has social anxiety often experiences
fear, apprehension or being excessively worried about different
social situations and how the person is being evaluated by
others. There are different examples of social anxiety which
happen under different circumstances and situations.
Classic examples of social anxiety are public speaking, performing
in public or even giving interviews. When a person suffers
from social anxiety disorders he or she is considered to be
clinically afflicted by a social phobia and this is really
a psychiatric anxiety disorder which involves extraordinary
anxiety and too much self consciousness in normal day-to-day
social situations.
There is also a persistent, intense and even chronic act
of being watched as well as and also being judged by others
and feeling embarrassed as well as humiliated by their own
actions. Most of the time, the trigger may be some social
stimulus which may be perceived or actual. There is quite
some trouble for victims of social anxiety in overcoming such
feelings.
In most cases, social anxiety could be caused by certain
situations such as fear of speaking in public or at formal
and informal gatherings or eating or writing in front of other
people and in the worst case, may be so wide and all encompassing
as to cause the patient to experience such symptoms constantly.
There is a lot of hope for victims of social anxiety and
there are so many treatments such as therapies, medications
or combinations of both that may be used for treating patients.
Cognitive behavior therapy has been found by researchers to
be effective in treating social phobics.
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