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Social phobia

Social phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent and unreasonable fear of social or performance situations in which embarrassment may occur. Symptoms of social phobia include:
  • Avoidance of social or performance situations
  • Fear of public speaking or conversation
  • Avoidance of eating, drinking, or writing in public
  • Anxious reactions in response to feared social situations such as tremors, sweating, muscle tension, blushing, or confusion
  • Concerns that others will judge the individual as anxious, weak, "crazy," or stupid

How Mindsite can help

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Find out if you show symptoms of social phobia by taking our free online survey or reading the full DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with social phobia, get free information and advice from the Mindsite community by reading original articles or asking a question.