Social Anxiety is fear of making mistakes in front of other people, or feeling nervous and fear of others’ judgment. Depending on the severity, people with social anxiety disorder tend to avoid situations in where they feel nervous and experience. Social anxiety disorder is often confused as shyness.
Some people with social anxiety never seek help due to the fact that they had this since childhood and feel like it’s part of them and normal. For example, many people have problems public speaking.
I can relate because growing up in grade school I would get nervous and turn extremely red while speaking in front of class.
Eventually, I was pushed to do many public speaking and now I am very comfortable speaking in front of others.
People who meet people with social anxieties may misinterpret them as snobs because they do not know any better. 5% percent of Americans suffer from social anxiety disorder.
People with social anxiety tend to cope with alcohol because it makes them easier to speak and meet others. The internet has made it easier with people with social anxiety disorders to meet people because they do not have to speak face to face with others at first.
Overall, the type of treatment for social anxiety disorders is cognitive behavioral therapy. In counseling, people with social anxiety learn about their problem and how they are influenced behaviorally.
Therapy will help them overcome these issues. Another way to treat people with social anxiety disorders is with antidepressant medications.