SAD (Social Anxiety
Disorder)
SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder
or Social Phobia)
Social Anxiety Disorder, also called Social Phobia, is a condition
whereby the individual feels overwhelming anxiety and excessive
self-consciousness in everyday social situations. In a sense,
the individual becomes extremely self-conscious in social environments.
People with SAD have a persistent, intense, and chronic fear
of being watched and judged by others and being embarrassed
or humiliated by their own actions. This fear may be so severe
that it interferes with work, school, or any other ordinary
activities.
While many people with SAD recognize that their
fear of being around people is unusually excessive, they are
unable to overcome it. And often, they worry for days or weeks
prior to a social situation.
SAD can be a limited to one type of situation,
like speaking in public, or it can be as severe as to encompass
many or all social situations.
Symptoms can include any of the symptoms associated
with anxiety disorder, and can often contribute to the anxiety
of a social situation because of the fear associated with the
symptoms coming at an ‘inopportune time’ or visible
enough for others to notice.
SAD affects approximately 7% of the population
and equally affects women and men. This disorder usually begins
in childhood or early adolescence. SAD often co-occurs with
other anxiety disorders such as depression, substance abuse
and panic disorder.
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SAD can be successfully resolved.
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