I was shocked to learn how many different kinds of phobias have been identified. People have fears of almost everything including driving through tunnels, being alone at home, driving on expressways, snakes and riding elevators. Phobias are when you’re afraid of something in particular. The most common phobia related to anxiety is called agoraphobia. It’s [...]
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Social Anxiety
Social anxiety affects millions of individual’s each year. Social anxiety is the fear of speaking to other people, meeting new people or carrying on conversation and activities with new people. Some of the symptoms are sweating, blushing, extreme shyness, palpitating, fear and nervousness. Social anxiety can and does affect the daily lives of the individuals [...]
As everyday passes, there are more and more children that are being diagnosed as having some sort of social phobia. In fact, each year the percentage keeps rising higher and higher as the treatments do not!
Many times when people have to deal with a social phobia in children, they are unsure as to what [...]
Social phobia is another name for social anxiety disorder. Social phobia affects over 15 million Americans each year, making it the third largest psychological problem in the United States. As many people as there are affected by social phobia, it is still very misunderstood by mental health care professionals such as doctors, therapists and psychologists. [...]
Many times when people are technically diagnosed with having a social anxiety, they are unsure as to where to go next. In fact, many people are not sure at all as to what can be done about having a social anxiety. However, despite of what many people think, there are in deed many [...]
If you’re one of the millions that suffer from social anxiety and feel helpless because you feel there’s no help for you, you couldn’t be more wrong. You are not the only one in the world that suffers from this disorder. If you’re having problems with what you consider extreme shyness, you may be affected [...]
Many times when people have a social anxiety disorder or they believe that they have one, they are scared to talk to anyone about it. However, if they ever go to a medical professional, before the doctor ever diagnoses them; they will first have to take a social anxiety test first. The main [...]
