Social anxiety is an anxiety disorder in which there is intense fear of
social events and interaction with people. A person with social anxiety
disorder suffers from embarrassment, humiliation, depression,
inadequacy and fear of performing poorly in a social situation. The
most common situations in which people experience significant emotional
distress are speaking in public, being the center of attraction,
meeting new people, talking to a person of the opposite sex, writing in
front of others, or being watched by others.
When exposed to these situations, a person with anxiety disorder may
become very uncomfortable and can experience physical and emotional
symptoms. Emotional symptoms include intense fear, feeling of wanting
to escape and nervousness, while the physical symptoms include
palpitations, sweating, dizziness, tense muscles, flushing/blushing and
trembling. In extreme cases of social anxiety disorder, a person may
rely on alcohol or drugs to get him through the dreadful situation....

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