Currently affecting more than 20 million Americans, anxiety is the most common mental condition in the United States. It can take many forms, including panic attacks, post-traumatic stress order (PTSD), social anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but each can be managed with customized treatment.
PANIC ATTACKS
SOCIAL ANXIETY
GENERALIZED DISORDERS
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Social Anxiety Disorder
People with social anxiety disorder, sometimes called “social phobia,” have a marked fear of social or performance situations in which they expect to feel embarrassed, judged, rejected, or afraid of offending others. Social anxiety disorder symptoms include:
- Feeling highly anxious about being with other people and having a hard time talking to them
- Feeling very self-conscious in front of other people, and fearful of being humiliated, embarrassed, rejected, or offending others
- Being very afraid that other people will judge them
- Worrying for days or weeks before an event where other people will be
- Staying away from places where there are other people
- Having a hard time making and keeping friends
- Blushing, sweating, or trembling around other people
- Feeling nauseous or sick to your stomach when other people are around
If you are interested in learning more about social anxiety order, please visit this link on the NIMH website: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml.