Social phobia

[bluet]

This might be the most common phobia of all, yet its usually invisible. The person who are having this phobia are afraid to gather with people, or meet someone new. They are afraid about what people think about them. Don't you think that its dangerous?

[Greenpixy18]

Well, I'm in school and I see these kind of problems occuring everday. Some kids I see don't say a single word in school all day long. I say to myself ,that cannot be healthy. I someone was bullieng me one way or another, I would stand up for myself and they would get what's coming to them. If for some reason they cannot do that, then get some help from someone else.

[bowman]

I would say the person is not an extrovert, but he/she is an introvert. There is nothing wrong with that person whatsoever, in fact introverts are said to be cleverer than extroverts whose numbers are lot more in worldwide population, this the reason introverts are seen as abnormal.

[Salazarr]

I think this is very common and i know a few people which do not like meeting new people and so on. It isnt a serious issue ofcourse. Can this be classified as a phobia?

[priyank_unbeatable]

This might be the most common phobia of all, yet its usually invisible. The person who are having this phobia are afraid to gather with people, or meet someone new. They are afraid about what people think about them. Don't you think that its dangerous?

right such persons always avoid function and parties they are always afraid of public talks and gatherings the fear speaking in front of all peoples even in homely function they get afraid so i have seen one of my cousin with such disorder phobia....

[Salazarr]

Well...I must say that i dont think its extremely dangerous,
Since you can always get rid of a phobia.
And if you think this phobia is dangerous, you should look at others.

[neversurrender]

I think it is not a serious phobia.Social phobia is just afraid to meet new people , talk to them etc.. .Right ? In my opinion ,they might lose their self-confidence.

[goutham]

i think i have some social phobia too...i really want to go to college or uni but im too scared to...

[Summer]

Social phobia is usually followed by shyness, anxiety. Is very difficult to live with it, perform simple tasks such as writing in public is impossible. What is the treatment?

[admin]

Social phobia is usually followed by shyness, anxiety. Is very difficult to live with it, perform simple tasks such as writing in public is impossible. What is the treatment?

Treatment is behavioural therapy with graded exposure to phobic situation in this case, social siutations.

[premanand]

Yes friend i too had the same problem, now iam ok but when i had these shyness it was very unconfortable to stand on stage/ near stranger but now things have changed a little for me hopefully i stay the same hereafter .

[Jenny]

I think behavioural therapy can be helpful in treating social phobia. It involves challenging negative thoughts that causes social anxiety, learning to control anxiety and facing situations you fear rather than avoiding them.

[SAD]

I have it. Is it dangerous? Not to others. But from experience, I can say that if you do not get help, you will eventually get to a point where you feel like trash, in terms of self-worth.

You avoid social situations for fear of being judged and/or embarrassed through ridicule or rejection (which of course is ridiculous, but then, knowing that it is ridiculous is part of the diagnoses). If you avoid enough situations, or come out of most of those situations only thinking about the negatives, you can begin to isolate yourself and turn to alternate realities (drinking, drugs, excessive isolated activities such as online video games - that's me, etc.). Your confidence plummets, your few friends become fewer because of your isolation, you never go out on dates - you may never leave the house than is more than absolutely necessary. Imagine having no friends - not because you're an asshole, or you don't want any - but just because you're afraid of what people think of you all of the time. That's Social Phobia.

Anyways, I'm one of those who still needs to talk to someone about it... but I don't have any money or insurance... so yea. Here I am.

[sickofit]

pounding heart in front of an audience, fear, racing thoughts, hard to to concentrate when singled out by a question in a group, ahhh the joys of having this. alcohol and drugs was my answere for years but that didn't work so it was dangerous to me. Sad is right get help and hey Sad, your not the only one without that insurance, I'm here too my friend..............

[SAD]

Sorry to hear that, sickofit :(

Hey, try the SocialPhobiaWorld website - more support there. There doesn't seem to be anyone on this forum anymore :(