Social Anxiety
What is socially anxiety? How do people get it? How is it different than other anxieties? Living with social anxiety can be hard, I would know. I have it. I’ve known that I’ve had social anxiety ever since I was 10, that would’ve been fifth grade for me. There are a lot of different causes of social anxiety, but for me it was bullying.
It took over my life, I became afraid to do anything in front of other people because I was afraid they would call me “stupid” or “ugly” or say what I thought everyone else was already thinking. My anxiety continued to get worse as I went into middle school. In my head I tried to tell myself that I was normal and everyone had the same thoughts I did. The bullying continued up until I started high …show more content…
In one article I read from the National Institute of Health called “Social Phobia (social anxiety disorder) Always Embarrassed” They described social phobia or as many people know it social anxiety to be a “strong” or excessive fear of ridiculed or “judged” by the people around you. Another article written by Thomas A Richards who has a Ph.D. in psychology for his organization known as the Social Anxiety Association. In his article Dr. Richards defines social anxiety “the fear of social situations that involve interactions with other people” Social anxiety is now the third largest health care problem in the world, and people who have social anxiety are often seen as “quiet, shy backward, withdrawn, inhibited, unfriendly, nervous, aloof, and disinterested” according to the Social Anxiety Fact …show more content…
First of all to start things off let me tell you about triggers. A trigger is when someone is put in a place or experiences an event that temporarily upsets them or “triggers” something inside them, in many cases it can be sadness, anger, or even fear. But for what we’re talking about its anxiety, and not just regular anxiety its social anxiety. Trust me it's different. Triggers and symptoms go hand and hand with social anxiety however the trigger does not cause the overall disorder although it. According to the WebMD article about social anxiety some of the common symptoms were intense anxiety in some or all social situations, “ avoidance of social situations”. Physical symptoms may show as well; these may include heart racing, confusion, sweating, shaking, muscle tension, upset stomach, and even diarrhea. Children who have this disorder may express their anxiety by crying, clinging to parent, or even throwing a tantrum. The WebMD article also claimed that some people don't recognize that they have an illness but only the something is “wrong.” Now that we know what the symptoms are we can look into the triggers. According to WebMD certain people may be triggered by a specific situations, however other situations that can be triggering are “eating or drinking in front of others, working or writing (in front of others), being the center of attention, dating
What is socially anxiety? How do people get it? How is it different than other anxieties? Living with social anxiety can be hard, I would know. I have it. I’ve known that I’ve had social anxiety ever since I was 10, that would’ve been fifth grade for me. There are a lot of different causes of social anxiety, but for me it was bullying.
It took over my life, I became afraid to do anything in front of other people because I was afraid they would call me “stupid” or “ugly” or say what I thought everyone else was already thinking. My anxiety continued to get worse as I went into middle school. In my head I tried to tell myself that I was normal and everyone had the same thoughts I did. The bullying continued up until I started high …show more content…
In one article I read from the National Institute of Health called “Social Phobia (social anxiety disorder) Always Embarrassed” They described social phobia or as many people know it social anxiety to be a “strong” or excessive fear of ridiculed or “judged” by the people around you. Another article written by Thomas A Richards who has a Ph.D. in psychology for his organization known as the Social Anxiety Association. In his article Dr. Richards defines social anxiety “the fear of social situations that involve interactions with other people” Social anxiety is now the third largest health care problem in the world, and people who have social anxiety are often seen as “quiet, shy backward, withdrawn, inhibited, unfriendly, nervous, aloof, and disinterested” according to the Social Anxiety Fact …show more content…
First of all to start things off let me tell you about triggers. A trigger is when someone is put in a place or experiences an event that temporarily upsets them or “triggers” something inside them, in many cases it can be sadness, anger, or even fear. But for what we’re talking about its anxiety, and not just regular anxiety its social anxiety. Trust me it's different. Triggers and symptoms go hand and hand with social anxiety however the trigger does not cause the overall disorder although it. According to the WebMD article about social anxiety some of the common symptoms were intense anxiety in some or all social situations, “ avoidance of social situations”. Physical symptoms may show as well; these may include heart racing, confusion, sweating, shaking, muscle tension, upset stomach, and even diarrhea. Children who have this disorder may express their anxiety by crying, clinging to parent, or even throwing a tantrum. The WebMD article also claimed that some people don't recognize that they have an illness but only the something is “wrong.” Now that we know what the symptoms are we can look into the triggers. According to WebMD certain people may be triggered by a specific situations, however other situations that can be triggering are “eating or drinking in front of others, working or writing (in front of others), being the center of attention, dating