Social Anxiety Disorder
Social anxiety disorder is a kind of mental disorder wherein a person experiences an intense or unreasonable fear of social gatherings where there is a possibility that one may get embarrassed or ridiculed. This mental condition is also known as social phobia. Most of the time, these anxieties arise from an intense fear of being observed and scrutinized. This may range from simple things like the way a person walks, talks or acts; to important job functions like performing in front of a crowd, giving presentations, or finishing an interview for a job application.
Symptoms
Social phobia disrupts a persons normal life because it makes sufferers avoid doing things that require social contact in fear of embarrassment, and situations where they might become the center of attention. People with social phobia manifest two general symptoms:
1.Emotional symptoms which may include the following:
An overwhelming fear of being put into situations where one is surrounded by strangers
Being extremely scared of being in situations where the sufferer may be judged
Worrying excessively about embarrassing or humiliating ones...