Scared to go out to a meeting to speak to a client? Need to deliver a speech but feel like
fainting at Scared to attend a social gathering for no
apparent reason? You might be suffering
from social anxiety disorder.
Social anxiety
disorder, also known as social phobia, is a kind of mental disorder where the
sufferer experiences a severe or unreasonable fear of social gatherings where
there is a possibility that one may get embarrassed or ridiculed. Most of the time, these anxieties arise from
an intense fear of being closely watched or scrutinized - from the simple
things like the way they dress, talk or act; to important job functions like
performing in front of a crowd, giving a presentation, or finishing an
interview for a job application. This
kind of phobia gives sufferers a feeling of being trapped or shut away from the
world.
