It is normal to feel nervous in some social situations. But if you suffer from social anxiety, feelings of fear and anxiety lead to isolation, which negatively affects your life, and excessive pressure may affect your relationships, routine activities, and work.
Dealing with people becomes difficult and a source of great anxiety, with confusion and feelings of embarrassment. The most prominent symptoms are:
– Fear of situations in which others might judge you negatively.
– Worrying about embarrassing or humiliating yourself.
– The need for constant affirmations from friends and loved ones.
– Extreme fear of dealing with strangers or close people sometimes.
– Fear that others will notice that you appear anxious.
– Fear of physical symptoms that may cause you to feel embarrassed, such as redness of the cheeks, sweating, trembling, or a trembling voice.
– Avoid doing things to others or talking to them for fear of embarrassment.
– Avoid situations in which you may be the center of attention.
– Pre-existing anxiety about any event.
– Fear or extreme anxiety during social situations.
– Expect the worst possible consequences due to a negative experience you were exposed to during a social situation.
In addition to physical symptoms such as:
– Redness of the cheeks.
– Accelerated heartbeat.
– Trembling.
– Sweating.
– Stomach upset or nausea.
– shortness of breath.
– Dizziness or vertigo.
– Reduction of Blood pressure.
– Feeling like your mind is completely empty.
– Muscle spasm in the body.
Pay attention if you encounter these symptoms in a friend or a close person. Try to understand that he does not want to be alone, but his symptoms make him isolate… He needs you, your attention, and your reassurances.
“Anxiety is not a joke”… Here are some of the disturbing thoughts that someone who has social anxiety suffers from and that make his condition worse, in the attached video from the “Psychological How” segment, prepared by Crystal Al-Nawar.
