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It Could Be Social Anxiety Disorder |
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You have an overwhelming feeling or self-consciousness
and anxiety in social settings where other people are fine with, then
you might have social phobia or otherwise known as social anxiety
disorder. People afflicted by this disorder feel that they are being
judged and watched intensely by others and think that others are
thinking horrible thoughts about them. They fear that they may embarrass
or humiliate themselves in front of people when they meet them. Such a
disorder can seriously affect with daily life such as school, work,
relationships and activities of daily living. Though most people with
social anxiety disorder know it for sure that what they’re feeling are
not valid and excessive but cannot seem to control them. Suppose, when
they have to attend function, they worry for weeks thinking about the
dreadful day.
Social anxiety disorder can range
in its behavior. Some individuals may only suffer from a specific fear
such as eating or drinking, speaking, or writing if others are around or
watching. Some people have a fear or going to the bathroom in a public
restroom. This can be as serious as causing physical sickness or
weakness to the bladder because of the anxiety involved, while some
people are fearful in all social situations and is never comfortable.
The normal daily activities that most people take for granted are so
horrifying and worrisome of social phobias it can be physically
debilitating. This illness can cause people to miss work or school if
they fear they will have to get up and be seen or noticed.
Some
of the common symptoms include
A) blushes often in social situations
B) profuse
sweating when anxious
C) trembling when approached or spoke to
D) nausea
as anxiety increases and possibly vomiting
E) extreme difficulty talking
You
may be extremely embarrassed by all of these symptoms if you have social
phobia. It can feel like there are million people watching you all the
time and you can’t get away. You might even be able to stand being
around your own family for fear of ridicule and rejection. This is a
common irrational fear that with out medication cannot be controlled.
Even if you tried to face what fears you have the anxiety level before
can be almost debilitating and can linger through out the whole
experience. The anxiety can also linger after wards and keep you feeling
scared and anxious for weeks or months. Affecting approximately 5.3
million American adults with men and women being affected equally,
social phobia usually starts to develop in childhood or the early teens.
There is belief that social anxiety disorder can also be hereditary so
if a family member has it you are at a higher risk of developing it as
well.
There is hope and treatment for those persons who suffer
with social anxiety disorder. There have been more and more drugs
capable of helping control the feelings one may suffer with. The
antidepressants Paxil and Effexor are excellent and wide used to help
suffers of social phobia. It can take two to four weeks for the
medications to start to take effect and it can also take some time to
find the right dosage that works the best with the least side effects.
The user needs to always follow the instructions on the prescription and
take the medication every day. If the side effects are too bad or there
is no improvement in four weeks call your doctor. Many patients will
have to continue medications for months, years, or even a lifetime.
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