Health Tip: Understanding Social Anxiety Disorder

Here are some common symptoms

July 23, 2010 RSS Feed Print

(HealthDay News) -- Social anxiety disorder (sometimes called social phobia) is characterized by extreme anxiety and self-consciousness in social situations.

The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health says symptoms of social anxiety disorder may include:

Feelings of extreme self-consciousness around others.
Excessive fear that others are watching and judging you.
Excessive fear of embarrassment.
Worry that persists long before an event actually occurs.
Physical symptoms stemming from anxiety, including sweating, feeling nauseous, shaking and blushing.