Social Anxiety Disorder vs. Shyness

The difference between Social Anxiety Disorder and shyness, explained by HealthyPlace.com Medical Director, Dr. Harry Croft.

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• social anxiety disorder
• SAD
• social phobia
• shy
• shyness
• social withdrawl
• mental health
• psychology
• psychiatry
• healthyplace
• harry croft

[3nderoX]

I think social anxiety is one of the worst disorders you can have...

[blacksesamecandies]

I have SAD and it is always so difficult to explain to people. Those I have often just say they were 'shy' and learned to overcome it. I want so badly to overcome mine but it isn't just being shy-- it's all out terror to the point I can't even be near people. I want so much to just overcome this, but its hard. Noone I know seems to understand.

[imasonfree]

How fucking hard can it be...Suck it up and work through it, bitch. lol...Quit bitching and go practice. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. Quit with the self pity and try to overcome the shit.

[mm1k3y]

for you guys still growing up it probably is just shyness, dont let these silly videos poison your minds be free and stop watching videos its only going to make you worse, after all its the battle of the mind and if you constantly watching things and putting words into your minds its like your tricking you selfs into thinking you have it when 90% of the guys here probably dont have S.A.D

[noobguy1234]

Social anxiety has seriously ruined my life. There were so many opportunities that i just couldnt hold on too. social anxiety is just like you the only person in the world who is different to everyone else and you feel left out

[sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit]

I read 80% of people with this fail to finish school and work low paying jobs or are unemployed. Most people would rather just view you as a loser then as some one with a condition even if you present the research and statistics

[MoNaturalButterfly]

I thought that I had test taking anxiety.... but Ive realized that its SAD! Ive had it for a long time.My sister and mother have it too. I think back to never likeing crowds of people but I could sing in front of an audience. All this time I thought that I was shy... WOW!!

[makeuplover200]

im 14 and i think i might have S.A.D because i dont like talking to people,meeting new people,dont like eating infront of people, get REALLY nervouse wen the teacher says that i have to go in the front of the room to read somthing out loadto the class my hands swaet and my heart beets fast and i gett real shaky, iv never had a boyfriend before because of this and i dont like going places and theres alot more

[johndoe7033]

@johndoe7033 I am currently 18 btw. But most of the time, i think like a 15 or 16 year old (varies) as previously explained. I feel hopeless.

[johndoe7033]

I have literally been in and out of sanity, most of the time being insane, to the point where i have back slided to a childish state of mind because of not being able to interact socially with people my own age, or just people in general. It's extremely painful. Being alone, and even worse when everyone around you is growing in character but not you.

[Bapewatch01]

i dont like talking about mine to people, god knows ive tried explaining it to my family, and they just said because im a growing boy and ive got stresses with university ... its so much more than that. ive had these same feelings and problems for a few years now, i can't properly function when im in any public place. sweating, breathing problems, trembling hands, hot flashes, not knowing what to do. i sometimes have panic attacks when im a coffee shop!! but no... its all teen angst O_o

[thervcaguy]

@3nderoX i have sad but I am pretty sure thats there is worse disorders