{"id":151284,"date":"2023-09-05T12:40:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T16:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/?p=151284"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T01:41:57","slug":"9-things-social-anxiety-makes-us-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/151284","title":{"rendered":"9 Things Social Anxiety Makes Us Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"9 Things Social Anxiety Makes Us Do\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UfGDb41oDjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(soft music) – [Instructor] Hey Psych2goers, and welcome back to another video. Before we start, we would\r\nlike to give you a big thanks for all the support that you’ve given us. Psych2gos mission is to make\r\npsychology and mental health more accessible to everyone. Now let’s begin. Are you extremely afraid\r\nof being judged by others? Are you very self-conscious\r\nin everyday social situations? Do you avoid meeting new people? These are all trademark\r\nsigns of social anxiety, which affects approximately\r\n15 million people in the United States alone. Social anxiety disorder is classified as a significant amount\r\nof fear, embarrassment, or humiliation in social or\r\nperformance-based situations. It goes far deeper than mere shyness, where shyness is more\r\nof a personality trait, Social anxiety disorder can\r\ncause significant disruption of your daily life. Before we begin, we would like to mention that this video is created\r\nfor educational purposes only, and is not intended to substitute\r\na professional diagnosis. If you suspect you may have\r\nsocial anxiety disorder or any mental health condition, we highly advise you to seek help from a qualified mental\r\nhealth professional.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWith that said, here are nine things that social anxiety makes us do. One, repeatedly double-checking\u00a0the location and time. Do you find yourself\r\nrepeatedly checking your phone to make sure you’re in the right place? It can be terrifying for\r\nthose with social anxiety to arrive late or walk\r\ninto the wrong room, so double or even triple-checking\u00a0information is a must. Even if you know you’ve\r\ngot the details right, it can bring you peace of\r\nmind just to make sure, it may be the difference between\r\nwalking in with confidence or hesitation. Two, rehearsing conversations\r\nin your head ahead of time. While this may be a\r\nsubconscious practice at first, many people who face social\r\nanxiety rehearse things they’re going to say before they have the actual conversation. This often begins as\r\nimagining future conversations or running through a list of\r\nimportant points to discuss. Some people find it more helpful to physically practice having\r\na conversation as well. That being said, not\r\neveryone who rehearses their conversations beforehand, necessarily has social anxiety.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMemorization and practice\r\nare both common tools to aid you in feeling nervous, whether you’re anxious\r\nabout public speaking, talking to a specific person, or being social in general. Number three, avoiding phone calls. Even though it’s become a bit of a joke among millennials and Gen\r\nFor those who prefer to text, avoiding phone calls is\r\na fairly common behavior for people with social anxiety. Psychologist, Lindsay\r\nSharfstein told Headspace, that anxiety is typical for all of us, it’s a universal emotion\r\nthat we can all relate to.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor the most part, we\r\nknow that individuals are not afraid of phones, they have phones in their\r\noffice, backpack, and purse, what they’re typically afraid of is the evaluation or\r\njudgment that may happen when they’re on a phone. This may be why some\r\npeople prefer to text, instead of talk on the phone. The more one can put between themselves and the other person, the more comfortable they generally feel interacting. Four, faking phone calls. Have you ever pretended to\r\nbe in the middle of a call just to avoid talking to someone, or worn headphones to discourage others from approaching you? Although it’s safe to\r\nassume that phone calls are not something that\r\npeople with social anxiety look forward to, faking\r\na call can come in handy. It can be a lot easier to act busy rather than face the awkwardness of an unwanted conversation, so this can become a habit of avoidance if you have social anxiety. Five, constantly worrying\r\nabout how everyone sees you. According to the Anxiety\r\nand Depression Association of America, those with a\r\nsocial anxiety disorder are increasingly concerned about how they are perceived by others.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/6387845\/pexels-photo-6387845.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;h=650&amp;w=940\" \/>\r\n\r\nThe last thing they want\r\nis to come off as awkward, fumbling, or boring. You’ve likely felt this way at some point throughout your life, whether it’s the desire\r\nto fit in with friends or make a good impression\r\non a potential employer, with social anxiety however, this pressure to perform\r\nfeels constantly heavy and can lead to full-blown panic attacks when in social or\r\nperformance-based situations. Number six is feeling lonely, even when you’re surrounded by people. People with social anxiety\r\ncan share this feeling with those who battle depression and other mental illnesses as well.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSo, unfortunately, a lot\r\nof people can relate to this isolating feeling. When social anxiety keeps you\r\nfrom being your true self, it can be difficult to\r\nfeel included at all. It’s frustrating to be close to others, but not be able to connect\r\nwith them comfortably. If you’re struggling\r\nto properly communicate and are extremely hesitant\r\nto even start a conversation, that adds to your feelings of loneliness, even when you’re surrounded by others. Number seven, clenching your teeth and other physical discomforts. You feel shaky or lightheaded when faced with a social situation.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDoes your heart rate speed\r\nup, or do your hands tremble? The stress that comes with social anxiety can manifest through physical symptoms. Many of the symptoms are\r\nsigns of nervousness, such as sweating, flushing,\r\nand feeling shaky. According to the Mayo Clinic, you might also be dealing\r\nwith muscle tension, feeling that your mind has gone blank, or having trouble catching your breath. Number eight, obsessing over how you look. When you’re constantly worried about how others perceive you, you’re likely to be concerned\r\nwith how you look as well. You might have a distorted body image and think that you’re less\r\nphysically attractive. Your thoughts can flit from\r\nyour hair to your clothes or flaws in your skin, thinking\r\nthat it’s just all wrong. In an attempt to feel\r\ncomfortable in your skin, you might spend an inappropriate\r\namount of time and money on fixing your appearance, such as shopping for better clothes, getting high-end beauty\r\nproducts, or going on diets if you think you’re overweight. And number nine, you\r\nfeel more like yourself around the people you’re comfortable with. You think you’re picky about\r\nwho you spend time with and triumph over shyness, conquering social anxiety disorder, Dr.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMarie B. Stein and John R. Walker discuss behavior in children\r\ncalled selective mutism. This is when a child\r\nspeaks and acts normally around select individuals,\r\nbut is completely silent around everyone else, or when\r\nplaced in certain situations, this is a more extreme example, but it shows how those with social anxiety are more likely to relax and open up around people they already know and trust. Do you or anyone you know resonate with any of these points\r\nmentioned in this video? If you’re concerned about\r\nsocial anxiety disorder, we encourage you to speak with\r\na mental health professional, they can help you overcome any fears or debilitating problems you might have. If you enjoyed watching this\r\nvideo, give us a thumbs up and share it with someone who\r\nmight find it helpful as well. 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