Many people are a little bit shy, but those with social anxiety disorder (also called social phobia) can become overwhelmed with anxiety in simple social situations. Peter (not his real name ...

But Becky Bruno wasn't just a little shy—she struggled for years with Social Anxiety Disorder before being diagnosed. Just as the name implies, the condition can socially cripple an otherwise ...

Social anxiety disorder is marked by an intense fear of judgment, the strong and pervasive sense that most people are thinking poorly of you, and the equally intense urge to avoid most ...

However, if you have social anxiety or social phobia, which is the fear of being around people, public speaking, initiating or continuing conversations. That's something that comes up every day.

Evaluating the interplay between subclinical levels of mental health symptoms and coordination dynamics. British Journal of Psychology, Vol. 111, Issue. 4, p. 782. Social phobia is a disorder ...

When these feelings become so severe that they affect a person's ability to function in everyday situations, social anxiety may be classified as a social anxiety disorder, per a 2013 study in the ...