What is social anxiety disorder?

Social anxiety disorder is a prevalent condition characterized by fear, anxiety, and worries about social situations. People with social anxiety tend to interpret ambiguous social cues in a negative way, which reinforces a vicious cycle of worry and anxiety. In this video, I provide an overview of social anxiety and discuss the differences with introversion. I also describe the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach, which consists of cognitive reframing exercises and exposure exercises. I also describe a recent meta analytic review on the effectiveness of CBT for treating social anxiety disorder.
Articles referenced on this video
* Brozovich & Heimberg (2008). An analysis of post-event processing in social anxiety disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 891-903.
* Weeks et al. (2008). The fear of positive evaluation scale: Assessing a proposed cognitive component of social anxiety. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22, 44-55.
* Mayo Wilson et al (2014). Psychological and pharmacological interventions for social anxiety disorder in adults: A systematic review and network meta analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 1, 368-376
I hope you find this information on social anxiety disorder helpful. Please keep in mind that the content of this video is solely for educational purposes. If you suspect that you or someone in your life might have social anxiety disorder - or any other mental health problem for that matter - please reach out to a mental health professional so that they can conduct a proper evaluation. See below for resources:
*Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT): www.abct.org/Help/
*Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA): members.adaa.org/page/FATMain
*Psychology Today: www.psychologytoday.com/us/th...
**IMPORTANT**
All videos, comments, and materials are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute clinical advice.
If you, or someone you know, needs help immediately:
- Call 911 or the corresponding local emergency number
- Reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)
- Reach out to the Trevor Project (www.thetrevorproject.org/)
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I'm the Director of Together CBT, a clinic specializing in cognitive behavioral therapy groups for anxiety in NYC (www.togethercbt.com)
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[@patrickx2420]

I think social anxiety (to a degree) is a positive. It is a sign you have incorporated a healthy survival response. Whenever we (or other animals) enter into a unfamiliar environment we meet it with caution. The way through that anxiety is essentially exposure therapy. You have to meet a situation again and again until your brain processes it as familiar. This goes for embarrassment as well, a key component to anxiety. Embarrassment is a positive. If you seriously want to learn something, be that person that raises their hand and feels their heart pump in their chest. Memories are specifically designed for your survival. If you become emotionally charged, you will better remember that situation when you raised your hand and got your answer. The best way through something you are processing as humiliating is to forge forward and embarrass yourself even further. You will find that the initial embarrassment, that thing that humiliated you into hiding, is forgotten with the latest embarrassment. Eventually, you will see, life is embarrassment and then it becomes just experience. Humility saves you. You become not so proud to believe you cannot fail. Life is learning....you peel away the onion of getting it wrong again and again and....geeesch....there are plenty of layers to that onion.

[@joliearanda6481]

Nah its not a positive mine is worst