| Social anxiety disorder is a very | | | | anxiety disorder symptoms. |
| serious mental illness that affects many | | | | An unwillingness to leave the house or |
| more people than most imagine. Due to | | | | even to have visitors round to their |
| the nature of the problem most people | | | | house can lead to both physical and |
| who do suffer find themselves unable to | | | | mental symptoms. People with anxiety |
| talk to anyone about it. A difficulty | | | | disorder struggle to attend school or |
| facing social circumstances, | | | | work and some may even find it very |
| confrontation or challenges are the most | | | | difficult to go to shops or other places |
| common problems that are associated with | | | | where they are likely to come into |
| social anxiety disorder but there are a | | | | contact with other people or groups of |
| number of symptoms you should be looking | | | | people. |
| for. If someone you know has, or your | | | | Any anxiety is much greater than you |
| suspect they have, social anxiety | | | | would normally expect in certain |
| disorder then you should take them to a | | | | situations. Everybody is nervous or |
| psychiatrist. | | | | anxious about certain things but anxiety |
| Anxiety causing situations may cause | | | | disorder symptoms are much greater. |
| anxiety disorder symptoms that are | | | | If a person has extreme fear of social |
| similar to those of a panic attack, | | | | situations this is the first sign and |
| however the two illnesses are very | | | | one of the most obvious of anxiety |
| different and should be treated | | | | disorder symptoms. It can be difficult |
| differently to one another. Blushing, | | | | to spot if the patient has become well |
| sweating, trembling, tense muscles and | | | | versed at hiding the problems. |
| other physical reactions are common | | | | |