Post by fattreegirl on Oct 5, 2013 20:27:22 GMT
I thought I would set up this thread, as I haven't seen any mention of it on the rest of the site. And social phobia comes in as an anxiety personality disorder (well according to Wikipedia anyway!)
I suffer from other things as well as Social Phobia, such as Depression and OCPD but I find that whilst others are probably more willing to talk about the other two more (either as they are more common or have less stigma attached to them) there is less talk about Social Anxiety as it is either mistaken for shyness or just looked down upon as "pathetic" or that we should just pull our shit together! Whilst saying you have a perfectionist streak is somewhat smiled upon in society, saying you are too scared to catch the bus or go outside is not! And obviously you are less likely to meet or find people who are open about their social anxiety.
I suffer from other things as well as Social Phobia, such as Depression and OCPD but I find that whilst others are probably more willing to talk about the other two more (either as they are more common or have less stigma attached to them) there is less talk about Social Anxiety as it is either mistaken for shyness or just looked down upon as "pathetic" or that we should just pull our shit together! Whilst saying you have a perfectionist streak is somewhat smiled upon in society, saying you are too scared to catch the bus or go outside is not! And obviously you are less likely to meet or find people who are open about their social anxiety.
Theres so many different variations that one type won't suit all. I just know my social phobia is related to anxiety and fear of people and social situations where I have the potential to humiliate myself, so being able to chat to anyone that can relate to that would be great 