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Social anxiety is not always obvious. The person laughing the loudest in a crowd of admirers may be suffering from it. So is the person who’s sitting by himself and looking around like he has misgivings about the happiness of the people around him.
2. Is not always obvious
◦ Social anxiety is not always a loner
◦ The person may have good interaction
◦ He interacts so well that no one would even guess
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3. Example of sufferer
◦ The person laughing the loudest in a crowd
◦ The person who s sitting alone, misgivings about
who’s alone
the happiness of other people
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4. Mild Social Anxiety
Moderate Social Anxiety
Extreme S i l Anxiety
E Social A i
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5. The anxiety often manifests during his private
time
◦ Refuses strangers
◦ Refuses acquaintances
Whenever he tries to connect
and gets rebuffed,
he sees as a rejection
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6. A person may be suffering from social anxiety
when he
◦ Tries too hard to fit in
◦ Tries too hard to look like he’s having fun
◦ Depressed when p p don’t include him in events
p people
or conversation
◦ Thinks people wouldn’t like him if he were to be
himself
h lf
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7. People can sense when someone is being fake
The person himself senses he is referred to as
creepy
He doesn't know what to do to get their
approval
He tries to make
himself adapt
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8. Can be rooted and caused by a childhood
trauma
The thought of approaching others make him
sick
Characteristics:
Ch t i ti
◦ Behave uncomfortable in a group
◦ Leave early to avoid interaction
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9. Belief that the worst thing could happen in a
social situation
The main cause may be their inability to
interact well with others
The constant worry about rejection
The inability to speak their mind for fear of
saying something wrong
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