Eight symptoms of social anxiety
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Social anxiety can leave us feeling intensely fearful and awkward in, and of, social situations. It can have a massive impact on our day-to-day lives too and influence our interactions with other people, affecting relationships and sometimes too, our work. The anxiety often doesn’t end when the socialising ends either, we may find that we ruminate over things we’ve said or not said, things we did or didn’t do. There’s an acute sense of being judged, appearing rude, aloof or flaky, and of never really fitting in. We might find that we avoid social situations as much as possible which can lead to us feeling lonely and isolated. Where we can’t avoid the social situation, we might find that we constantly go over and over what we might do or say in response to certain situations and conversations. It’s exhausting.
Physical symptoms
There are loads of physical symptoms that we could encounter if we’re living with social anxiety. These could include things like feeling sick, sweating, havi...
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