Posted by kitty-layne on November 13, 2001, at 21:55:58
In reply to Re: Talking(in front of people) » tensor, posted by JahL on November 12, 2001, at 19:31:34
> Does this sound like you?:
> ...Some social phobias are specific, producing anxiety only when the person must perform an activity in public. The same activity performed alone produces no anxiety. Situations in which social phobia is common include public speaking, acting in a theatrical performance, and playing a musical instrument. Even eating with others, signing one's name before witnesses, or using public bathrooms can be viewed as a public performance. Persons with social phobia worry that their performance will seem excessive or inadequate. Often their concern is that their anxiety will be apparent as sweating, blushing, vomiting, or trembling (sometimes as a quavering voice) or that they will forget their train of thought or not be able to find"" (from: http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section15/chapter187/187c.htm -MERCK MAN.)Sounds a lot like me. But it sounds like quite a large number of people I know. How do you know if you have an anxiety disorder, not just normal anxiety?
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