How Do I Know If I Have Social Anxiety? - Episode 23

First and foremost, I’m not a doctor or psychologist. I’m not interested or equipped to diagnose anybody with any kind of medical disorder, especially through the internet. I would be cautious about fully trusting what you read or hear on the internet about your own sense of self without any degree of personalization or individualized solutions. *** Learn more about the Kick Anxiety 45 Day Step by Step Affordable Program to Stop Shyness, Eliminate Social Anxiety, and Rewire your Mind: https://www.markmetry.com/program ***Keeping that in mind, I write on this topic because I faced it in my personal life.I faced over 10 years of social anxiety until I had a series of serious life events that forced me to gain awareness and change my life, and I’ve been on this journey for the last 6 years since...I faced what I would describe as an invisible mental prison, which gave me anxiety when interacting with people, going to work or school, starting conversations, making eye contact, and really doing anything in front of others. It got to the point where this impacted me so much to where I wasn’t living my own life. I was living a life that my social anxiety would be happy to live in, but not me. How Does Social Anxiety Feel?Mayo Clinic reports the signs and symptoms:Fear of situations in which you may be judgedWorrying about embarrassing or humiliating yourselfIntense fear of interacting or talking with strangersFear that others will notice that you look anxiousFear of physical symptoms that may cause you embarrassment, such as blushing, sweating, trembling, or having a shaky voiceAvoiding doing things or speaking to people out of fear of embarrassmentAvoiding situations where you might be the center of attentionHaving anxiety in anticipation of a feared activity or eventEnduring a social situation with intense fear or anxietySpending time after a social situation analyzing your performance and identifying flaws in your interactionsExpecting the worst possible consequences from a negative experience during a social situationRead the rest of the show notes: https://markmetry.substack.com/p/how-do-i-know-if-i-have-social-anxiety- Subscribe to my FREE Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eANWld- Read or Listen to my book Screw Being Shy: https://bit.ly/2PqV2QI- Quickly Apply for 1 on 1 Coaching: https://bit.ly/2Pslqd0~~~CONNECT w/ MARK~~~- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markmetry- Twitter: https://twitter.com/markymetry- Website: https://www.markmetry.com/- Email: [email protected]