Posted by djmmm on November 25, 2002, at 19:24:56
In reply to Re: Do I switch from SSRI to MAOI for social anxiety? , posted by joy on November 24, 2002, at 8:14:21
> Hi. I think social anxiety is just a catch phrase. Social anxiety is really lack of confidence in oneself, or fear of seeming foolish to others, especially to the opposite sex, shyness, etc.
> JoyThat's the definition of social anxiety that someone NOT suffering from social anxiety, would give.
Social phobia is much more pervasive, it effects, and disrupts your everyday life. It's the difference between a fear and a phobia...in short, it is much more than shyness.
Shyness is to social phobia as "the blues" are to depression
Most healthy people can get over shyness, and "the blues." At the hieght of my illness, i couldnt even talk on the phone, or go to a store...that goes far beyond confidence, or lack of...such things are irrational, and at the heart of social phobia.
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