Posted by Michael Bell on November 18, 2008, at 16:24:13
In reply to Re: Antipsychotics are for psychosis, not SP, posted by LostBoyinNCBecksDark on November 18, 2008, at 15:57:48
Thanks for the reply. In my estimation, social phobia has a strong linkage to other disorders that have paranoia as one of the defining characteristics. Social phobes are generally always thinking that others are negatively evaluating them, feeling like they are always "on stage", and in bad cases, that others in public are looking at them and/or laughing at them/talking about them. They generally realize that these feelings are irrational, but the feelings exist nonetheless. Therefore social phobia is more than just the anxiety that one feels when anticipating a social event. There is a deep cognitive aspect that revolves around lack of trust of others, that others are a danger (even if just a "social danger") to them, interpersonal sensitivity, etc. At least in my case, there is a paranoid aspect to my social anxiety as well as some improper self-referencing issues. So I am wondering if the anti-psychotic action of neuroleptics have any effect on social phobia.
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