r/socialanxiety
ActiveSocial Anxiety
Distress in social situations, causing impaired functioning in daily life. Triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny from others. Physical symptoms may include: blushing, excess sweating, trembling, palpitations, and nausea, stammering, along, rapid speech, panic attacks.. Introversion and shyness (personality characteristics) are not social anxiety (mental distress). Socially anxious people may be shy/introverted, but shy/introverted people do not necessarily have social anxiety
Members
431,973
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2009
July 10, 2009
Total posts
278.7K
archived
Total comments
1.6M
archived
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