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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
SO SAD - Social Anxiety Disorder

The criteria for a diagnosis of social anxiety disorder are: 1) that you have significant and persistent fear or avoidance of social or performance situations in which evaluation, judgement, or scrutiny are likely; 2) when you are in those situations you almost invariably experience physical symptoms of anxiety; 3) you realize that your fears are exaggerated; and 4) you avoid those situations or experience them with intense anxiety.

My fears are definitely exaggerated. (Oh come on, Syaz....)