Social Anxiety Blogs

Hi everyone, I just joined the site... so glad to have found resources for this disorder, although it is difficult for me to accept that what I may have is an actual 'disorder'-- that sounds so harsh. However, it is a relief to know that there are others out there experiencing the same things as me-- up to now, I didn't know what to make of my physical/mental symptoms, which consist of avoiding social situations often, feeling intense anxiety when talking to people and sometimes barely being able to carry on a conversation, being exhausted all the time from all the worrying...