Social anxiety is a psychiatric disorder that affects 13% of the
population. It involves overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-
consciousness in everyday social situations. People living with
this condition have a persistent fear of being watched and
criticized by others. They feel that others are constantly
waiting for them to mess up, thus humiliating themselves by
their own actions. It may interfere with their work, school,
social life, and other activities. Social anxiety differs from
shyness in that people with this disorder often avoid some
social situations all-together. Physical symptoms of social
anxiety include blushing, rapid heartbeat, sweating, trembling,
muscle tension, shaky voice, and nausea. (This information on
Social Anxiety Disorder was obtained from www.wikipedia.com.) A
Day In The Life of a Person with Social Anxiety Little Ed's
teacher just informed his class they would have oral
presentations due that Friday. This was on a Monday morning.The
rest of the day Ed was shaking and cold, wo