I used to really suffer badly from social anxiety disorder. It is also known as social phobia and it makes someone really nervous around people
Wow so it is hard for you to be in open spaces such as malls or local centers.
My anxiety is related partially to where I am at, but it is likely some of it is genetic
Is there anything you do to calm it down or have you gotten a diagnosis?
Some people with it medicate with alcohol or use drugs to try to supress their symptoms.  I never did that myself
oh and those that work? and what do you do yourself to calm it down
along with rapid speech. Panic attacks can also occur under intense fear and discomfort. Some sufferers may use alcohol or other drugs to reduce fears and inhibitions at social events. It is common for sufferers of social phobia to self-medicate in this fashion, especially if they are undiagnosed, untreated, or both; this can lead to alcoholism, eating disorders or other kinds of substance abuse. SAD is sometimes referred to as an "illness of lost opportunities" where "individuals make major life choices to accommodate their illness"
of leaving home or a small familiar 'safe' area, and of possible panic attacks that might follow. It may also be caused by various specific phobias such as fear of open spaces, social embarrassment (social agoraphobia), fear of contamination (fear of germs, possibly complicated by obsessive-compulsive disorder) or PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) related to a trauma that occurred out of doors.
3. Social phobia, also known as social anxiety disorder, is when the situation is feared as the person