r/socialanxiety is a subreddit with 493k members. The community frequently discusses social anxiety, anxiety, wish there was, social, and friends, and they frequently recommend/review medications, medication, and self-help books, and the most common flair used is question, other, tw: suicide mention, success, and meta.
Social Anxiety is a mental illness characterised by distress in social situations which cause impaired functioning in daily life. Distress is triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny from others.
Socially anxious people may be shy/introverted, but shy/introverted people do not necessarily have Social Anxiety
For the official American Psychiatric Association definition and criteria see wiki (link in sidebar)
Popular Topics in r/socialanxiety
#1
Social Anxiety
171 posts
#2
Anxiety
98 posts
#3
Wish There Was
16 posts
#4
Social
16 posts
#5
Friends
16 posts
#6
Looking For A Job
14 posts
#7
Hard Time
10 posts
#8
Tired
9 posts
#9
Hate
6 posts
#10
Relationships
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/socialanxiety
Medications
7 reviews
#1
Zoloft
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Pregabalin
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sertraline
2.0★ from 1 review
Medication
4 reviews
#1
Paxil
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Buspar
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Paroxetine
5.0★ from 1 review
Self-help Books
2 reviews
#1
Martin M. Antony and Richard P. Swinson
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Dr. Aziz Gazipura
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/socialanxiety
#1
Question
: "How to deal with feeling like I am cringey all the time?"
28 posts
#2
Other
: "I wasn't invited"
7 posts
#3
TW: Suicide Mention
: "Scared to move out of parents home.. help"
4 posts
#4
Success
: "i found the formula to deal with my social anxiety"
2 posts
#5
Meta
: "Meds - sexual side effects. Simplifying how to explain the meds - trying to figure it all out"
1 post
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Last updated: September 29, 2026