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r/socialanxiety is a subreddit with 428k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has crazy activity.
Distress in social situations, causing impaired functioning in daily life. Triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny from others. Physical symptoms may include: blushing, excess sweating, trembling, palpitations, and nausea, stammering, along, rapid speech, panic attacks..
Introversion and shyness (personality characteristics) are not social anxiety (mental distress).
Socially anxious people may be shy/introverted, but shy/introverted people do not necessarily have social anxiety
Popular Themes in r/socialanxiety
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Anyone else's social anxiety so strong that you scared even to post on internet?"
105 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to deal with mean people who play it off as jokes?"
8 posts
Popular Topics in r/socialanxiety
#1
Social Anxiety
: "Social Anxiety robs years off your life, and you'll never get them back."
85 posts
#2
Anxiety
: "What caused you to develop social Anxiety?"
32 posts
#3
Loneliness
: "Completely shut off from society "
10 posts
#4
Socializing
: "Does anyone else feel like the vibe killer?"
9 posts
#5
Relationships
: "I don't know how people get into Relationships."
6 posts
#6
Social
: "anybody else hate college because of Social anxiety?"
6 posts
#7
Self Esteem
: "I hate that people can see it"
5 posts
#8
Fear
: "Being shy/quiet as a man is worse than being short/fat/ ugly."
5 posts
#9
Job
: "What's the best Job for social anxiety?"
4 posts
#10
Friends
: "Does anyone else keep having Friends suddenly stop associating with you? "
4 posts
Member Growth in r/socialanxiety
Daily
+48 members(0.0%)
Monthly
+2k members(0.5%)
Yearly
+32k members(8.0%)
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