r/socialanxiety is a subreddit with 489k 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 good vibes.
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
: "Anybody else spend lunch in the restroom in HS?"
61 posts
#2
Other
: "Job interviews are literally humiliation rituals"
26 posts
#3
TW: Suicide Mention
: "Genuinely, what do you do when you don’t want to live but you also don’t have enough courage to die?"
4 posts
#4
Success
: "Failed a retail interview but I did it"
3 posts
#5
Good Vibes
: "I guess it's not so bleak after all"
1 post
#6
Removed: Not related to social anxiety
: "24M year old Virgin"
1 post
Member Growth in r/socialanxiety
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+43k members(9.7%)
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Last updated: August 27, 2026