r/socialanxiety is a subreddit with 415k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high 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 have Online social anxiety? ☹️"
100 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What are your methods of managing social anxiety?"
18 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Jobs that are manageable if you have social anxiety?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/socialanxiety
#1
Social Anxiety
: "Is your Social Anxiety a trauma response?"
68 posts
#2
Anxiety
: ""Everyone has social Anxiety" NO THEY DON'T!!"
67 posts
#3
Social
: ""Everyone has Social anxiety" NO THEY DON'T!!"
28 posts
#4
Work
: "Cried at Work again LOL"
17 posts
#5
Job
: "33m can’t hold a Job."
14 posts
#6
Communication
: "Don’t know how to respond to hi how are you?"
10 posts
#7
Friends
: "Anyone else hates having Friends and also not having Friends ?"
8 posts
#8
Loneliness
: "Spending my 20th birthday alone"
8 posts
#9
Friendship
: "suicidal from someone asking to hang out"
7 posts
#10
Family
: "Do you feel social anxiety around your Family as well?"
6 posts
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