Here’s a simple social anxiety test: When you hear a group of people laugh, do you wonder what they found so funny, or are you sure they’re laughing at you? That feeling of being judged and found lacking, of being doomed to embarrass yourself whenever you are around others, are hallmarks of social anxiety disorder, …
New research at Stanford verifies the old adage, “ask and you shall receive.” A series of studies shows that people tend to greatly underestimate how likely others are to agree to requests for help.
Social anxiety disorder is a challenging psychiatric condition that affects tens of thousands of Americans. Those who suffer from it find normal social interactions extremely uncomfortable. As a result, they go out of their way to avoid interacting with others, often to the point that it interferes with their daily life.
Under the current guidelines of the Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-IV, individuals with an existing medical condition who also suffer from anxiety should not be diagnosed for social anxiety disorder (SAD) if their anxiety is related to their medical condition. However, recent research has been indicating that individuals with such medical conditions …
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Talk therapy can help improve the symptoms of mild, moderate, or extreme cases of anxiety, but just what exactly does it do to the brain? That’s what a group of Canadian researchers sought to discover in a recent study.
Individuals throughout the world have felt the impact of social rejection. Whether it occurred in elementary school, high school or the work place, social rejection can wreak havoc on a person’s mental health. Now, research is finding a link between physical pain sensitivity and social pain sensitivity, putting to shame the phrase, “Your words can …
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