Health Matters: What is Social Anxiety Disorder?

What is Social Anxiety Disorder? Is it simply a severe form of shyness? Join Dr. Granet as he talks with leading expert, Dr. Murray Stein, about this disorder that affects approximately 5% of the general population. Find out the symptoms and latest treatments that are available. Series: “Health Matters” [3/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 12228]

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25 Responses to “Health Matters: What is Social Anxiety Disorder?”

  1. Cavin21 says:

    Wow, this doctor is …
    Wow, this doctor is an expert at this. He is a great example of what a “psychiatrist” really is!! Most doctors would just throw medicine at you without talking about the issues. This guy is gifted and has the desire to help people.

  2. Vulle123 says:

    You can save …
    You can save yourself. You’re still young.

  3. angie4josh says:

    a wize person once …
    a wize person once told me this.

    it is not what you dont have, or what has been taken from you,
    it is what you do with what you have right now that matters.

  4. Analyzer1000 says:

    hey buddy, my …
    hey buddy, my experience of suffering from this problem is either to keep using mediaction forever and tolerate the side effects or finish it all now. Because if you can’t control it, it keeps you behind in your life and brings severe depression in the near future which is even worse.and that’s what happened to me.

  5. 1Solace says:

    Marijuana made my …
    Marijuana made my symptoms alot worse, it amplifies my senses, so its not for everyone.

  6. 1Solace says:

    lmao, that made me …
    lmao, that made me crack up

  7. 1Solace says:

    Ok, Im 23 and just …
    Ok, Im 23 and just began to progress through CBT. Be glad you’re only 18 and know better now, there are people that never get any help, people in their 50s that just begin healing, etc. etc. you’re luckier than you think

  8. howlinggoat says:

    I wish someone had …
    I wish someone had helped me, I’m 18 now and my social anxiety throughout my adolescence has cost me everything, worst of all my education. I wish I’d sought medical advice before I allowed myself to disintegrate this far. Though, I always fell into a panic making phone calls e.g. doctor appointments.

    Couldn’t anyone have reached out and saved me? Couldn’t I?

    God , redemption seems so out of reach.

  9. ub3rd34th says:

    everything he said …
    everything he said is me except the part were ppl with sad sit alone in lunchroom and stuff but everything else fits me

  10. iREALLYloveMUSICx says:

    I understand what …
    I understand what it must be like for you guys, im 18 and i havent ever had a bf. i find it really hard to talk to guys. I stopped going to school last year because i didnt like people looking at me ect or being around lots of people i spent most of my year in my room. Just know that you guys arnt alone and theres always hope that you will get through this :)

  11. spadejustin says:

    Hey corex1212…… …
    Hey corex1212…… im 20 years old , I dropped out of school in 9th grade…. haven’t had a girlfriend since i was 16 years old.

    I can’t speak in public , talk to any of my peers or really anyone i general(especially girls) I have had one job for 4 months and quit because of SAD……..

    i still live at home…. and that is just the start.

    anyways, just letting you know that your not alone in this world.

  12. corex1212 says:

    I’m 18 years old , …
    I’m 18 years old , I am very quiet and almost never speak unless in situations I must.

    I cant call people except my very close friends or family. I’m a loner , I don’t like company , even family one.

    I dont go to social events , and I was the only one in my class that didn’t go to the prom.

    I’m trying to progress , but the anxiety never really vanishes , I just learned to try and ignore it , it helps , but sometimes anxiety overcomes which makes my life very difficult at times.

  13. shocco says:

    It’s totally fine, …
    It’s totally fine, I completely understand what you’re going through I had it myself I was just giving a few helpful tips that will make it easier to cope.

  14. woozawozzle says:

    yeah sorry dude its …
    yeah sorry dude its just a topic that i am very sensitive about and it s me no end when people dismiss it as not being a big deal

  15. shocco says:

    Wooza, I never …
    Wooza, I never stated that frequent exercise and more sleep will completely remove SAD; I just stated it will: “help dampen the symptoms slightly” and just as I said above “CBT is what most people need”

    CBT as in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

    Read carefully next time

  16. Dundon100 says:

    i hav it as well …
    i hav it as well and i find it impossible to lead a normal life, im tryin hypnotherphy and hope it works but otherwise i dont know what to do cause u cant tell people u hav it and yet people will think ur in crazy or wierd if u dont, i personly start feeli8n overwhelmin embaresment when most girls speak or look at me all the time but alcohol is my only current tool to overcome it, is their any1 out their that has bein cured

  17. Smithjade87 says:

    I been to many …
    I been to many doctors and nothing has changed. These feelings are just apart of me, and I cannot change them. Only thing I might be able to do is cope with alcohol.

  18. Smithjade87 says:

    It destroys your …
    It destroys your life. You can’t go out, you can’t have fun, and you can’t meet people. While everyone is enjoying life you’re not. This has been my case for the past couple of years, I feel like time is running out and pretty soon my teenage life will end. I want to enjoy life now while I’m young before it’s gone.

  19. TheSarahsaurusRex says:

    It doesn’t …
    It doesn’t completely come from my head, either. When I was in elementary school, my teachers and classmates used to make fun of me for not knowing the answer to a question, so I just stopped participating.
    My anxiety towards sports stems from my over-all clumsyness and lack of grace, and being made fun of for it.
    Other than that, I’ve come a long way from where I used to be. I’m still afraid of a lot of things, but I can actually talk when I meet new people now. :)
    It’s a step up, right?

  20. TheSarahsaurusRex says:

    I think I have this …
    I think I have this. I mostly feel it in the classroom and during sports. If a teacher asks me a question in front of the class, it’s like my brain just shuts down. My chest gets tight and my mouth goes dry. I realise how stupid I must look, so I feel like crying. That happened to me in chemistry a few months ago, and I actually did start crying. (Quietly, though, so no one knew.)
    I’s gotten to the point where I’m failing my classes because I’m too afraid to ask anyone for help.

  21. jackstitty says:

    not at all,,,these …
    not at all,,,these guys say teach them how to perform and look people in the eyes….lol….its nothing about performing its the feeling you get in your whole body that just sucks….im in a situation that is ruining my life when it comes to money….when my parents pass i have no idea where to go or how to make money..people say just go do it and take it….well for me its not that simple i cant take the feeling that i get…its to strong…i feel broken

  22. major9 says:

    50 percent or more …
    50 percent or more Humans with social phobia don`t have a girfriend . Even if he/she is good-looking when girl/ boy ask him for date he just run away in panic .

  23. major9 says:

    every people …
    every people sometimes feels ashamed . If you are naked and sometimes see you , that is uncomfortable feeling .
    But human with social phobia have this feeling all the time when he leaving his home .

  24. major9 says:

    Its not simple …
    Its not simple shyness. It can destroy human life . People with social anxiety dont have friends hide from people . Not going shopping , not going outside his house . When he/she goes outside it really bad experience for that person.
    The only place where human with social phobia feels comfortable relax , is his /hers home . In home his/she is not afraid can talk with his parents .

  25. supadox says:

    fucking jews
    ing jews