What Is Social Anxiety?
5. Avoidance
The fear of embarrassment or humiliation can cause the patient to avoid being in social situations. They can avoid joining in with conversation with other people, and they may also avoid making eye contact with other people. Going on a date can be a particularly harrowing time for the patient.
The patient might try and avoid entering a room where other people are gathered, and they are unlikely to want to attend any parties. The patient may even try and avoid eating in front of other people out of fear of being judged. It can even get to a point where the patient avoids going to school, and even to their job.
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