Social Anxiety Test

Do you have social anxiety? How bad is it?

Social anxiety test

➤ Take this Social Phobia Test and find out in less than 5 minutes if you suffer from social anxiety, how intense it is and if you should seek therapy.

Social Phobia Test

1. I experience intense fear or anxiety in one or more social situations in which I am exposed to possible scrutiny by others (e.g., having a conversation, meeting strangers, or being observed).

2. I am afraid of showing symptoms of anxiety that are negatively valued (making me feel humiliated or embarrassed, socially rejected).

3. Social situations almost always provoke fear or anxiety in me.

4. I avoid social situations or resist them with intense fear or anxiety.

5. My fear, avoidance or anxiety is persistent, and I have experienced it for six months or more.

6. My fear or anxiety is disproportionate to the real threat posed by the social situation that generates it.

7. It causes me significant discomfort or has a very negative impact on my social life, work or other important areas of my daily life.

8. My fear, anxiety or avoidance is not best explained by symptoms of another mental health problem, for example a panic disorder (repetitive anxiety attacks) or autism.

9. Fear, anxiety or avoidance cannot be attributed to the effects of a substance (a drug, a medication...).

10. If I have another medical condition (e.g., Parkinson's, obesity, burns or injury) the fear, anxiety or avoidance is unrelated or excessive.



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Do you have Social Anxiety?

Social phobia, also called social anxiety, is one of the most common types of anxiety disorders, affecting approximately the 2 percent of the population.

Examples of social situations that may trigger anxiety in people with social phobia include:

  • Doing a job interview
  • Talk to a stranger
  • Having a business meeting
  • Having a meeting
  • Answering a question in class or going out to the blackboard
  • A date
  • Talking to a salesperson
  • Everyday activities in front of other people, using a public restroom, eating or drinking in front of someone

If you have social phobia, one of the main features is the fear of being humiliated, judged, and rejected.

If you have social phobia, one of the main features is the fear of being humiliated, judged, and rejected.

The fear suffered by a person with social anxiety is often so intense that they feel they cannot control their reaction, nor the situation. As a result, it often ends up affecting their daily life, going to school, going to work, or even doing everyday tasks such as buying bread.

People with social phobia, often anticipate their anxiety when they know they have to do a social activity in a matter of days or weeks, which increases their nerves, and often makes them end up avoiding the situation or event.

Diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder DSMV

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The diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder (social phobia) is usually made by a psychologist or, failing that, a physician or psychiatrist.

At the first session, he or she will ask you what your symptoms, behavior and situations trigger your anxiety.

In the first session, he or she will ask you about your symptoms, your behavior, and the situations that trigger your anxiety in order to compare them with the diagnostic criteria of the DSMV.

The DSM specifies that to be diagnosed with social phobia you must experience an intense and disproportionate fear or anxiety in one or more situations:

  • Social interactions such as having a conversation or talking to strangers, e.g. a salesperson
  • Being observed, e.g. eating or drinking, or when going out to the blackboard in class
  • When performing in front of other people, e.g. when giving a talk

For a diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder, the anxiety or fear must involve significant distress, often fear of rejection or ridicule and have a negative impact on your work and/or personal life.

For a diagnosis of Social Anxiety Disorder, the anxiety or fear must involve significant distress, often fear of rejection or ridicule and have a negative impact on your work and/or personal life.

Apart from this, social anxiety must occur for 6 or more months in order to diagnose this disorder

Without proper treatment, social anxiety disorder can last for several years or even a lifetime preventing you from enjoying a full and satisfying life.

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