How much do you know about social phobia?

  Social phobia is an obvious and persistent fear of social situations or social behaviors and activities that may induce embarrassment, once faced with such situations immediately produce an anxiety response, the patient can recognize that this response is excessive and unreasonable, (most children have social avoidance, which is normal), only in social situations where fear, dread, avoidance significantly affects personal life, occupational Only when fear, phobia and avoidance in social situations significantly affect one’s life, occupation and social functioning and persist for more than 6 months can this diagnosis be considered. The disease has a youthful onset, with a prevalence of 3-13%, and accounts for 10%-20% of patients with anxiety disorders.