Can a person have social phobia and not have depression?

[taylor1234]

I'm not sure how it is for everyone, but for me i have social phobia but i dont have depression.

 

[awkwardamanda]

I get depressed because of social anxiety. It's more complicated than just that, of course, but that's what it boils down to.

 

[forgetmenots]

Most DEFINITELY! I am on anti-depressants as well as anti-anxiety meds, and I've come to know over the past 15 or more years that social anxiety surely causes despression. and rightfully so - even if it's disappointing. Just know you aren't alone.. LOVE!

 

[jishaku]

i dont quite get depression that often..
maybe i m used to being me?

 

[Ignace]

I know for sure someone with social phobia can be happy, but soon or late it will explode as a bomb and there you go.. 1 depression for euhm .. how do you say it, injas ?

 

[bigrob]

I'm just the opposite way. My depression came first and then I started getting socially phobic becos I was so depressed I couldnt behave normally around people and then the worse my social phobia got the worst my depression became too.

Same here.

 

[dooby-duck]

I don't really get depressed that often, but have more than just social phobia going on up there.

 

[Lionheart]

I got depressions because of social phobia why?you cant have fun with youre friends or other people and the depressions goes more worse if you cant even leave the house...

 

[da_illest101]

they don,t always go together, I have SA for 11 years and I only started to get depressed a few months ago