Can there be more to social phobia?

[verylonely]

Hello Everyone,

I have had social phobia for abour fourteen years now and i'm 26. But my social phobia seems to go beyond a fear of being judged on my social performance. I also worry excessively about what people think of my appearance.
If I go out somewhere my whole time is spent worrying about what people think of me, do they think i'm ugly, do they think im pretty.
Consequently being in a state of worry makes me so physically tired that it starts to show on my face. Then I have to worry about worrying because it will make me look ugly, and that makes me worry even more. And so by the end of the night i look so tired and haggard by the emotional battle ive been fighting with myself.
And no matter what i do i just can't seem to control my thinking. So now i hardly ever go out because I know im saving myself a lot of turmoil.

Is worrying about what people think of my appearance part of social phobia or is it something else?

Bye.

 

[Rainman]

You can't do much about how you look physically. You just have to accept it. If you have confidence, even those of us who don't look so good, look good in front of people. I think more than 50% of how attractive you are to people is how you come across to them and your confidence in being you.