Degree of SA

[theslowesthand]

I guess there are degrees of SA, but i really do wonder about the degree of this of some people on here. Say sby has "SA" and in in a "relationship"; am i wrong to think that they haven't really got "SA proper". DO people have SA if they are able to have a relationship???. I haven't ever had a SINGLE relationship - so is what i have sth DIFFERENT than SA???

 

[WeirdyMcGee]

Social anxiety is pretty much an umbrella term for anything that can range from mild to moderate shyness --- all the way to extreme agoraphobia.

Anyone who has difficulty speaking to people or feels anxious in social situations has Social Anxiety-- despite their ability or inability to leave their room/participate in team sports/have friends/be romantically involved.

Some degrees of social anxiety can be diagnosed as psychological disorders/ other may be personality quirks... there are many degrees with many little technical names.

 

[lilmutegirl]

I guess there are degrees of SA, but i really do wonder about the degree of this of some people on here. Say sby has "SA" and in in a "relationship"; am i wrong to think that they haven't really got "SA proper". DO people have SA if they are able to have a relationship???. I haven't ever had a SINGLE relationship - so is what i have sth DIFFERENT than SA???

I would definitely consider myself to have SA and I am in a relationship. I have also had relationships in my past partially due to my SA. For example, if I was not so freaked out about what my now ex-husband thought, I would have told him to shove it when he asked me out.
Besides, I've heard that some people may be able to function fine in some areas of life, but have SA in certain situations, so they could have a relationship and freak out when triggered by something.
However, I understand your skepticism. I, too, wonder about the degree or conditions surrounding other people's SA sometimes. For me, anyone who can finish a degree (that is, go to class consistently without having a panic attack) or work in certain scenarios would clearly not suffer from SA the way I do.

 

[Bustn Justin]

I have SA and I manage a store. Go figure.

 

[Hoppy]

Everybody experiences it differently. You can probably do things that I cannot do and I will do things you can't do, but we both fall under the same description.

Also known as "everybody got his own little hell."

 

[Boby]

I understand want your saying ,first time I was shocked to find out that some of the people here are actually involved in a relationship,I simply could find it acceptable because for me having a relationship is like the apogee of social interaction.But one of the things that I learned on this forum is that SA manifests in many different ways.I've learned that there are people who are afraid of going out of the house,eating in public or around others,speaking on the phone,have problems finding a job because of their SA and many more things that I have absolutely no problem with.
So SA is as diverse as the people who suffer from it.