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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Social anxiety disorder is a common psychiatric illness that imposes persistent functional impairment and disability on persons who have the disorder.
This makes social anxiety disorder the third most common psychiatric disorder, after depression and alcoholism.
As with all the anxiety disorders, people with social phobia know that there is no real reason for their fears.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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In fact, I had never heard mention of social anxiety or social phobia until I began my fellowship year at St.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Social anxiety disorder appears to cut across racial and ethnic lines, although there may be some variations depending on cultural norms.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Social Anxiety Disorder: A Guide Sufferers of social anxiety disorder (social phobia) experience intense, debilitating fear of social interactions.
Cognitive-behavior therapy for social phobia also includes anxiety management training for example, teaching people techniques such as deep breathing to control their levels of anxiety.
Social phobia An anxiety disorder characterized by a persisting pattern of intense anxiety and, sometimes, panic attacks in social contexts or performance situations.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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There is no single known cause for social anxiety disorder, but studies point toward both biological and psychological factors.
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