A social phobic individual as defined by BNET research center is an individual that is "characterized as being flooded with negative self-images and thought of his/her behavior that occupy the individual's primary focus.
" The negative feelings of self-doubt lead to the individual feeling that others see them in that same negative fashion and this usually brings down their self-doubt even more.
The individual generally has a constant feeling of anxiety and expects their social performance to always decrease over time.
People with social phobias often get very nervous and get a lot of anxiety when they even think about going out in public or having to confront other people, especially if there is the possibility of rejection.
A socially anxious person can never fully relax with other people around them.
Social anxiety is the third largest psychological problem in the United States.
It affects around 15 million Americans' a year.
Considering how common social phobias and social anxiety is, they are both very hard to diagnose.
Many of our professional still don't understand social anxiety.
Around 90% of the people that have this problem are misdiagnosed.
Social anxiety isn't a problem that many people have heard of.
This causes a lot of extra stress among those individuals suffering from it, they all feel like because they haven't heard about it they are the only ones suffering from this problem.
There have been many new ways to diagnose and treat social anxiety and social phobia as doctors and scientists have come to better understand this terrifying problem.
We can hope that in the near future we will have a much better way to help these individuals so they can live a normal healthy life.
One day, (and hopefully one day soon) we will have a way to help these individuals finally be secure with themselves and the world around them.
They will be able to walk in pubic with their heads high and confident.
Science and doctors are coming closer to this cure, and hopefully one day soon they will be able to help those people around them live the life they dream of.