[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Redway

https://www.psychiatrist.com/wp-cont...le-shyness.pdf

Social anxiety has always been more than just shyness.

Yes but there are many people who say they have social anxiety who are just a bit awkward with meeting new people and making small talk, I would count myself as one of those people who find it very hard to make small talk, I have got better over the years mainly because I had to push myself outside my comfort zone, popping a pill is not always the answer, the more you do it the more coping mechanisms you develop and your resilience to awkward situations is increased, I always envy people who can nattar away about any who shite

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Yes but there are many people who say they have social anxiety who are just a bit awkward with meeting new people and making small talk, I would count myself as one of those people who find it very hard to make small talk, I have got better over the years mainly because I had to push myself outside my comfort zone, popping a pill is not always the answer, the more you do it the more coping mechanisms you develop and your resilience to awkward situations is increased, I always envy people who can nattar away about any who shite

That’s because just-plain shyness/shy awkwardness around new people is not the same as clinical social anxiety.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Redway

That’s because just-plain shyness/shy awkwardness around new people is not the same as clinical social anxiety.

Yes but many people self diagnose with social anxiety when what it is really is, is lack of human interaction.... and GPs are too quick to hand out pills as they get paid by the Pharma companies to do so

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Yes but many people self diagnose with social anxiety when what it is really is, is lack of human interaction.... and GPs are too quick to hand out pills as they get paid by the Pharma companies to do so

I mean, yes. But my point is that social anxiety has never officially been a code-name for simple shyness. People over-identifying with that label (which they don’t do as much as with ASD or ADHD these days) is another thing. That wasn’t my point.