Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Social Anxiety Test

Do you ever notice that you often give yourself tests on some things that don't make sense? As an example, when you are having some types of behavior that you might consider weird, do you see yourself trying them over and over to see if you will still do them?

To people who don't do this activity it might sound crazy, but if you have ever given yourself a social anxiety test you know what I am talking about.

If you think that you might have social anxiety than there are several questions to ask yourself that will help you determine if this is true.

Here is a short social anxiety test for you:

- Do you hate going out in public for fear that someone will laugh at you?
- Do you turn down dates because you're afraid you'll do something stupid on the date that will make your date hate you?
- Do you hate to eat or drink in public because you think someone will see you and criticize you?
- Do you avoid speaking up at work because you are afraid your ideas will be laughed at?

If you answer yes, to any of these questions then you have just passed a social anxiety test. These are all symptoms of social anxiety that are important to note. However, there is help. I discovered very natural ways to deal with my own social anxiety test and I am passing them on to others.

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