What do you need to know about social anxiety disorder
Were we all born with the same courage, self-assurance,
boldness…there would have been no rule of the jungle, no need of
shelter or refuge under artificial organizations like
government, every individual and place would have been
impregnable, the world would have never been what it is today.
But since Homo sapiens are different from each other in
innumerable aspects, each one of them cannot possess same nerve
and confidence. Though the degree of these attributes vary from
person to person, there are some extreme cases where individuals
dread the very thought of confronting the public. They go
berserk, numb and the like when it comes to facing the
outsiders. Medical science has termed this sort of disorder as
the ’social anxiety disorder’. As the name suggests, the
disorder is the phobia of society. Here, the person wants to
dwell in his own world. He does not desire to step out of his
cocoon. For he fears that other people might poke fun mortify
and denigrate him. There are several reasons posited behind this
type of sickness.
Parents give birth to the child but regrettably along with it
they also transfer the vulnerability to almost all those
ailments which they had undergone in their life till then. So,
those who are born of parents with a background of this disorder
are likely to develop it.
An imbalance of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain can
lead to problems like depression, social anxiety etc.
Any incident that has made a person confront lot of humility
and disgrace can very well develop this disorder in him. In
other words, a beleaguered individual is too susceptible to
acquire the social anxiety disorder. For such incidents directly
hit on one’s psychology, rendering him a victim of social
anxiety illness.
Surroundings too caste a deep effect on a person’s personality
and living. Many a times, particularly in childhood when one is
unaware of his potential, what other people around are doing
castes a profound impact. So if A has qualms reading aloud a
lesson in class, his friend B too might take it for granted that
he even cannot do that.
Those children who are ill treated by their parents due to some
or the other reason for instance for not getting good grades,
poor in sports and in making friends etc. are even liable to
grow with an unusual attitude towards society.
. Varying with the causes are the types of social anxiety.
Lack of confidence to represent yourself in front of outsiders.
This can be a trouble in eating, drinking, talking etc. in
public . Apprehension long time before that a forthcoming
event will bring condemnation.
Behaving abnormally (biting lips, rubbing hands etc.) in front
of outsiders and even family at times.
The Symptoms- Social nervousness becomes explicit via a person’s
strange conduct. He may have a broken memory and conked out
thoughts. Such people can be the biggest paranoids; they feel
that other people are always observing them to discredit them.
But despite of this peculiar behavior, before treating for this
ailment doctors make it sure that there is no other problem
wrecking his psychology.
The Medication- The best help to these patients comes from a
psychiatrist, who can study their mind, filter their thoughts
and enable them to come out of their anguish.
Anti Social Anxiety Pills have proved to be significantly
beneficial. One of the main drugs is Paxil. Paxil also has side
effects. It may lead to sexual problems, nausea, perspiration
etc. Depression patients should be ultra careful before taking
Paxil for it may adversely enhance one’s nervousness.
Besides Paxil other anti-depressant drugs such as Xanax, Valium
and Fluoxetine etc. are prescribed as a cure to social anxiety
disorder. However, all these medicines have side effects. So,
the mental and the physical condition of the patient should be
carefully monitored before commencing the medication.
The social anxiety patients need love, care and affection of
people. They can come out of their fears if we try hard and help
them at every stage.
