“I enter a party and feel all eyes on me. My pulse quickens, my face burns and my stomach churns. Everybody must be judging me — the way I look, walk, talk and eat. Over time, I start avoiding more ...

Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also known as social phobia, is a mental-health condition characterized by intense and persistent distress in social situations such as conversing or eating with others, ...

Three in 5 Americans experience anxiety over world events, family safety, or financial security, according to a recent mental health poll by the American Psychiatric Association. In this edited ...

Self-focused attention in social situations is itself a cause of anxiety, facilitates negative thoughts during the social interaction, and generates an expectation that others will rate you more ...

Research from the University of Georgia finds that warmth and affection can make a difference. A recent study from the ...

Anjali sat at the kitchen table in front of a blank piece of paper. She sat, and sat, and sat. Then she got up from the table and walked away. The unfinished task? A Valentine’s card for her ...

Autism and social anxiety can look similar on the surface, but new research reveals meaningful differences in how empathy is ...

I’d always seen myself as shy. I often felt like an outsider. I didn’t speak up in class. I was criticized for this by others, but most of all, I chastised myself. Beating myself up about being ‘weird ...

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