People with social phobia may not be shy, they may feel perfectly comfortable with people except in specific situations
Also known as social anxiety disorder. True social phobia affects about 3% of people.
Social phobia
The fear of being around people is called social anxiety or social phobia. It is characterized by feelings of fear, nervousness, or discomfort in social situations.
Social Anxiety Disorder
Yes, social phobia and social anxiety disorder are terms that are often used interchangeably to describe an intense fear of social situations and interactions. Both terms refer to a mental health condition characterized by excessive self-consciousness, worry, and avoidance of social situations due to fear of judgment or embarrassment.
Yes. Since this is a specific fear, it would be termed a simple phobia (rather than a social phobia).
It's called social phobia, or Social Anxiety Disorder.
Its not a phobia, it's antisocial behavior. It can actually be natural for some people to be shy- but... You have to be able to talk to people, and to trust people to make it anywhere in life. UPDATE It is called being SOCIALLY PHOBIC or having SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER
It is estimated that about 7% of the global population may have social anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. This amounts to millions of people worldwide struggling with social phobia.
Social phobia or social anxiety disorder
Social Phobia is the phobia of embarrassment. It is the phobia in which a person is scared of being bullied.
Social Phobia or Social Anxiety Disorder - Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations