Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Health 24 - In SAD the intense and persistent fear is of being in the company of unfamiliar people, scrutiny by others in a social situation, or a fear of behaving in a way that might cause embarrassment, humiliation and/or ridicule. While it is normal for
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Funny phobias: Nothing to fear but fear itself
Weekender - The number one phobia listed on www.phobia-fear-release.com is arachnophobia, or fear of spiders, followed by social phobia, an anxiety disorder where sufferers fear being evaluated negatively in social situations, which generally begins in early
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Avoidant paruresis ('bashful bladder' syndrome)
Tiscali - Avoidant paruresis (also known as 'bashful bladder' syndrome or psychogenic urinary retention) is a social anxiety disorder that affecting their employment and domestic activities are classified as having a non-generalised social phobia. Treatment
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