There is a woman who has very few friends; in fact, she has only one. She has never had much of social life...never could relate very easily to others. This only bothers her occassionally. She doesn't seek out friendships, but she doesn't shun them, either. She's fairly normal and converses fine with people, but she rarely comes across people who have the same interests, etc. that she does. Most of the time, it's other people who shun her.
Thus, she long ago gave up trying so hard to find or be friends, is most thankful for the one friend she does have, and is comfortable enough (usually) with who she is despite the fact that she is occassionally lonely.
One day, a doctor tells her she has Social Anxiety Disorder and suggests she seek counseling to determine why she can't make friends easily.
Does this seem like a fair diagnosis? Why? Should she really start taking pills and seeking therapy for being happy with herself and having people shun her?
2006-07-09
18:10:52
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