2006-08-24 17:38:09 · 7 answers · asked by mississippi_gal_10 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
No.
It's called being very shy and socially awkward. So how the hell can that be a mental disorder. Either you work at getting over, learn to fake it or learn to put up with people going "he's okay, he's just a little weird."
2006-08-24 17:44:53 · answer #1 · answered by Firefly 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is, according to the DSM4 - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 4. The DSM4 is a compendium of mental disorder diagnoses, approved by the American Psychiatric Association. The Manual is essential to treatment, because insurance companies will only cover treatment for illnesses defined in DSM4.
Social anxiety takes a lot of forms. The best known, and the most common phobia, is public speaking. Other people have a hard time just communicating with others. There's a whole range of symptoms.
2006-08-25 00:43:27 · answer #2 · answered by KALEL 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It isn't. It is a social disorder. It stems from low self-esteem and low self-image. It means that the self has not evolved to deal with social interaction. It is not mental in the area of the brain that is associated with mental disorders.
2006-08-25 00:47:46 · answer #3 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. When going to the grocery store or even the mailbox becomes overwhelming then, yeah, thats a mental disorder.
2006-08-25 10:21:53 · answer #4 · answered by Meggsy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....have you ever experienced it? I have and yes it is a mental disorder.
2006-08-25 00:43:30 · answer #5 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely I have it I cannot bear to be where there a lot of people
2006-08-25 00:44:05 · answer #6 · answered by witchfromoz2003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know it is i have it !!!!!!
2006-08-25 01:35:02 · answer #7 · answered by angel74 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋