Is It Shyness or Social Anxiety Disorder?

It might surprise you to know that 15 million Americans have Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. That’s over 6% of the U.S. population!

Sometimes Social Anxiety Disorder is called social phobia, which means an intense fear of being in social situations. A person with social anxiety thinks that they might do or say something embarrassing, or that they will be humiliated, when they are in front of other people.