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Highly Sensitive and Social Anxiety Disorder

Here’s an article from Arlin Cuncic at About.com When Sydney was smaller I knew she was super sensitive to everything loud noises, warm air, voices. From my experience most people that show symptoms of social anxiety disorder are too very highly sensitive people. This article explains a little bit more.

Are you a highly sensitive person? Highly sensitive people generally like to spend time alone to reflect, are conscientious, take longer making decisions, and become bored by small talk. Children who are highly sensitive often require little discipline but may cry easily. It is believed that 20% of people are highly sensitive and that it is an inborn trait.

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Show and Tell

If you suffer with social anxiety disorder (SAD), chances are that you may not have enjoyed “Show and Tell” as a child. Standing up in front of the class to describe a cherished object or talk about your summer vacation probably wasn’t enjoyable. Maybe you even avoided class that day by pretending you had a stomachache.

Now is your chance to participate in a different kind of Show and Tell. These new content pieces are a chance for About.com readers to share their experiences about a variety of topics. Below are three “Show and Tell” pieces about SAD. Why not share your story?

•What helped my social anxiety
•My worst public speaking experience
•How I was diagnosed with SAD

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E-Couch: Online Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder Available Through the Australian National University

This information was gathered from Social Anxiety Disorder Blog
By Arlin Cuncic, About.com Guide to Social Anxiety Disorder

You may have heard of MoodGym, an online program offered by the Australian National University (ANU) to combat depression. During a recent visit to the MoodGym site, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that ANU is now offering a complementary program to provide education and coping strategies for social anxiety disorder (SAD). The online program is aptly named “E-Couch“.

The description on the website reads:

E-Couch provides evidence-based information about emotional problems (including depression and anxiety disorders) and teaches strategies that may help you to prevent problems and understand yourself better.

SAD quiz

This 20-item quiz has two questions per page and will help you learn about social anxiety disorder (SAD). Whether you have been diagnosed, know someone with the disorder, or just want to find out more about SAD, this quiz is a great learning resource. Begin the quiz now to test your knowledge about a variety of aspects of SAD such as symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and coping strategies.

From the site About.com Social anxiety Disorder

Shyness and Social Anxiety

Shyness and social anxiety disorder share many characteristics. If you have spent your whole life feeling as though you are just a shy person, how do you know if it is something more serious? Or, if you’re a worried parent, you may be wondering if your child is afraid of strangers or not making new friends at school. In either case, how do you know whether it is a serious problem?

You have every right to be worried — social anxiety disorder (SAD) is often dismissed as just extreme shyness. Statistics show that although symptoms usually start in childhood, the majority of people with the disorder don’t receive treatment (close to 75% of sufferers), and those who do seek treatment wait a long time to do so — on average 14 years.

About.com article by Arlin Cuncic
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