Survey on Social Anxiety (It's really important)

Name: Briana Gender: F

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety?

My fear of doing simple things other people have little/no issue with such as going places alone, talking to strangers, asking questions, etc. A huge hurdle in my everyday life.

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? Describe 3.

1 - What if I'm annoying them and they didn't actually want to talk to me?

2 - Have they noticed that my voice and hands are shaking and they're just trying to be nice?

3 - I really don't want to do this they're being nice but I don't believe it they're going to go back to their friends and talk about me...

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience.

(1) Nausea (2) Shaking (3) Shortness of breath (4) Pounding heart (5) Sweating

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease:

A/B/F/G/K (That was really difficult - they're all incredibly high-anxiety situations for me)

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time?

Yes

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? Yes

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? Yes

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people?

Yes

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost?

Yes

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation?

Yes

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships?

Yes

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety?

Yes

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety?

Yes

Name: Natalie Gender: F

Survey: Social Anxiety

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety?

Being anxious or scared in social situations.

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? Describe 3.

I feel like everyone hates me and wants be to not be there, I feel very self conscious.

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience.

1. Nauseous

2. Dizzy

3. Shaking

4. Sweating

5. going "stiff"

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease:

a. Speaking in public or in front of/to other people <<

b. Being criticised/teased/judged/watched <<

c. Making new friends

d. Attending a social event like party<<

e. Starting and continuing a conversation with person

f. Being reprimanded/scolded for doing something wrong<<

g. Making a mistake in front of other people <<

h. Talking to or greeting someone only to be ignored

i. Talking to a person whos superior or is in authority

j. Eye contact with other people

k. Telling someone he or she hurt your feelings or annoyed you

The following questions will be answered with Yes or No answers. Please answer them honestly.

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time? _______yes

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? _yes_____

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? _yes____

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people? _____yes

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost? _____no

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation? _____yes

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships? ______yes

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety? ____yes

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety? _____yes

Name: Hannah Gender: Female

Survey: Social Anxiety

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety?

Anxiety symptoms or even panic attacks that are triggered by others in fairly comfortable social situations.

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? Describe

If my anxiety is bad or when it wasn't regulated with medication, I would worry about what I say in order to avoid embarrassing myself or saying something they didn't understand and I'd have to expand. I would also get a rash, go red and stutter if I got embarrassed or hurt by something someone said, so I would always be conscious of it.

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience.

A rash on my chest

Redness

Stuttering

Immense discomfort/awkwardness

Sweating

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease:

b. Being criticized/teased/judged/watched

f. Being reprimanded/scolded for doing something wrong

g. Making a mistake in front of other people

k. Telling someone he or she hurt your feelings or annoyed you

The following questions will be answered with Yes or No answers. Please answer them honestly.

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time? No

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? No

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? No

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people? Yes

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost? No

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation? Yes

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships? Yes

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety? No

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety? No

Name: Meagan /Anonymous Gender: F/M

Survey: Social Anxiety

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety?

Social Anxiety for me is the fear of social situations, especially ones where I have to interact with others or others will be seeing me. I'm (mostly) fine in places where I have friends and am comfortable, but with new people I get really terrified. I honestly chose cleaning out the whole house over going to a social event.

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? Describe it.

I mostly feel nervous and shy. I don't talk and I don't interact with others. If I have to interact with someone, I make sure that they're out of my peer group, such as an adult or younger child, before talking with them. I also tend to gravitate towards others who are "off to the side", so to speak.

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience.

- Vague nausea

- Sweaty palms

- Faster breathing

- Heart beats faster

- Slight lightheadedness

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease:

a. Speaking in public or in front of/to other people

b. Being criticized/teased/judged/watched

c. Making new friends

d. Attending a social event like party

e. Starting and continuing a conversation with person

f. Being reprimanded/scolded for doing something wrong

g. Making a mistake in front of other people

h. Talking to or greeting someone only to be ignored

i. Talking to a person whos superior or is in authority

j. Eye contact with other people

k. Telling someone he or she hurt your feelings or annoyed you

The following questions will be answered with Yes or No answers. Please answer them honestly.

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time? ___yes____

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? ___yes___

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? ___yes__

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people? __yes___

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost? __no, it depends. If said social situation had no benefit to me other than socializing, than I would. However if it had some other thing to gain besides being with other people than I'd go.___

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation? _no____

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships? ___no___

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety? __yes__

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety? __felt very sick, yes. actually gotten sick, no.___

Name: Dandeli [Rachel] Gender: Female

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety?
Feelings of irrational fear that hold you in place, halting you from interacting with almost everyone. It's like finding something that you're terrified of... that you're also curious of. You want to know more, but even thinking about doing so freaks you out.

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? Describe 3.
- I hope they like me. They seem so nice!
- Do I look ok?
- What do I say?! How do I say that? Will I say this right?

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience.
- Throat constriction.
- A tightness in the chest.
- Trembling (although, I have that more often than just social situations).
- almost aggressively bouncing both legs.
- Shrinking down; slouching, bringing legs together, arms crossed.

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease: (this was hard!)
Speaking in public or in front of/to other people
Being criticized/teased/judged/watched
Making new friends
Starting and continuing a conversation with person
Eye contact with other people

The following questions will be answered with Yes or No answers. Please answer them honestly.

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time? Yes, but I try not to think about it at all. ;v;

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? Yes.

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? More of meeting new people, but yes. If I'm alone, both are daunting. With a friend, I can definitely make it through an unfamiliar situation, but it would still be tough to meet someone new.

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people? Yes.

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost? Yes.

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation? I think so, Yes.

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships? Yes.

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety? Ah... I want to say yes.

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety? No. I've witnessed it, though - it's scary.

Name sharon

Social anxiety for me is not being able to cope with people. I feel constantly judged and stupid.

Name: Spaceman Gender: M

Survey: Social Anxiety

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety?

Worrying about others will and are reacting and perceiving me in social situations to where I panic or freeze and avoid almost all social situations.

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? Describe

I feel tension, elevated heart rate, shaky, sweating and panic. I think about everything that could go wrong and/or negative things about myself becoming visible to others. I go into this state of fear with many thoughts running through my mind.

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience.

tension (freezing), elevated heart rate, shaky, sweating, elevated temperature

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease:

Speaking in public or in front of/to other people

Being criticized/teased/judged/watched

Making a mistake in front of other people​

Talking to or greeting someone only to be ignored​

Telling someone he or she hurt your feelings or annoyed you​

The following questions will be answered with Yes or No answers. Please answer them honestly.

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time? Yes

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? Yes

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? Yes

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people? Yes

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost? No, but try to

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation? Yes

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships? Yes

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety? No

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety? No

Name: Evie /Anonymous Gender: Female

Survey: Social Anxiety

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety? Intense irrational fear of being judged by others, or fear of social situations

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? "I'm going to get laughed at for what I do or say" "Someone will make jokes when i'm away and i'll be laughing joke of everyone in town/place/school/etc" I feel stressed, paranoid and fearful. But now it's better I think.

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience. Shaking. Hyperventilating. Dry lips. Twitching. Chest pains, that's a big one, chest pains.

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease:

a. Speaking in public or in front of/to other people

b. Being criticized/teased/judged/watched X

c. Making new friends

d. Attending a social event like party

e. Starting and continuing a conversation with person

f. Being reprimanded/scolded for doing something wrong X

g. Making a mistake in front of other people X

h. Talking to or greeting someone only to be ignored X

i. Talking to a person whos superior or is in authority

j. Eye contact with other people

k. Telling someone he or she hurt your feelings or annoyed you X

The following questions will be answered with Yes or No answers. Please answer them honestly.

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time? Yes

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? Yes

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? Yes

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people? Yes and no

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost? No

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation? Yes

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships? Yes

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety? Yes

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety? Yes

Name: Charlotte Gender: F

Survey: Social Anxiety

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety?

The feeling that every social interaction is a battle against myself. Intense fear

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? Describe

Mostly, I am too nervous to think about anything in particular, which causes me to stumble mindless through conversations/discussions. So I try (in vain) to focus my thoughts on something harmless, which brings along the fear of seeming even more distracted...It's a vicious cycle.

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience.

-Trembling hands and/or leg

-Breathing is painful

-I feel dizzy, sometimes it's hard to see.

-Headache

-Pain in my chest

(2&5 and 3&4 might be linked to each other?)

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease:

Cant't I just list...all of them?

a. Speaking in public or in front of/to other people

b. Being criticized/teased/judged/watched

c. Making new friends

d. Attending a social event like party

e. Starting and continuing a conversation with person

f. Being reprimanded/scolded for doing something wrong

g. Making a mistake in front of other people

h. Talking to or greeting someone only to be ignored

i. Talking to a person whos superior or is in authority

j. Eye contact with other people

k. Telling someone he or she hurt your feelings or annoyed you

The following questions will be answered with Yes or No answers. Please answer them honestly.

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time? Yes

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? Yes

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? Yes

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people? Yes

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost? No, but I do not spend more time in public than necessary.

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation? Yes

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships? Yes

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety? No

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety? Yes

Name: Anna /Anonymous Gender: Female

Survey: Social Anxiety

1. For you, what is Social Anxiety?

The dislike of going into social situations for fear of panic attacks

2. What do you mostly feel and think when youre in any social situation? Describe

I feel on edge and shaky, not knowing what to expect next unless there is a programme of some sort (E.G: at a play). I feel like I don't fit in and Im scared of embarrassing myself and I don't want to be there.

3. How will your body react when youre feeling stress, anxious, uneasy in a social situation? List 5 physical symptoms you always experience.

Shaky

Cold

Breathing too fast

Heart Palpitations

Cold Sweat

4. Out of the several social situations listed, choose 5 that always cause you the highest level of stress, anxiety, and, unease:

a. Speaking in public or in front of/to other people

d. Attending a social event like party

f. Being reprimanded/scolded for doing something wrong

i. Talking to a person whos superior or is in authority

j. Eye contact with other people

The following questions will be answered with Yes or No answers. Please answer them honestly.

5. Do you make irrational and negative scenarios of you in a social event ahead of time? __yes_____

6. Are you constantly afraid of making a mistake and being judged by others? ___yes___

7. Are you afraid of meeting new people and being in an unfamiliar situation? ____god yeah_

8. Does your fear of embarrassment kept you from doing things you always want to do? And speaking to other people? _yes____

9. Do you avoid social situations at all cost? ____yes_

10. Have you ever had an anxiety or panic attack resulted from your anxiety about a social situation? ___yes__

11. Has your anxiety stopped you from functioning or performing well at work/school, daily routines, and having friendships and relationships? __yes____

12. Do you cry easily from anxiety? __no__

13. Have you ever gotten sick because of anxiety? _yes____