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Society AnxietySelf-Assessment Quiz:

Do You Have Social Anxiety Disorder?

By going through the checklists below, you’ll get a good idea of how your body and mind react to the fear of disapproval, and about the range of social and performance situations that you try to avoid. If you decide to seek help from a physician or a therapist, bring this completed form with you. It will provide the professional with much useful information about you and your situation and may speed up the assessment process.

These are situations in which I’m likely to experience social anxiety:

(Check off any that apply. Put a star by the situations you’re also most likely to avoid.)

Talking on the telephone

Being introduced to others

Answering the door

Interacting with clerks at the bank, grocery store, dry cleaners, etc.

Dealing with doctor’s offices

Attending church

Buying or returning items at department stores

Driving (for fear of what other drivers are thinking of you)

Going to the gas station

Using public restrooms (not due to fear of germs)

Eating in front of other people

Writing or signing name in front of others

Attending social events

Hosting social events

Dating

Talking in a small group

Acting assertively

Expressing your opinion

Talking about yourself to others (being the center of attention)

Speaking to a large group

Performance situations, such as playing a musical instrument or taking a test

Other:

Other:

Other:

 

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