Coping With Social Anxiety Disorder
By Arlin Cuncic, About.com Guide to Social Anxiety Disorder
Social anxiety disorder (SAD) can take a toll on your personal and professional life. Learn about strategies for coping with disorder and how your friends and family can best support you.
Work and School
Living with social anxiety disorder can be difficult, particularly if you are attending college or are in the workforce. Read more to learn about how to effectively cope with SAD at work and at school.
Relationships
Whether they are with friends, family, or romantic partners, all of your relationships are affected when you suffer with SAD. Learn more about how to develop and maintain relationships, and how best others can help you cope.
Performance
Performing might include such activities as giving a speech, competing athletically, or playing a musical instrument. Learn how to perform in front of an audience without breaking into a cold sweat.
- Musical Performance Anxiety
- Calming Anxiety Before a Performance
- Managing Anxiety During a Performance
Personal Stories
Reading personal accounts of others' experiences with SAD can help you to feel less alone. Social anxiety is not limited to any one type of person -- even celebrities can suffer with SAD.
- Dontrelle Willis
- Khalil Greene
- Interview With a Recovered Social Phobic
- Blogs about SAD
- Movie Characters With Social Anxiety
Readers Respond
Looking to have your voice heard? Interested in sharing your experiences or reading those of others? Reader respond pieces are the perfect place to get involved.
- How Do You Handle Public Speaking?
- What Is it Like to Live with SAD?
- What Treatments Have You Tried?
- How Far Have You Gone to Avoid Social and Performance Situations?
- How Has Your Friend or Family Member's SAD Affected You?
- How Has Your Career Been Affected by Your SAD?
- Do You Believe That Psychosocial Factors Caused Your SAD?
- How Do You Handle Eating in Front of Others?
- How Has Social Anxiety Affected Your College Experience?
- Have You Told Your Employer That You Have SAD?
- How Do You Handle Social Anxiety as an Athlete
Resources
A variety of web-based resources for social anxiety disorder.
