Social anxiety disorder, formerly referred to as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. People with ...

Feeling anxious, fearful, or avoidant about situations that might involve the scrutiny of others can be a part of social anxiety and social phobia. The scope and intensity of symptoms and their ...

Fear is an emotional response to a perceived specific threat. Although fear is an essential survival mechanism, when it becomes persistent, it might lead to anxiety, or manifest as a specific phobia, ...

Naniyamma never went to the polling booth or cast her vote in all these years, for one seemingly simple reason - fear and ...

By Dr Vasilios SilivistrisPhobias (from the Greek fovos, meaning fear) are intense, irrational fears of objects or situations that pose little real danger. Unlike ordinary anxiety, phobias are ...

We all know someone who laughs nervously when you mention you're scared of something that sounds, well, a little odd. Maybe you've done it yourself.When it comes to common phobias like spiders or ...

Social anxiety and agoraphobia share several characteristics. However, they are two distinct conditions with various key differences. Social anxiety and agoraphobia are two different conditions that ...

"All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream" —Edgar Allen Poe In recent times we have seen a sharp rise in fear based conditions, what has been described as an anxiety epidemic. Fear, ...

Anxiety disorder in teens is on the rise and several factors are to be noted. In today’s overwhelming social media pressure, ...