social phobia

  Social Phobia Everyone is afraid of something. It doesn't matter how tough or successful someone is, if a crazed clown with a knife jumped out at you on a dark night you would probably have some sort of fear-filled action. The perceived threat causes your body to react to the potential danger.  These are known as phobias. Fear itself is generally built within us – it protected our ancestors from things that were dangerous to them and ensured the continuation of the species – but phobias go far beyond this. Fear itself is generally built within us – it protected our ancestors from things that were dangerous to them and ensured the continuation of the species – but phobias go far beyond this. A phobia is a persistent, excessive, unrealistic fear of an object, person, animal, activity or situation. It is a type of anxiety disorder. A person with a phobia either tries to avoid the thing that triggers the fear, or endures it with great anxiety and distress.  SOCIAL PHOBIA I ...