Introversion or social anxiety?

In this video, I review key differences between introversion and social anxiety disorder. Sometimes the terms are used interchangeably but there are crucial differences between these: to start, introversion is a facet of someone's personality, whereas social anxiety disorder is a debilitating condition.

If you suspect that you, or someone in your life might be struggling with social anxiety - or any other mental health problem - please consult with a mental health professional.

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[libbyt]

I am an extrovert with social anxiety. My life is just frustration, worrying and sadness every single day. I am not the stereotype of extrovert like having lots of friends and going outside all of the time. I'm not like that, but I'm not originally quiet. Yes, I'm known as the quiet kid. That's not me, it's what people think I am. It's because I don't talk. I do have a lot of difficulty making friends. I do find it hard to start conversations. My social anxiety is ruining my life and nobody seems to understand it enough to let me be me.

[mmaryam]

Can I have the both being introvert and have social anxiety cause sometimes i like to go out with my close friends but like once every 2 month or something and i get scared to interact with people and struggle to do some simple tasks like calling someone or for example asking help from a stranger when i need it like at the shop or something and btw good video 👍

[maggipenia]

:0 I always tough I had social anxiety and consequently I was introvert but now I think I am somewhere in between introvert and extrovert with social anxiety

[dgh]

I went to a dinner show and was ready to leave during half time. Not fun eating elbow to elbow with strangers.

[rahuld.]

Whatever you said is true and clears all the confusions about introverts and social anxiety

[michaelworley]

Can you be a little.of both introvert and have social anxiety. I find myself very comfortable on my own thought more than most and its how I find balance in the chaos of the world but I do enjoy gatherings but feel like people are judging me and I compared myself to others in my head for no reason and this cause nervousness. Small talk also makes me feel uncomfortable as well . In my mind during small talk I find myself hoping it will end as soon as possible. Drinking makes is almost all go away which I know is bad but it is what it is ... When everyone is just living for the moment and enjoys life without all the akward interview small talk questions I find myself with much less anxiety or strange thoughts ....

[johnCjr]

Im an introvert and it takes a lot of energy for me to do standard group activities that have nothing to do with my interests . IE family gatherings or even phone calls . Now that things have fallen apart in my life again, I can only deal with a very small circle of close friends . Maybe Extroverts are able to re socialize quicker because they enjoy the crazy small talk ??

[timothywilliams]

Thank you, I think I know what to talk about with my therapist. I think I'm a mix of both introversion with some social anxiety. Recently, I was ingratiated to attend a minor social event. Of course, I didn't want to attend, but I didn't want to be viewed as an asshole for not attending. So, I went... The fallout was devastating to me, as I started drinking heavily afterward, and took an opiate pain pill just to exacerbate the emotionally numbing effects of the alcohol. Yet, it seems to me, that the more extroverted personalities around you, want to intentionally put you in situations like this through peer pressure. I don't understand it, because it seems like they WANT to torture you!

[nidhi]

I m an Ambivert with social ANXIETY :((