Social phobia should not be confused with shyness. Shy people can certainly be uncomfortable around others but they donīt suffer from extreme anxiety anticipating the event and they donīt necessarily avoid the situation that makes them anxious. People with social phobia donīt have to be shy at all. In fact they can be completely at ease, even gregarious in many situations until they run into the situation they are phobic about.
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Garrett ButchMany adults look differently at children with autism spectrum disorders. Some adults look at them with pity, others with disdain, and most do not expect them to be as smart or as capable as other children. The truth that parents of these children realize is that all of these responses are inappropriate, as children with an ASD are bright and capable of learning on par or even above par compared to other children their own age. Autistic children can be brilliant, funny, creative, and most surp...
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Posted on May 26, 2009 by Bertil HjertAgoraphobia, or the fear of open spaces, is usually caused by panic attacks. People with panic disorder develop a fear of being too far from home, in unsafe places, or places where escape is difficult. Avoiding crowded areas, public transportation, theaters and malls becomes a habit and bridges, tunnels and other hard to leave places becomes troublesome. There is a strong hereditary link to this phobia as well as an environmental, upbringing connection that may explain your current anxiety.
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