Social Anxiety and Shyness Links Panic Attacks
Panic attack, that dramatic expression of anxiety, occurs
in many disorders and has some peculiarities valuable
as references to the diagnosis. In the case of Social
Anxiety Disorder / Social Phobia, for example, the frequency of the attacks indicates
the degree of the disorder. Greater frequency is associated
with a greater number of stimuli that are able to induce the
crisis. At the same time, it indicates the greater susceptibility
of the person to such stimuli.
The second important point refers to
whether or not it occurs in Shyness. You will see that many people, even
professionals, consider the panic attack an expression of severe
Shyness. Others do not. Indeed it is not, because Shyness
is not a disorder. It is not classified as an illness,
and panic attacks indicate the maximum severity of the
anxiety in any situation. Then panic attacks indicate
that the person suffers from Social Anxiety Disorder / Social Phobia, not Shyness.
The third point is a singular question related to Panic Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder / Phobia Disorder. It is common to describe panic attacks in Social Anxiety / Social Phobia Disorder and in Panic Disorder with the same signs and symptoms. However, the two panics have differences. For example: in Panic Disorder the person feels as though he is having a heart attack or a stroke; in the Social Anxiety Disorder the central need for the person is to get away from the social situation.
In the end, you must keep in mind that a panic attack
is not synonymous with Panic Disorder.
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