Are anti-social and social phobia the same?

Ginny · Guest

Hi, I don't know. Social phobia, anti social. Difference? I think I am anti social but i really don't know. Lemme tell you a bit about me ok?:

i'm 16 a girl. I used to have 3 friends and now i have none.

I hardly ever go out to do social stuff. I'm going to be a junior next year and i haven't done a single high school event ever.

people always tell me i'm quiet and i don't talk much and i feel scared to talk in school and i hate being in crowds.

i'm scared to make friends because i don't really want to deal with them and i'm scared of rejecction.

i want to ask my family for help but they'll laugh and tell me it's just a phase i'm going through. a phase? please i've been this way my entire life.

in fact i feel like i'm trapped. i want to go out and get a job and drive but i just can't seem to. i feel like my life is screwed.

thank you thank you. thank anyone id they took the time to read some of this. please help!

Guest

quote: Are anti-social and social phobia the same?
I think they're the same thing.
But anyways, I think I have the same problem. I almost never speak in school. And social stuff -> never.
I don't have any friends. And scarcely go out and play.
Fortunately one day I googled about this selective mutism/social anxiety disorder/social phobia thing.
I don't know what I could do to help myself.
I tried to convince my mom but she thought I am crazy too! Shocked

Elkapath · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:43 pm Post subject:

I tell my mum whats rong with me and she tells me to grow up theres nothing rong with you?

the_same_Guest · Guest

In fact I'm in a worse situation -> I can't speak English properly!!! - I'm an immigrant and when I say something I can't speak loud and afraid that people will laugh at me. Crying or Very sad

Alternator · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:00 pm Post subject:

Definitely not. Social Anxiety and social phobia are the same thing, but nowadays most professionals in the field prefer the term Social Anxiety (aty least here in The States), one of the reasons is because Social Phobia is often mistaken for other phobias, but it's something completely different. It's in a class of its own. The main difference between haveing Socail Anxiety/Social Phobia is the presence of anxiety. We crave attention, and we want to do things like everybody else, but the anxiety is too intense. I beliueve an anti-social is someone who for some reason dislikes social activites.

richkid · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 6:50 pm Post subject:

Alternator has a point. The difference between the two is SAD people have the desire to be more social but find it diffcult and wonder whats the matter with them and then think they are no good in social situations and so on. Anti-social people are people who don't have that desire even know they have the ability. I think is more to do with the the phisological side of being anxious in social situations. People put the anti-social label on it because they don't understand. Bless them.

greta · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:48 pm Post subject:

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