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Facts about Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is almost as common in men and women and is found across different
cultures. Approximately 3 percent of the population suffer from social anxiety.
A much larger percentage of the population describe themselves as shy. In addition,
many people in the general population report fear associated with public speaking, and
anxiety associated with other social situations such as meeting new people and dealing
with criticism. Most of these people would not be identified as having social anxiety,
however, unless the fear and avoidance significantly interfered with their life.
Some people with social anxiety fear only a few situations where they might be the
centre of attention. Others, suffering from generalised social anxiety, fear many
situations.
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