Social Anxiety Support

RavenDust · 05-22-2012, 07:27 PM

Oh wow. That's...disturbing, I guess. I don't know exactly the right word to use here...

jesica24 · 05-22-2012, 10:08 PM

Yes. Lucky you.

loophole · 05-23-2012, 03:16 PM

Guess i'm in the 5%.. but meds really don't make me "act" any different just help me to cope with it better.. (not give a poo)

RawrJessiRawr · 07-13-2012, 07:25 PM

This could be true although I did finish high school, but I do have depression and my SA/avoidance patterns did start happening before the age of ten

Moasim · 07-15-2012, 02:43 AM

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Social Anxiety Disorder: Did You Know?

• 40-50% of people with SAD also have depression
• SAD is the most common anxiety disorder
• 13% of the population will have SAD in their lifetime
• 50% of those with SAD do not finish high school
• 22.3% of those with SAD are on welfare
• 50% of those with SAD are single, divorced, or separated
• Onset of SAD is usually age 14-16
• 50% of those with SAD also have another psychiatric disorder, especially
alcohol abuse
• 35% of SAD occurs before age 10
• Behavior treatment with medication is the most effective treatment for SAD
• 25% of patients with SAD decline when offered behavioral treatment
• Only 5% with SAD get treatment

Except for a few, all that happend to me.

Secretaz · 07-19-2012, 10:36 AM

**** I'm afraid I'll be one of those who don't finish high school

Michael91 · 07-28-2012, 05:48 PM

Do you know where these statistics come from?

jim_morrison · 08-05-2012, 05:31 AM

Not sure where he got them from sorry.

Jklivin · 08-16-2012, 11:04 AM

• 50% of those with SAD also have another psychiatric disorder, especially
alcohol abuse

What came first, alcohol or SAD?

Unkn0wn Pleasures · 12-12-2012, 07:15 AM

This is really depressing. Yet at the same time I feel a little less pathetic about myself, for having graduated highschool, being in a relationship and having never claimed welfare (ok so I would if I was elligable but that's not the point lol).

Unkn0wn Pleasures · 12-12-2012, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jklivin

• 50% of those with SAD also have another psychiatric disorder, especially
alcohol abuse

What came first, alcohol or SAD?

I'd say more often SAD. Using alcohol to 'self medicate' could easily lead to addiction. I don't think alcoholism can lead to social anxiety.

Hamster12 · 02-23-2013, 03:50 PM

I tick all those boxes. My SA started around age 14.

Another question I'd like to know the answer to is what percentage have had it and no longer have it.

And if it starts at puberty does it go away at menopause?

FoundAndLost · 02-23-2013, 04:02 PM

About 4 of those statistics apply to me.

millenniumman75 · 02-23-2013, 05:35 PM

Usually, it's the SAD that is first. The alcohol "numbs the pain".

ACCV93 · 02-23-2013, 05:49 PM

5% get treatment, wow. Doesn't really surprise me, but what did is that 50% will not finish high school? That might not be very accurate... I think if you look at the number of people that go undiagnosed, there are probably a lot suffering from SAD who still end up finishing high school. 50% seems high.

NeuromorPhish · 02-25-2013, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael91

Do you know where these statistics come from?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim_morrison

Not sure where he got them from sorry.

The link seems to be broken...

But i found a similar source of statistical information
http://www.adaa.org/about-adaa/press...cts-statistics
(admittedly, i'd never seen that site before and do not know how reliable it is)

ingenious53 · 05-17-2013, 07:21 PM

Schools should do more to help kids with their social skills.

retepe94 · Yesterday, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ingenious53

Schools should do more to help kids with their social skills.

Exactly, I think School fail to see that it's not only education some kids need help with, they also need life skills.

05-22-2012, 07:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
RavenDust Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER Gender: Female Age: 18 Posts: 91	Oh wow. That's...disturbing, I guess. I don't know exactly the right word to use here... __________________ They're all gonna think I'm weird...

08-05-2012, 05:31 AM	#28 (permalink)
jim_morrison Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Australia Gender: Male Age: 26 Posts: 4,727	Not sure where he got them from sorry. __________________

12-12-2012, 07:15 AM	#30 (permalink)
Unkn0wn Pleasures Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Gender: Female Posts: 1,514	This is really depressing. Yet at the same time I feel a little less pathetic about myself, for having graduated highschool, being in a relationship and having never claimed welfare (ok so I would if I was elligable but that's not the point lol). __________________ Oh, please don't barrage me with he questions to all those ugly answers. My ego's like my stomach; it keeps sh*tting what I feed it.

02-23-2013, 03:50 PM	#32 (permalink)
Hamster12 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 229	I tick all those boxes. My SA started around age 14. Another question I'd like to know the answer to is what percentage have had it and no longer have it. And if it starts at puberty does it go away at menopause? __________________ “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” - Albert Einstein

02-23-2013, 04:02 PM	#33 (permalink)
FoundAndLost Status: Another Day In Paradise Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Temecula, California Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 5,650	About 4 of those statistics apply to me. __________________ *Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore.*

05-22-2012, 10:08 PM	#22 (permalink)
jesica24 Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2012 Gender: Female Posts: 230	Yes. Lucky you.

05-23-2012, 03:16 PM	#23 (permalink)
loophole Status: Akward Join Date: Apr 2012 Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 257	Guess i'm in the 5%.. but meds really don't make me "act" any different just help me to cope with it better.. (not give a poo)

07-13-2012, 07:25 PM	#24 (permalink)
RawrJessiRawr Status: J <3's K :) Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: California, north cali/bay area Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 2,751	This could be true although I did finish high school, but I do have depression and my SA/avoidance patterns did start happening before the age of ten

07-19-2012, 10:36 AM	#26 (permalink)
Secretaz Status: Socially retarded kitty Join Date: Sep 2011 Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 2,492	**** I'm afraid I'll be one of those who don't finish high school

07-28-2012, 05:48 PM	#27 (permalink)
Michael91 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Columbia, MD Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 121	Do you know where these statistics come from?

08-16-2012, 11:04 AM	#29 (permalink)
Jklivin Status: JustKeepLivin Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Columbus Ohio Gender: Male Posts: 79	• 50% of those with SAD also have another psychiatric disorder, especially alcohol abuse What came first, alcohol or SAD?

02-23-2013, 05:35 PM	#34 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Mentor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton, OH Gender: Male Age: 37 Posts: 91,578	Usually, it's the SAD that is first. The alcohol "numbs the pain". __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better! TROLL ALERT STATUS: CHAT -> BERT FORUMS -> ERNIE (troll activity on the increase) WATCH WHAT YOU TYPE!

02-23-2013, 05:49 PM	#35 (permalink)
ACCV93 Status: Bye SAS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Where polar bears live Gender: Male Posts: 1,776	5% get treatment, wow. Doesn't really surprise me, but what did is that 50% will not finish high school? That might not be very accurate... I think if you look at the number of people that go undiagnosed, there are probably a lot suffering from SAD who still end up finishing high school. 50% seems high.

05-17-2013, 07:21 PM	#37 (permalink)
ingenious53 Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2011 Gender: Male Posts: 71	Schools should do more to help kids with their social skills.

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