Social Anxiety Support

Walk · 10-18-2009, 07:54 AM

What do you think the percentage of people who are diagnosed with Social Anxiety are also diagnosed with Depression?

Thanks.

Jimbe · 10-18-2009, 08:05 AM

99.9%

wishiwasinvisible · 10-18-2009, 08:06 AM

Hey Walk

I'm not sure of the percentage, but I would say alot of it would depend on the severity of your SA...The more it limits & impacts on your life, the more helpless you feel & the more hopeless the situation seems, and the lower your self-esteem drops, resulting in depression...Perhaps the two go hand in hand? I have been diagnosed with SA & Clinical Depression, but I am pretty sure I would not become so depressed if I did not have SA...

inna sense · 10-19-2009, 04:49 AM

i dunno, Walk...but welcome to the boards...wishiwasinvisible summed it up nicely

JayDontCareEh · 10-19-2009, 04:57 AM

One usually reinforces the other, so I'd guess a good percentage.

MissMay1977 · 10-19-2009, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JayDontCareEh

One usually reinforces the other, so I'd guess a good percentage.

- agrees

Makaveli · 10-19-2009, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by wishiwasinvisible

Hey Walk

I'm not sure of the percentage, but I would say alot of it would depend on the severity of your SA...The more it limits & impacts on your life, the more helpless you feel & the more hopeless the situation seems, and the lower your self-esteem drops, resulting in depression...Perhaps the two go hand in hand? I have been diagnosed with SA & Clinical Depression, but I am pretty sure I would not become so depressed if I did not have SA...

I agree with Wish. My clinical depression is fuelled by the frustrations of not being able to live freely of any SA. The inferiority feeling versus others and comparing myself lower to others may also be a branch of SA.

Phibes · 10-19-2009, 06:32 AM

You should have added a poll to the thread to find out

djr86 · 10-22-2009, 03:14 PM

I don't know the facts/statistics, but I would say a lot of ppl with SA also suffer depression. I know in my case, SA causes me to feel isolated and not good enough--naturally, depression sets in with such negative feelings. Actually this week is one of my worst weeks for depression in a long time

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Walk Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Gender: Male Posts: 1	Depression? What do you think the percentage of people who are diagnosed with Social Anxiety are also diagnosed with Depression? Thanks.

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Jimbe Status: Busy being useless Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Male Age: 16 Posts: 141	99.9% __________________ Traditional nationalism cannot survive the fissioning of the atom. One world or none. ~Stuart Chase Life is cruel

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JayDontCareEh Status: SAS member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 28 Posts: 183	One usually reinforces the other, so I'd guess a good percentage. __________________ Cracked halo horns on my helmet Little doll crawl in cherry red velvet

10-22-2009, 03:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
djr86 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southern Maryland Gender: Male Posts: 89	I don't know the facts/statistics, but I would say a lot of ppl with SA also suffer depression. I know in my case, SA causes me to feel isolated and not good enough--naturally, depression sets in with such negative feelings. Actually this week is one of my worst weeks for depression in a long time __________________ When all is said and done, there's usually more said than done. Learn to like your self, because you're one person you can't get away from.

10-18-2009, 08:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
wishiwasinvisible Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Age: 30 Posts: 38	Hey Walk I'm not sure of the percentage, but I would say alot of it would depend on the severity of your SA...The more it limits & impacts on your life, the more helpless you feel & the more hopeless the situation seems, and the lower your self-esteem drops, resulting in depression...Perhaps the two go hand in hand? I have been diagnosed with SA & Clinical Depression, but I am pretty sure I would not become so depressed if I did not have SA...

10-19-2009, 06:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
Phibes Status: blessed with lucky sevens Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 640	You should have added a poll to the thread to find out