Do you avoid parties, meetings, or even casual conversations out of fear of being judged or embarrassed? Millions of people experience similar feelings and taking Mind Help’s social anxiety test can be a helpful first step toward understanding the reasons behind your nervousness and feeling overly self-aware in social situations.
What Is Social Anxiety?
Social anxiety or social anxiety disorder is a common mental health condition that causes intense fear or discomfort in social situations. People with this condition often worry about being watched, judged, or humiliated, even during routine interactions.
This fear can be so overwhelming that it interferes with daily life, work meetings to even ordering food at a restaurant.
What Causes Social Anxiety?
The exact causes of social anxiety aren’t fully understood, but research suggests a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors may play a role.
1. Genetics: If someone in your family has social anxiety or another anxiety disorder, you may be more likely to develop it yourself.
2. Personality traits: People who are naturally more introverted or sensitive may be more prone to developing social anxiety.
3. Brain chemistry: Imbalances in neurotransmitters like serotonin, which help regulate mood and anxiety, may contribute to symptoms.
4. Negative experiences: Bullying, trauma, or being humiliated in public can leave a lasting impact and increase the risk of social anxiety.
5. Parenting style: Overprotective or highly critical parenting can make children more self-conscious or afraid of making mistakes in public.
6 Common Signs of Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is more than just shyness. It involves persistent, intense fear that doesn’t go away easily. Here are some signs of social anxiety:
Fear of being judged, criticized, or embarrassed by others
Intense worry about social interactions, even days before they occur
Difficulty starting or maintaining conversations
Avoiding eye contact or speaking in group settings
Experiencing sweating, trembling, rapid heartbeat, or nausea in social environments
Avoiding situations where you might be the center of attention
If you relate to several of these signs, it might be helpful to take our free social anxiety test online to assess your level of discomfort in social situations.
Disclaimer: If these symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning, and last for at least 6 months or longer, it might be considered a disorder.
The test consists of a series of statements about how you typically feel or behave in social settings. You’ll be asked to rate how much each one applies to you.
Please note: This free Social Anxiety Test online is a self-assessment and not a medical diagnosis, but it can point you in the right direction if you’re considering speaking to a mental health professional.
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Your score indicates that you have a moderate sign of social anxiety. It is evident from your score that sometimes you might feel nervous and tense in social situations and often might also try to avoid social situations where you might not know people very well. Besides this, it can also be seen from your response that to some extent, you might experience physical symptoms such as sweating, shaking, and rapid heartbeat in various social situations where you might have to perform in public. Also, your score reflects that you might find some difficulties initiating or maintaining a conversation with others. Further, your score seems that in some cases, you might have trouble making eye contact with others while speaking in public and also might engage in making some analyses regarding your past social interactions and may also feel embarrassed thinking about them. However, it should be noted that these signs would have a chance to impact some of your social, occupational, personal, and other areas of functioning in life.
High sign of social anxiety
Your score indicates that you have a high sign of social anxiety. It is evident from your score that in most cases you seem to feel nervous and tense in social situations and most often seem to avoid social situations where you might not know people very well. Besides this, it can also be seen from your response that in most possible cases, you seem to experience strong physical symptoms such as sweating, shaking, and rapid heartbeat where you might have to perform in public. Also, your score reflects that you seem to find it strongly difficult to initiate or maintain a conversation with others. Further, your score seems that in most cases, you seem to have trouble making eye contact with others while speaking in public and also seem to engage in making strong analyses regarding your past social interactions and seem to feel strongly embarrassed thinking about them. However, it should be noted that these signs would have a chance to strongly impact your social, occupational, personal, and other areas of functioning in life.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How to know if you have social anxiety?
Fear of being judged Intense worry about social interactions Difficulty starting conversations Avoiding eye contact Sweating, trembling, rapid heartbeat, or nausea If you relate to several of these signs, then you are most likely at risk of experiencing social anxiety.
Does social media cause anxiety?
Increasing dependent on social media can negatively impact our well-being. Constant exposure to others’ lives on social media can make us feel inadequate, causing us to doubt our own capabilities, leading to feelings of depression and anxiety.
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Moderate sign of social anxiety
Your score indicates that you have a moderate sign of social anxiety. It is evident from your score that sometimes you might feel nervous and tense in social situations and often might also try to avoid social situations where you might not know people very well. Besides this, it can also be seen from your response that to some extent, you might experience physical symptoms such as sweating, shaking, and rapid heartbeat in various social situations where you might have to perform in public. Also, your score reflects that you might find some difficulties initiating or maintaining a conversation with others. Further, your score seems that in some cases, you might have trouble making eye contact with others while speaking in public and also might engage in making some analyses regarding your past social interactions and may also feel embarrassed thinking about them. However, it should be noted that these signs would have a chance to impact some of your social, occupational, personal, and other areas of functioning in life.
High sign of social anxiety
Your score indicates that you have a high sign of social anxiety. It is evident from your score that in most cases you seem to feel nervous and tense in social situations and most often seem to avoid social situations where you might not know people very well. Besides this, it can also be seen from your response that in most possible cases, you seem to experience strong physical symptoms such as sweating, shaking, and rapid heartbeat where you might have to perform in public. Also, your score reflects that you seem to find it strongly difficult to initiate or maintain a conversation with others. Further, your score seems that in most cases, you seem to have trouble making eye contact with others while speaking in public and also seem to engage in making strong analyses regarding your past social interactions and seem to feel strongly embarrassed thinking about them. However, it should be noted that these signs would have a chance to strongly impact your social, occupational, personal, and other areas of functioning in life.
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