This social anxiety test reveals if you are stressed in any way by social interactions and whether your anxious attacks might be caused by such situations. You can discover more about this concern and check an example message below the form.

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Instruction: Please answer to all questions!

Does it often happen for you to remember unpleasant memories or events? Do you prefer isolation rather than participant in many activities or social interactions? Do you avoid narrating episodes or events you find funny or dramatic just because you think you do not have talent in telling stories? Do you feel uncomfortable when you have to enter a room in which people are waiting for you? Do you think you can not make good friendships because you can not manage to deal with what a friendship assumes? Do you often get stuck when you have to argue something just because you concentrate more on what others think or say about you? Do you avoid as much as you can situations where you might be the center of attention because staying quiet or hiding makes you feel much more comfortable? Do you feel embarrassed when somebody has to introduce you to an unknown group or person?

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Instruction: Please check all of the sentences below that apply to you!

Section 3 of 4

Instruction: Please answer to all questions:

Do you often stress about your image or about every step or action you make just because you think is critical since everybody may analyze it? Do you often fear that others will notice you’re nervous when speaking or socializing? Do you often get terrified of the fact that you might feel extremely embarrassed in public if it happens to make a mistake? Do you avoid social networks because you think you can not socialize like other people do? Do you blush when unknown people are talking to you? Do you often experience intensive worry for days or even weeks before an upcoming social situation? Are you often self-critical even though people around you say you should be proud or satisfied by your achievements or performances? Do you tend to set up high standards for yourself just to be sure you are on the right track?

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Disclaimer: Please note that only a licensed medical professional has the authority to officially diagnose Social Anxiety. This test should NOT be considered a substitute for any professional mental health service.

How does this social anxiety test work?

This is a quick personality test that helps you evaluate if you have experienced social anxiety disorder symptoms, and if so, at what level you have confronted with them so far.

The social anxiety test comprises of four sections, each with questions and statements that target the most common social anxiety disorder signs and symptoms a suffering person might encounter.

Within sections 1 and 3 the assessment requests you to answer briefly by YES or NO to 16 questions with symptoms, while within sections 2 and 4 the test has 16 short statements with signs of social anxiety disorder where you are allowed to check as many as you experienced.

Please note that this test should NOT be considered as a substitute for any professional medical or mental assessment service.

Example message

Presence of social anxiety disorder symptoms: 25.00% - Mild social anxiety disorder

Based on your answers you seem to be undergoing mild levels of social anxiety disorder. There are few important social anxiety disorder related symptoms that bother you. The best advice would be to take a look at it and if you consider necessary you may search for a professional assessment of your mental especially if what you are experiencing now seems to be getting worse in time. Please note that only a licensed professional has the authority to officially diagnose an individual with social anxiety disorder symptoms.

What is social anxiety?

This is a disorder part of the anxious disorders which is characterized by patterns of persistent and overwhelming fear of social settings accompanied by avoidant behaviors. Such an individual is afraid of performing simple day to day activities in society for being overly self aware and because of this innate fear of what others might have to say.

Like for most mental disorders, the causes are put on a combination of biological imbalances in the brain, genetic predisposition and environmental factors such as an anxious, overprotective but critic upbringing.

Social phobia triggers

For individuals suffering from social anxiety most interactions are difficult and depending to their severity, have the ability to cause moments of crisis or panic.

-Meeting new people

-Presenting or public speaking

-Attending social gatherings

-Situations of criticism

-Interacting with important people

-Speaking in meetings

-Eating, drinking in public

Social anxiety disorder symptoms

The typical symptoms of this mental disorder can be classified in three subtypes as follows:

  • Behavior:

-Avoidance of triggering situation

-Isolation from contact

-Dependence on someone else

-Substance abuse as coping mechanism

  • Emotional:

-Excessive anxiety and self awareness

-Recurrent feelings of worry

-Fear of embarrassment

-Fear of humiliation

  • Physical:


-Shortness of breath

-Increased heart beat

-Upset stomach


-Shaking, trembling



Diagnosis and treatment

Diagnosis is based on a psychological assessment such as the Social Phobia Inventory that delivers a score of anxiety. There might be other types of assessments involved especially if the medical professional suspects other fear causes, substance abuse or presence of accompanying disorders.

Treatment consists mainly in psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy being the most effective example in either individual or group setting. In terms of medication the most used are antidepressants on slowly increasing dosage, usually selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SRRIs which aim to reestablish chemical balance in the brain.

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