Social Anxiety
The thing about social anxiety is the triggers tend to be noticeable. Most people with social anxiety are introverted and tend to fear the embarrassment that can stem from social interaction with others. In most cases, social anxiety stems from previous bad experiences, but it can also come from a lack of experience meeting and speaking with others. Those with social anxiety will often feel a sense of helplessness and foreboding doom, even if socialites would probably scoff at the idea of being scared to attend a party.
However, social anxiety can be a debilitating disorder, and it’s not something to be taken lightly. It can be treated in a number of ways, though most would prefer to simply avoid the triggers and shut themselves off from the rest of the world for the most part.
The Japanese tend to suffer from social anxiety more than most, which is why they have an alarming number of people who refuse to go out and interact with anyone. The term is hikikomori. It’s not an easy condition to manage, and it counts as both a symptom and an anxiety disorder.
