Fear of Eating and Drinking in Public

phobic SG

Some people fear drinking in public as they are concerned that their hand will shake, other people will notice and evaluate them negatively. Other social anxiety sufferers fear eating in public as they are concerned that they will spill their food or eat messily.(Schneier & Welkowitz, 1996). Not surprisingly, people who fear eating in public often report avoiding foods that are difficult to eat such as: spaghetti, a hamburger with the lot, or a salad sandwich.

Schneier,F. & Welkowitz,L. (1996). The Hidden Face of Shyness. New York. Avon Books

poon cho tang SG

confined to shaking hands? Laughing

phobic SG

Other symptoms include blushing & sweating,dizziness, heart palpitations, tense muscles, dry mouth, trembling, nausea etc.

somepersonlah SG

hmm...

these symptoms and such fear are experienced by social phobics..

actually social phobia is a layman term for social anxiety disorder..

u guys know wad anvious is rite..

that feel when u r waiting for exam results..

that feel when ur parents found out u had premature sex etc..

the feeling of anxiety..

the feeling of scare..

But for US, the intensity of anxiety is much higher..

we dont dare meet people because we constantly think that they are looking down on us, judging us..we simply feel useless...

that is why when we approach people, we tend to appear snobbish, arrogant, heck-care attitude, but deep deep inside we are trembling, sweating, constantly thinking..

then after that, we go back home, we analyse wad we have done wrong..and we blame ourselves, for example, if people we meet refused to acknowledge us..we feel bad, we feel we are responsible and to blame for their demise

we hate ourselves for that..we hate that we donot have friends..we hate ourselves for not being outgoing..we are people that cannot accept that, thus, we are crippled from our daily activities..

thats when depression sets in..

etc..