I copied this from here:

The fight or flight response is the response of the body to a perceived threat. When faced with danger, the body releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones give us a burst of energy and strength by increasing the heart rate, slowing digestion and directing blood to major muscle groups. Although the response is helpful in cases of physical threat (such as needing to run away from a bear), it is inappropriate and maladaptive when it occurs in social or performance situations, as is the case with social anxiety disorder.

You’re telling me?

Dancing is my relaxation. Not for the body, but for the mind. When I dance, I don’t think about work or writing or how embarrassed I feel about something I said or did.

How do you relax?

It’s easy to be critical. Other people often don’t behave the way you would, so you criticise them. But do you really understand? Do you know all the reasons why they acted as they did? Or the reasons why they didn’t act?

People who suffer from social anxiety worry about what others think of their behaviour. The worry itself causes them to act differently from the way you might expect, or not to act at all. So…

Don’t be quick to criticise others. You don’t always know what lies behind their behaviour.

The comment box is at the top.

Heh heh, fooled you!

A is for ANXIETY.

What else could it be in a blog that’s devoted to writing and social anxiety?

I’m repeating this, for anyone who hasn’t read it before:

Social anxiety (SA) is a fear of people and especially of what those people think of the sufferer. I’ve seen SA defined as extreme shyness. While this is probably true for most sufferers, it doesn’t apply to everyone.

The origin of SA is a mixture of nature and nurture. Two people can go through the same experiences and only one will get it. Two people can start off with the same characteristics and only one will get it.

I’ll write more about social anxiety during this A to Z month. Do come back and read about that and other things.