If You Think Being Shy Is Hard, See What People With Social Anxiety Deal With Every Day

If you dread public speaking or have panic attacks around new people, the feelings are real (and real scary). Millions of Americans live with social anxiety, and many wait more than 10 years before they get help.

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Oct 6, 2014

I like the way they turned her “shyness” into something tangible.

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