r/socialanxiety↗
Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety is a mental illness characterised by distress in social situations which cause impaired functioning in daily life. Distress is triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny from others. Socially anxious people may be shy/introverted, but shy/introverted people do not necessarily have Social Anxiety For the official American Psychiatric Association definition and criteria see wiki (link in sidebar)
495k subscribers1,001 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)772 authors / mosince 2009
r/socialanxiety has 495k members (+9.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,001 posts a month from 772 people. Top topics: Public Speaking Anxiety, College Anxiety and Job Anxiety.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Public Speaking Anxiety0.7%
- College Anxiety0.6%
- Job Anxiety0.5%
- Introvert Challenges at Work0.5%
- Job Interviews0.4%
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- Befrienders Worldwide Support
- Crisis Text Line
- American Psychological Association
- Therapist Aid
- Scribd
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