| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : MAY 10, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| PERSONAL BUSINESS
Beyond Shyness You may suffer from social anxiety disorder if an impending social situation causes you to: -- Fear that people will judge you harshly or you will be humiliated by your actions -- Feel extreme anxiety -- Experience a panic attack in which you are suddenly overcome by pounding heart, dizziness, ''jelly'' legs, chest pain, nausea -- Go to great lengths to avoid participating -- Have symptoms that interfere with the quality of your life DATA: DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FOURTH EDITION _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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