Lexington’s Three Best Rated Award-winning Psychiatrist, Dr. Stephen Michael Cox explains about Social Anxiety Disorder
Industry: Healthcare
Lexington, Ky (PRUnderground) April 18th, 2020
Are you someone who feels anxious about being in social gatherings or becomes anxious while encountering new people? Do you have a consistent fear of being judged by people around you? If you pose these symptoms or do you know someone who exhibits these signs, there is a good chance that you or the individual you know may have social phobia.
Social anxiety disorder, aka Social phobia, is a common psychiatric condition characterized by the irrational and persistent fear of social situations. Statistics show that over 15 million adults in the USA have a social anxiety disorder, and it is the second most commonly diagnosed anxiety disorder following specific phobia. But its symptoms are closely associated with extreme shyness that every individual has in certain situations. To have a definitive knowledge about the Social anxiety disorder and to have a better understanding of the condition, We have decided to contact an expert psychiatrist.
Three Best Rated® had the honor of talking to Dr. Stephen Michael Cox, MD, to learn about the condition. He is a Three Best Rated® Award-winning psychiatrist from Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Stephen Cox is an eminent psychiatrist and a pioneer in treating anxiety disorders.
“A social anxiety disorder is just what it says. There are introverts. There are extroverts. There are people in between. Persons who are introverted and not just shy but pathologically shy make up the vast majority of persons with social anxiety disorder.”, says Dr. Cox. He goes on to explain that this condition comes in 2 flavors. The first kind is a generalized social anxiety disorder in which people are pathologically shy in common social situations in day-to-day life. The second kind is performance anxiety. That is stage fright. A person with this type of anxiety is not necessarily shy generally, but when they are the center of attention, they are extremely and overly anxious.
Socially anxious persons are easy to identify. “An ordinary person can recognize social anxiety. Persons with it are visibly uncomfortable and nervous. They may have shaky hands, a tremulous voice, nervous perspiration, and an anxious expression.”, says Dr. Cox.
We have all noticed a person with public speaking anxiety struggling to perform in front of the audience. And we have all seen shy people at parties receding to and into the wallpaper around the periphery of the room.
One of the greatest misconceptions about social anxiety disorder is to assume that every person with social anxiety disorder wants to be helped. Dr. Cox points out clearly that they are comfortable being alone. They wish that extroverts would stop bothering them by trying so hard to include them in conversations at parties, introducing them to total strangers for no apparent reason, and incessantly inviting them to group meetings.
Having heard these things from an expert, Let us stop bothering individuals with social anxiety disorder by inducting them into social gatherings against their will. Instead, help them by being supportive.
About Dr. Stephen Michael Cox, MD
Dr. Stephen Cox resides in Lexington, Kentucky, and has been providing excellent treatment to his patients for over 25 years. He is an author of several research papers and educational literature works. His Subspecialty Interests are anxiety disorders and alcohol addictive behavior treatment by pharmacologic extinction with naltrexone. Dr. Cox was among the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatry and has been on the Editorial Board of the Medical Journal, The Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. He invented and patented a device (Bcalm) to help sufferers of panic attacks. The device has proven to be effective and is available for sale on Amazon.com.
CONTACT INFORMATION
3135 Custer Drive
Lexington, KY 40517
Phone: (859) 272-0991
Website: https://www.coxmd.com/
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