Social Anxiety - More Than Shyness

When it comes to social anxiety, it's more than just being shy. Social anxiety is the fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people. You could say social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being negatively judged and evaluated by people. It is a pervasive disorder and causes anxiety and fear in almost all areas of a person's life. Whereas being shy is more of a personality trait. you can be shy but not have social anxiety or feel anxiety around people.