Do i have social anxiety?

Sometimes I get very anxious in social situations (such as shopping, restaurant, going for walk). I feel very awkward.
However, this usually happens when I'm alone or with my parents. If at least one of my friends is around, I talk to that person and nothing happens. In fact, around my friends I can be very outgoing and hardly care what other people think. It never happens in school.
The more I'm alone with myself, the worse it gets.
It also depends on what I'm wearing; if I wear something I like or have something to occupy myself with ( such as phone, looking for something specific in a store, reading newspaper) it happens to a much lesser extent.

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  • (.)(.)boobies

    Maybe.

    Look up the medicalization of shyness on YouTube.

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    • (.)(.)boobies

      http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=by_F8IwWszk

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      • dom180

        Interesting video :)

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      • handsignals

        Boobies @ Boobies

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        your welcome

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  • craze3

    Social Anxiety is a serious disorder and it sounds more like you're just shy to me. SAD usually has other symptoms than just feeling awkward around people you don't know, such as panic attacks, nausea etc. If it deeply impacts your life like it does with people who genuinely have it then I recommend seeing a doctor but I wouldn't go around claiming you have social anxiety before you know. It makes people who do have it look like it's less of an issue than it really is for them.

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  • KeddersPrincess

    I was diagnosed with anxieties and you sound a lot like me. The only way to be certain, though, is to go talk to a doctor.

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  • green_boogers

    Google up "How to be comfortable in your own skin".

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  • plainsight90

    How old are you? I used to get similar social anxiety when I was in high school. But luckily I grew out of it.

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    • I'm 17.

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      • plainsight90

        Talk to a therapist before it gets out of hand. It's easier to pinpoint these issues early on. Don't wait til you're 30.

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  • gummy_jr

    Holy shit I'm the same way :( I just came back from the carnival a little while ago and I went alone. But I broke out of my shell and talked to a few people and it felt good :)

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  • noid

    You're socially anxious/awkward/uncomfortable around yourself?? Hmmm, don't think I've heard of that before.

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    • Not around myself; around people I don't know.

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      • noid

        Oh. It sounded different how you wrote it.

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