| People with Social anxiety disorder hate and love: | | | | at their cubicle. This is mostly because they are too |
| Hate: THE CLUB | | | | afraid to interact with co-workers. The cubicle is a |
| The last thing a person with social anxiety disorder | | | | shelter because it can be used as an excuse to get |
| wants is to be surrounded by loads of people at the | | | | work done. |
| club. The club involves everything a shy person would | | | | Hate: HAPPY HOUR |
| avoid, such as mingling and dancing with people they | | | | Once again, happy hour involves close interaction with |
| do not know. | | | | co-workers and whoever they invite. Many strangers |
| Love: The BEDROOM | | | | come together just for a good happy hour, but |
| For a person with social anxiety, the bedroom is the | | | | strangers make people with social anxiety disorder |
| most comfortable place to be. The bedroom is an | | | | nervous. It is hard enough trying to find something to |
| escape from society, and no one else threatens to | | | | say to your co-worker, let alone a stranger. |
| enter. There are many things to do in one's bedroom, | | | | Love: THEIR OWN HAPPY HOUR |
| such as watch TV, listen to music, or read a book. | | | | While the bar scene may not be so happy for the |
| Hate: B-DAY PARTIES, PICNICS and BBQ's | | | | loner, quality alone time is great. A loner gets excited |
| Birthday parties and barbeques are the perfect event | | | | about playing video games, running errands, or going |
| to sit down and talk to people. This probably means | | | | shopping. Activities that do not involve much social |
| talking to a lot of people. People with social anxiety | | | | interaction, such as amusement parks or sports |
| disorder do not consider this fun. Rather, they feel shy, | | | | games, are also considered to be fun. |
| nervous and out of place. | | | | Hate: THE STAGE |
| Love: FAMILY | | | | While some people are constantly vying for the |
| The only time a recluse may hang out with a crowd of | | | | spotlight, some just cannot stand it. The thought of |
| people is at family events. Family members are less | | | | public speaking is enough to cause a mild, panic attack. |
| likely to be judgmental or make fun of each other. | | | | The biggest fear about being in the spotlight is |
| People with social anxiety disorder have known these | | | | worrying about what others think of you. |
| people their entire life, which means they have no need | | | | Love: Blogging |
| to be as shy around them. | | | | Being on stage is a fright, but being behind a computer |
| Hate: THE LUNCH TABLE | | | | is an entirely different matter. The World Wide Web is |
| Where to sit? Where to sit? That is the question often | | | | an excellent outlet for recluses to learn new things, |
| asked by people with anxiety. It is difficult finding a | | | | meet online friends and get their blogging on. While shy |
| place to sit when you are not really friends with | | | | in person, some hermits become hugely popular online, |
| anybody. The fear of sitting alone is a terrible feeling. | | | | blogging about their interests or offering advice to |
| Love: The CUBICLE | | | | those who need it. |
| People with social anxiety may find themselves eating | | | | |