Many people are a little bit shy, but those with social anxiety disorder (also called social phobia) can become overwhelmed with anxiety in simple social situations. Peter (not his real name ...

Anxiety is both a mental and physical state ... value of taking place in the presence of a real human being. As social creatures, we have nervous systems exquisitely attuned to the influence ...

But Becky Bruno wasn't just a little shy—she struggled for years with Social Anxiety Disorder before being diagnosed. Just as the name implies, the condition can socially cripple an otherwise ...