Significance
-SAD negatively affects social lives
-The symptoms of social anxiety, such as a lack of self confidence or a lack of self esteem will make the sufferer feel awkward and makes it difficult to talk to people or make friends
-A sufferer will often avoid social situations that create anxiety
-SAD negatively affects education
-A child may be absent from school due to some of the symptoms of social anxiety. One common symptom, avoidance, can play a key role when the child or adolescent doesn't want to go to school because it's a place that triggers anxiety. Another symptom, nausea, will make the child feel sick and not want to go to school. Not going to school means they will be missing instruction and risk falling behind.
-Sometimes a lack of self confidence prevents a child from turning in their work.
-Significant mental health impacts
-The sufferer may develop other mental disorders such as depression and other types of anxiety disorders
-The difficulty a sufferer has in social situations can lead to loneliness
-Low self confidence and self esteem
-Could lead to substance abuse, self harm, and/or suicide
-These would be seen as escapes from emotional pain
-Medication and other treatments cost
-SSRIs and benzodiazapines can be anywhere from $10 to $250 per prescription
-Therapy can be anywhere from $90 to $250 per session
-Children who aren't helped can suffer their whole life
-Unlike adults, children won’t always realize when they have symptoms
-The symptoms of social anxiety, such as a lack of self confidence or a lack of self esteem will make the sufferer feel awkward and makes it difficult to talk to people or make friends
-A sufferer will often avoid social situations that create anxiety
-SAD negatively affects education
-A child may be absent from school due to some of the symptoms of social anxiety. One common symptom, avoidance, can play a key role when the child or adolescent doesn't want to go to school because it's a place that triggers anxiety. Another symptom, nausea, will make the child feel sick and not want to go to school. Not going to school means they will be missing instruction and risk falling behind.
-Sometimes a lack of self confidence prevents a child from turning in their work.
-Significant mental health impacts
-The sufferer may develop other mental disorders such as depression and other types of anxiety disorders
-The difficulty a sufferer has in social situations can lead to loneliness
-Low self confidence and self esteem
-Could lead to substance abuse, self harm, and/or suicide
-These would be seen as escapes from emotional pain
-Medication and other treatments cost
-SSRIs and benzodiazapines can be anywhere from $10 to $250 per prescription
-Therapy can be anywhere from $90 to $250 per session
-Children who aren't helped can suffer their whole life
-Unlike adults, children won’t always realize when they have symptoms