Is Social Anxiety Holding You Back?

When you have social anxiety it can impair your ability to fulfill your potential because you may avoid experiences that could help you grow and develop your abilities. The fear of being judged, scrutinized or embarrassed can be paralyzing and limiting.

Take this quiz and find out if social anxiety could be limiting your potential.

Instructions: Check off as many items that apply to you in each section.

Do you fear being observed while:

Eating in a restaurant

Signing a check or credit card receipt

Answering a question at school

Speaking up at a business meeting

Leaving your seat during a movie or theater performance

In social situations, do you fear you will:

Not be able to think of interesting things to say

Not be likable

Blush or be silent when meeting new people

Reveal some social inadequacy, such as wearing the wrong clothes or not knowing a "social grace" such as which fork to use at a set table

Embarrass yourself by saying the wrong thing

Do you tend to:

Assume others know the right way to do things

Assume you're the only one who doesn't know the right answer or who has made a mistake while learning something new

Believe that you will be rejected in new situations

Assume that other people are watching you when you are in public

Believe that feeling humiliated is inevitable and you won't be able to get over it

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