Take the Leading Social Anxiety Disorder Test

You may feel like you need to take a social anxiety disorder test to evaluate if your nervousness is ‘normal’ or not. Taking anxiety tests, or doing an anxiety scale, in the comfort of your own home is a good way to evaluate your symptoms privately.

I know the last thing you feel like is taking a test in front of a complete stranger. You can take the Liebowitz social anxiety scale at home, for free.

Do you get tense, nervous, jittery, or sweaty when in social situations? Does walking into a crowded room full of people make you want to turn and run? If you are experiencing tension, distress, fear, or other uncomfortable emotions and sensations when presented with social situations, you may be suffering from social anxiety or a social phobia.

Generalized anxiety occurs at random moments or on a routine basis even when you are alone, but some people experience anxiety only when they are put into particular social situations. For someone with a severe social phobia, all social encounters (even those with close friends sometimes) can result in intense anxiety.

In many cases, a generalized anxiety disorder accompanies a social anxiety disorder, which makes it difficult to determine exactly what type of anxiety you are suffering from. When you are nervous, uncomfortable, and anxious nearly all the time you are likely experiencing a generalized disorder, though intense anxiety in social settings can hint at a social anxiety disorder on top of it.

If you don't want to rush right into a doctor and confess what is happening, you can start by taking a social anxiety disorder test online. The Liebowitz Social Scale is a simple social anxiety disorder test that will help you determine whether you are experiencing moderate, marked, severe, or very severe social anxiety. This is a professional test that has been used for many years by professionals working with real clients with social anxiety.

The Liebowitz social anxiety disorder test is made up of 24 social situations ranging from peeing in a public bathroom or talking on a pay telephone to meeting new people, participating in group activities, and speaking in front of strangers. You are to read each one and then rate your fear or discomfort level in that situation from 0 (no fear or discomfort) to 3 (severe). You are also to answer how often you avoid you situation with options including never, occasionally, often, or usually.

From these answers you are given a score which will rank your level of social anxiety on one of these levels:

* Moderate social phobia
* Marked Social Phobia
* Severe Social Phobia
* Very Severe Social Phobia

I score of less than 55 would place you out of the range of a social anxiety disorder and anything above a score of 95 means you have a very severe social phobia condition and should seek treatment from a professional.

Once you have completed this social anxiety disorder test you can print it out and take it with you to your doctor. It can be a useful starting tool when coming up with a diagnosis, whether you have a social phobia or not. The doctor may want to complete other tests with you in order to give a correct diagnosis, but showing them your online test is a great way to introduce your symptoms in a clear, concise manner.

It is understandable if you have severe anxiety over just talking to a medical professional about your anxiety, especially if you are suffering from a more severe social anxiety disorder.

Taking the test is a great starting point, but if your anxiety is interfering with the quality of your life then you owe it to yourself to print out the results of the social anxiety disorder test and take it to a professional who can help you get it under control.

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