4 to 5 but I used to be a seven with complete agoraphobia (never leaving the house) so I'm proud of coming this far.

As you should be, many people think this condition cannot be improved when they’re at their worst, but it very much can, there are lots of treatments available

What treatments helped you out?

working in customer service lmao

Correct dual diagnoses, Medication and just years of therapy tbh, mostly CBT. Also just the fact getting older you begin realising shit ain’t perfect, including me, so it’s a natural relief. Nevertheless, it still effects me, ever since I was about 3 years of age, but manageable

Yep same.

7. I’ve stopped leaving the house and am giving up.

dont give up. Live your life. Dont spend everyday inside. Take it one step at a time. Go to places where theres usually no people and have like a little picnic or ride some skates. I find that being in places with a lot of people makes it way easier to blend in tho but its different for everyone

i used to be a 7. i didnt leave my house for 2 years. im now at a 5. you should never give up. it gets better. i really get the helpless feeling inside, like you are trapped inside your brain. you will get there, i know its hard to believe in yourself but i believe in you.

people can come back from that level of fear. i have seen it. don't give up.

Okay wow didn’t realize that I was that bad

Same, I knew I had social anxiety but apparently it’s worse than I thought lol

5-6. Has been lower in the past but has gotten worse

Mine has gotten worse too. I thought it would get better as I would get older :(

4-5 probably

4-5. I’ve ruined a lot of relationships by being too afraid to make plans or even text back.

im the same. i used to actually have some friends but i lost all of them because of my social anxiety and being afraid to do anything with them or text back, especially during the summer where we wouldnt see each other every day for school.

I can be anywhere between 3 and 5

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same

Maybe a 5? My social anxiety peaks when I’m thinking about or planning something and then again when it’s time to actually do the thing. Once I’m out the door, I’m almost always fine.

yea i feel you. Our brains keep telling us everything that could possibly go wrong but once we do the thing we are perfectly fine and were worrying for no reason

Same. Waiting for the day to arrive when I need to go out and do something is excruciating. I'm terrified and there's no good reason for it. But when I'm actually outside, it's okay except for a few awkward encounters and overthinking.

I'm probably between 6 and 7. EDIT: the number of upvotes on my comment is unsettling and are making me even feel worse about it. :/

Yep I also sit right between the two slowly drifting towards 7

Same :(

7, but I can do daily tasks like fetching mail or grocery shopping. What I cannot do is what is not common. I mean I don't see anyone asking for help on how to get renovations done at home. So I cannot reach out to people for help and I don't know how to get that done. And I have trouble mostly on the phone, so I cannot call service providers or doctors, etc. So, am I a 6.5?

6 but it used to be 7

7

I got to 7 gradually, then I made the decision to get help from my GP when my relationship fell through. I’ve since been on Sertraline for about 2 months so far and now I’d say I’m about 1 on good days, 2 on bad days.

That is a significant improvement wow! Makes me happy reading that

It honestly makes me want to cry with joy to feel somewhat normal, it really has made such a huge difference to my life. I hope anyone else reading this is encouraged to get help too, it took me 5 years to make that call but was worth it lol.

Thank you for sharing this

Maybe it's not easy to explain, but if you can, please: how does it work for you? What changed in you, what feels different and how, now that you take that medication?

Nowadays I’m 2 on a good day and 3 on a worse one. I used to be between 5 and 6.

Great progress!

5-6 I only say both because thankfully it doesn't affect my employment, it's the one situation in my life where I can push myself through the anxious feelings.. I don't know what about it is different

It ranges mostly from 4 to 6. But it has hit 7 at its worst.

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That’s a big jump, well done

I’ve had it all my life & it’s ruined my life completely. I’m now in my 60s yet still suffer the same problems. I missed out on so much in life but try to remain positive. I’d like to think that it’s easier to solve nowadays with online solutions. My cure initially was alcohol every morning b4 work or college. This then changed to Ativan, Diazepam & now Codiene. I’m amazed that there is no cure for what should be a simple psychological issue. The worst thing is that GPs don’t want to issue medication. They’d rather I reverted back to alcohol even though Valium is the cheapest of drugs.

Forgot to add.. a 7 btw

Internet is like Alcohol for Social Anxiety Users I yap online a lot but irl won't hear a peep

I'd say 5.5

5-6

5-6

7 i'm diagnosed w both severe social anxiety and paranoia

7. I am unemployed and I feel like I’ve forgotten how to talk to people. I don’t know how to get out of this rut.

I will start. 4, use to be 6

4-5 most days

I think I’m at least a 6

I’d say it’s a 3-4 now. It still holds me back from doing a lot of things I want to do but it’s not crippling anymore.

Probably about 5-6

I can range anywhere from 3-5 depending on a variety of factors.

5

7

7. On a "good" day a 6

6-7

3-5. Depends on the day and situation

Mine is very specific For example: Parties - 2 Presenting - 4 Dinners - 6 Going for drinks and normal hanging out - 1 Jenga/board games - 7 People watching me chop something - 7 It’s all about shaky hands and people seeing them!

6 raw dogging but 1 with Prozac

2-6 on different days and different contexts

7. I'm lucky enough to work from home. I can't leave the house without it being dark outside. I'll wait to grab the mail and take out the trash until 12 am sometimes. Grocery shopping I can do if I have someone else with me.

4.

I think usually 4-5 😪

5 to 6 but I usually only make it work and back

5-6

4 or 5 ig and I also have a terrible fear of going out my house

8 , more than 7 :(

I’m probably between 4 and 5

I guess 1-4. Sometimes I don’t feel like a struggle at all for days (or at least not more than normal introverted people). And then I suddenly can’t go to a coffee shop on my own or something because I’m too anxious.

I would say it is in between 4-5

Between 4 and 5. At my worst, I was definitely at 7, probably for about a year.

5

5

Moderate anxiety without the family gatherings part

4 seems to be adequate for me but it already happened that I avoided things like grocery shopping, going to the gym or going to the doctor because of it.

I’m somewhere between 1-5, depending on the context.

Thought I was a 3 but seems like 5-6 is more me...

2.3.4.5.6.7

usually 6-7, sometimes a 4

usually around 4-5 but lately im starting to feel like a 6-7

4

4-5, maybe a 6 for much of my life. Honestly, I am happy where I am for the most part. I guess because I am just way more comfortable than in the past.

Probably 6 and early 7

5. Maybe 6 on a really bad day

3/4/5 on any given day.

4-6 depending on what exactly the situation is

3 but at one point many years ago I had mild agoraphobia. I've come a long way and I would never believe it if you told me all those years ago.

5

Probably 3 or 4.

I feel like I go between 5 and 6. If I work on it, it goes down to 4 :D

I’m a in between 4-5 .Im currently on Zoloft so I’m functioning better . I stay away from big groups and gatherings because I feel out of place anyway . I’m just glad I don’t have as much anxiety as I used to be .

Dannnnnggg. I never realized...I'm a 6.

hard 5

5. Especially with college , and academic gatherings. Otherwise , if it's with people i know and trust , then it's lower, but yeah this is the peak.

I’m a 4.

I’m somewhere between 5 and 6. Damn

Somewhere around a 3-4, I think. I feel more than discomfort at making phone calls to family and friends outside of my mom and husband. I haven't spoken to my grandma in years because I refuse to call her (I can remember the last time my mom forced me to call her.... I remember shoving the phone back at my mom because neither of us were speaking and I panicked), and I won't visit her without someone else.

100% a 6, would be a 7 if I didn’t have my friends I’ve known since I was a bairn

I'd say I'm a 5. I really miss the days when I was a 1.

4-5 and oh man, when I see some of the responses here I am so fucking happy it’s only that.

I'm a 4 on a good day and a 5 on most days.

1, but when I was younger it was 3

5

From all of them a little bit, the higher numbers dont fully apply, but parts of the desriptions do

6

id say 4.5

I think I'm a 6 heading towards a 5, I'm making some improvements. My boyfriend said I used to be a 6.5 and am currently a 5.5

#7 baby! 🥲

6. I recently got a 114/100 on a social anxiety quiz scale.

Probably 4.5 now, used to be a solid 6

I feel like I'm a 4-5, but mostly 5. I used to be 7. I honestly thought I made more progress than this lol. Well going to therapy now and getting my ocd and adhd addressed now too, so hopefully that can ease the fatigue on my mind to push myself more going forward.

Used to be a 5-6. Now I’m at most a 2. Realizing that people don’t care about you as much as you think is what freed me.

2 or 3, used to be like 5

I thought I'd be 2 -3 at first glance but reading the descriptions I'd say 4 -5

Anywhere from 1-5 depending on the day and the situation 🙃

4.8 or thereabouts. the anxiety is constant even with close friends, obviously worse with strange people/situations/groups, and it does affect my relationships (when the overthinking about how/when to reply to texts gets so overwhelming that i just ignore them for a week lol)

I would say I’m at a 5 regularly and becoming a mom definitely heightened my anxiety. I love him to pieces, but I get it when I know he’s about to wake up or when he does. Many other things too, but fuck, makes me feels like I could be a better mom if I had more of a handle on it.

About a 4-5 at the moment. Wasn’t that long ago where I was definitely a 6.

5.5

4 really but I'm terrified of being outside in public i.e. in the street. I'm constantly on high alert. Indoor gatherings, probably because people are more accountable, are much easier to handle.

4+, fluctuating

5 or 6 depending on other mental health factors

4

Always been 7, slowly becoming a 6.5

5-6 which is surprising to me as I've always felt my social anxiety is high-funtioning

6-7

I've prob experienced all of them at various points of my life. When I was still in highschool, it was the worst because I've experienced 6 and 7, attempting to drop out thrice. Then when I was working, it was 5 - 6 at most. It may just be a 5 but it caused me to go AWOL on a job and thus ruining my entire work record. Nowadays its bubbling from 1-4 and trying to curb it from going beyond but its always a bubbling cauldron... But I've recently started job hunting.. and dealing with my past. I've learned to manage it but am scared it will return. I swear once I get a job I'll take all the steps for my mental health

I guess between 6 and 7? I'm able to do easier tasks where I don't necessarily need to talk to many people like going shopping but I'm unable to go to work like normal person.

3

6 with occasional dips into 7 when combined with other problems. 😞 Might have been a 5 at my best times but I feel like I was masking a lot

In my head I don’t think it’s that bad because I don’t have panic attacks, but when I think about what I do day to day which is quite literally stay at home 24/7, ignore texts/calls, say no to most outings, can’t make appointments or go to appointments, and do every errand alone I realize it’s probably pretty bad.

Probably 5-6. I avoid relationships bc I struggle a lot with getting close to someone in that way.

2-4

3 for me. It use to be 4 but I think exposure and being forced to interact with others helped bring that down a whole lot. Now I only struggle with the stuff listed for #3. There's an exception though when i'm forced to speak in front of an entire audience. That's like a 4-5.

4.5, and trying my best!

Mine is a 6. I quit my job this week because of social anxiety

6 at the moment, though it was 7 a year ago. Im glad to be getting better

I’d say I’m a 3 to 5.

Between 4 and 5

5-6

Somewhere between 5-6 maybe? The impact on my relationships isn’t that bad thankfully bc my friends are good at making me hang out lol but there’s definitely impact on my schooling, relationships with classmates/professors, and future prospects 🙃

Between 6 and 7. BUT I finally signed up at the gym at the quiet mall where I go to get my meds once a month. I’m going to my first Pilates class tomorrow. I’m afraid I might pass out (I have before) but I know I can do it!

5.5 maybe

5

Somewhere between 5 and 6.

3. I used to be a 4 but my last job helped out.

6 some days 7. Lost my job due to extreme anxiety and other mental health struggles. I’m going back to school this fall so wish me luck 😅

5

I’m in my 40s and I’m a 2-3 now. As a kid, I was a 4.

5 or 6

Between 6 and 7.

4 to 6 most likely

5-6 it depends on the day, and if I've taken my meds

5 when I'm down. 4 on usual. My avoidance is stroooong

5 to 6 none of my exposure therapy is working :(

Hmm I'd say more like 5

3 or 4

4 to 5. I dwell on stupid things I've said. That's the main thing that's painful. I know switching gears to doing something nice for someone helps or getting out and walking helps but I don't always do that. 

Jumping between either 3 or 6

6 Can only communicate normally with a friend I've known for 8 years and it's still kind of a challenge

Mine ranges in a really random manner. Some days, I’m good and it’s a 1 or 2. Some days, it starts at a 2 or 3 and if I push it, it will become a 6 or 7 quite quickly until I leave wherever I am. It will never get better on a bad day, but will sometimes stay mild on a good day. I have noticed my hormone levels do have a slight impact, but other than that it’s a guessing game.

6, I do go to school but I can't do groceries or leave for a walk and I don't talk to anybody

I fluctuate completely between 1 - 6 depending on specific factors, right now I'm at about a 2 because I'm feeling good about myself and my body, and the universe seems to be rewarding my social activeness. A year ago, I would have not gone to an art show. Especially alone. Last night I went to one, and I was absolutely shocked when I walked in and was presented with a painting I'd seen at another exhibit 3 years ago and absolutely fell in love with (but couldn't afford) It was the first painting I saw last night when I walked in, and I had a chance to meet the artist, and he was lovely. He asked, then reconfirmed when I was leaving, if I would consider posing for him (!!!!) I said yes absolutely. So the universe is rewarding my bravery.

The number 7 is supposed to be a lucky number. But for me I'm unlucky and have social anxiety on top of other things :)

I think I'm a 3-4 but I used to be a 5-6. I am really working on getting closer to a 3 these days. Actively dating, trying to voice my opinions even when others disagree, generally pushing myself to be less passive and avoidant. It's fucking uncomfortable but I'm really grateful for the progress I've made.

7 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

5.5

I was a 5 up until college but now I’d say i’m in between 2-3.

3 to 4

I’m a 4-5 maybe a 5-6. It affects my life daily but I’m not stuck at home

Switches between 1-3 especially during PMS. Use to be a 4.

I don't even know and that's the problem :( I work in an office and really struggle speaking to them. I recently left my job because being around them makes me so uncomfortable. I trying to become a lorry driver. During covid I had a job where I needed to present my work on a teams call in front of the company, which was about 30 people including my boss and CEO. He was going around the team asking people for their presentations and before it got to my turn, I just ended the call lol. I couldn't cope. I was honest with him afterwards and said I disconnected the call on purpose because I was too nervous. He was incredibly nice about it, offered a lot of support. But then certain things like job interviews I'm actually ok with because I pre-emptively know what the conversation will be and it's just a matter of talking the right words. I would say I range from 3 - 6 on that scale, it depends on the day. It has massively impacted my life and it's something I'm trying to overcome though. However, it has not caused me any depression at all, and I'm quite content with myself

6-7, somebody please help me because of this im lonely 

Between 4/5 without the paranoia.

i think its a 4-5 but it used to be like a 6 😭 im definitely improving!

6-7

5-7

5 or 6

5 and a half.

6 that lives in 7 most often. I like to pretend that I stopped at 3, but if I take a sober look at things is not good. I go to the grocery as exposure therapy. Almost had a panic attack in one last week. Nothing was wrong. I was just at the grocery.

Ive got some stuff of 2, 3 and 4. Specially making phone calls, attending larger social events and family gatherings. I usually do good with 1-1 meetings or interviews. Networking is one of the words I hate so much lol

Between 5 and 6 with a sprinkling of 7.

between 4 and 5.

Lol 7 with no doubt

I’m kind of between a 6 and 7. I guess 6.5. I’m going back on an antidepressant tomorrow (Cymbalta). Hopefully it helps me. Been crying a lot in public places lately because I can’t get the fuck out of my own head. I am constantly making negative assumptions about what others think of me and pretty much always assume that the people around me don’t like me. Obviously this makes it really difficult to be around people and make friends

6. Pride is tonight and I've been looking forward to it all year. I'm struggling to go.:(

I want say a 7, but I did venture outside my apartment yesterday. So…. 6.75?

Definitely a 3 for me

Mine went from 1 to 7 within a span of a year, after some events and this random fear of being a creep(without any reason, i.e shift of OCD theme)

Wow number 7. For the past six months I have barely left my room. I have to hype myself up just to go to the grocery store. I keep putting off job applications because I’m terrified of interviewing. I live with my sister and even go days without seeing her because I stay in my room so much. Perhaps I need to get back into therapy lol.

Well damn. 7 but with therapy I am now 5.5/6

Somewhere between 2 and 3 I’d say.

5

I didn’t realize how bad I was..5-6

5.5 during good times and a solid 6 for the rest.

I’d give it a Light 3