Worksheet 2.

1 Physical Symptoms of Social Anxiety That I Experience

1. Briefly describe the most recent situation in which you felt anxious.

2. Briefly describe the time you experienced the worst social anxiety.

Most Recent Worst

Palpitations (heart pounding)  

Tachycardia (heart racing)  

Dizziness  

Nausea  

Smothering sensations  

Lump in the throat  

Shakiness (hands, head, knees)  

Blurred vision  

Headaches  

Chills  

Tightness in the chest  

Pain in the chest  

Ringing in the ears  

Shortness of breath  

Diarrhea  

Flushing/blushing  

Parathesias (tingling in the fingers, toes, face)  

Depersonalization/derealization
(feeling as if you or your surroundings are not the way they should be)  

Others:  

Debra A. Hope, Richard G. Heimberg, Cynthia L. Turk

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