What's an effective way to describe social anxiety and panic attacks to people who are unfamiliar with these concepts? Sometimes, there's little choice but to attempt an explanation, on the spot (let's assume you're not carrying around literature with you). How would you handle that? Metaphors? Anecdotes?
posted on Jul 18, 2008 - 26 answers

Okay, this is kind of embarrassing, but how do I not be a whimp? [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 25 answers

Help me with these crippling mental disorders.. please. [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2007 - 27 answers

psychology-fites: Why is it that typically, people who have anxiety attacks do NOT trigger the vaso-vagal response instead (and potentially pass out?) [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2007 - 3 answers

I get crippling anxiety attacks in any situation that requires me asking for anything. This is predictably ruining my life. [more inside]
posted on Jan 25, 2006 - 30 answers