What are the reason behind your SAD?

[RoderickLariviere]

It is essential to find the underlying driver of your social anxiety disorder for better treatment. Social anxiety issue is difficult to comprehend is a portal condition to substance abuse, discouragement, and lifetime hindrance. It mostly stay in a persons childhood and discovered in young age. Individuals who always get criticism and negative responses develop SA.
Psychological treatment and therapy is the best way to find the cause of your anxiety and to recover completely from your anxiety issues.

[Breez]

I think the 4 main reasons are: childhood trauma, upbringing environment, hypersensitivity, and social pressures. All these factors contribute greatly to SA. I know I had mine when I was very young. My mother was very abusive towards me (physically and verbally). I agree that if the SA is too much to handle, it's best to seek professional help and pin down the causes before trying to fix it. To those who are trying their best, keep working on it!

[salvator here]

Its hard for me to say, really, because I used to be very social when I was in high school. That was a long long time ago and I'm ancient now, but it started for me when I was in my early 30's and hit full on in my late 30's. Sadly, I don't reach out beyond my comfort zone anymore. But what was the 'root cause', for me; I admit it was trauma/abuse. I'm still haunted by my past, and just when I think I'm getting over it (so to speak), something triggers it and I find excuses to hide. Maybe getting to the root could help, but can't go back and change the past, so, best to move on and learn from it.

[salvator here]

Another thing that just came to mind, is, for me, I've become to 'aware'. I used to be more care free and able to enjoy being in public. Now, I'm too aware of my surroundings. I over analyze everything and its extinguishing. I'm constantly looking over my should and behind my back for possible dangers (slightly paranoid and on high alert). Because my trust is poor now for strangers, I visualize scenarios of something happening to me. Don't know, could be the 'fight or flight' overstimulates for me. For this reason, I'm on guard so much so that it effects the experience negatively.

[MainerMikeBrown]

Rude people, whether it be some children being rude to other kids or some adults being rude to other adults, can be a huge key to developing social anxieties which are out of the norm.

Also, caring too much what others think of you doesn't help.