Social Anxiety Disorder

   I have begun my investigation of why Job interviews make me want to barf. I discovered that "Job Interview Anxiety" turns out to be a subset of the more technical term, "Social Anxiety Disorder". Social anxiety disorder, also called social phobia, is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations. Anxiety and self-consciousness are tied to the discomfort of being closely watched, judged, and criticized by others. Someone that suffers from social anxiety disorder is afraid that they will make mistakes, look bad, and be embarrassed in front of others. In addition, people with social anxiety disorder often suffer "anticipatory anxiety", the fear of a situation before it even happens.

   The correlation between job interview anxiety, social anxiety disorder, and anticipatory anxiety definitely exist. Below I have attached links from Socialanxietysupport.com & everydayhealth.com that break down symptoms and causes of the different types of anxiety.

  

  http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/disorder/

http://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/anxiety/what-is-anticipatory-anxiety.aspx