Test Options for Social Anxiety
If you’ve landed on this page, you’re looking for a social anxiety test. In this post, I’m going to go over everything there is know about taking a social anxiety test and where to find the best ones.
The truth is that taking an online test is a good starting point, but if you are really concerned about having social anxiety, talking to your doctor or a mental health professional is in order.
Okay with that being said, let’s consider what you might want to know about taking a social anxiety test.
What Is Social Anxiety/Social Anxiety Disorder?
First things first: what exactly is social anxiety or social anxiety disorder?
Social anxiety disorder is an illness that is diagnosed by a mental health professional such as a psychologist or psychiatrist. It’s a severe form of social anxiety that requires therapy or medication.
If you would like to know more about how social anxiety disorder is diagnosed, I have a whole post about the criteria that are used to diagnose it. So I won’t go into that here.
In general, social anxiety involves a fear of being embarrassed in front of others that leads to avoidance or severe anxiety symptoms in social or performance situations.
For example, a person with social anxiety disorder might experience shortness of breath, a racing heart, sweating, shaking, and nausea when faced with a feared situation.
How Do You Know If You’ve Got Social Anxiety?
You might know that something isn’t right about how you feel in social or performance situations, but how do you know if it’s social anxiety?
The best thing really is to start by taking one of the tests that I describe below. That will give you an idea of whether your symptoms line up.
I’ve also listed at the bottom of this post some of the typical questions that you will see on a social anxiety test. Have a read through and see if they sound like you or if you would answer yes.
How Bad Is My Social Anxiety?
You might also know that you have social anxiety but not be sure if it’s bad enough to warrant talking to a doctor about it.
Social anxiety that interferes with your daily life, that prevents you from having friendships or relationships, or that holds you back at school or work, is generally serious enough to get help for.
How bad it is can also depend on the severity of your symptoms. If you just feel nervous in social or performance situations, you might have mild anxiety.
But if you dread them and avoid them at all costs, and have anxiety attacks when forced to face them, then you probably have bad social anxiety.
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What About a Quiz?
What’s the difference between taking a quiz or test for social anxiety? Quizzes are generally shorter or more light-hearted. They usually won’t be based on any research-backed instruments. But sometimes a quiz can be just as good as a test. It’s really just language after all.
If you’re looking for a short quiz to take, I have one on this site.
And if you’re looking for a fun quiz to take, the one at 365 Tests is on the lighter side.
Social Anxiety Questionnaire
What about a social anxiety questionnaire, should you take one of those? Questionnaires are generally longer and ask about a wider variety of symptoms or situations.
The most well-known one is the Liebowitz scale. Questionnaires are usually used by researchers to get a baseline score for study participants and then see if a treatment works or doesn’t work by comparing to their final score.
Social Anxiety Test for Teenagers
Can teenagers take the same quizzes, tests, or questionnaires as adults? Generally, the answer is yes. Most of these instruments will ask about school or work, so they are geared to be answered by students. However, younger children would not be advised to take these tests.
Where Do I Find a Social Anxiety/Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Disorder Test?
I’ve done the work for you and rounded up some of the best tests I could find. Be sure if you click off to take one of these tests, that you bookmark this page so you can come back and take a different test if you wish.
- Psycom Social Anxiety Test
- Social Anxiety Insitute Social Anxiety Disorder Test
- Anxiety Centre Social Anxiety Test
- Healthy Place Social Anxiety/Social Phobia Test
- Mind Diagnostics Social Anxiety Test
- Psych Tests Social Anxiety Test
- Psymed Social Anxiety Test
Sample Questions
Finally, I thought I’d pull together a sample of questions you might see on a social anxiety test. Have a look through these questions and you should start to get a good idea of whether they apply to you.
Are you concerned about what other people think of you?
Do you get nervous in social situations?
Are you nervous talking to new people?
Are you self conscious around people?
Are you intensely afraid about appearing embarrassed in front of people?
Are you worried about being made fun of in public?
Do you worry about people rejecting you?
Do you worry about looking foolish in front of people?
Do you avoid gatherings because of fear or anxiety?
Do you get nervous speaking in public?
Do you avoid meeting new people?
Are you afraid to make mistakes in front of people?
Do you feel like people are watching and judging you?
Do you avoid things you want to do because of fear of embarrassment or humiliation?
Do you worry about social events long in advance?
Do you have physical symptoms like blushing, trembling or nausea before or during social or performance situations?
Do you sometimes use alcohol to cope with social anxiety?
Does social anxiety interfere with your daily routine?
Has social anxiety kept you from having friendships or relationships?
Have you ever had an anxiety attack before or during a feared situation?
Do you fear talking to people in positions of authority?
Do you stay in your house because of the fear of seeing people?
Do you have trouble concentrating when people talk because of anxiety?
Do you have trouble eating or drinking in front of people?
Are you afraid to say the wrong thing around other people?
Do you hold back your opinions for fear of being judged or made fun of?
Do you have trouble speaking on the phone because of anxiety?
Do you blush easily in front of people?
Do you hate being the center of attention?
Do you avoid making eye contact because of anxiety?
Do you have anxiety about using public restrooms?
Do you have anxiety about returning items to the store?
Do you have anxiety about making phone calls in public where other people can hear you?
Do you have anxiety about asking questions or speaking up in class or at meetings at work?
Do you avoid writing in front of others because of anxiety?
Do you have anxiety about performing in front of others (music, theatre)?
Does it bother you to be watched while you do something?
Do you feel anxious about entering a room where everyone else is already seated?
My anxiety reaches a level of panic during feared social or performance events.
My anxiety affects my work or school performance.
What do you think? I’d love to hear in the comments how you scored on one of the tests listed above or whether these statements resonated with you.
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Gurkamal says
I have all those issues that u have listed above only letting 6..7 issues….I already knew it that I have social anxiety of high level ..I came to know about my social anxiety last year ..I m 21 now ..I always have these issues but never knew that .its called social anxiety…but now it has become worse..I feared alot of going anywhere ..or eat anything in front of others..I want to do many things , but I can’t..I m really depressed,, I can’t tell my parents all this ..I think they would not understand my problm and will take it in a normal way.please help me.
Arlin Cuncic, M.A. says
I’m really sorry to hear you are feeling this way. I’d suggest if you can to find someone who you trust that you can talk to (other than your parents) and share how you are feeling. If there is nobody, then perhaps try calling a telephone helpline if you are really feeling down. It sounds like therapy or medication might help if you haven’t already been to see a therapist or doctor.