Many people can experience some form of anxiety when in a social situation.
We all know the nervous anticipation we feel when we have to stand up in front of a group to speak or give a presentation or when walking into a social gathering where we don't know many people. There can be varying degrees of social anxiety. A diagnosis of social anxiety is made if the fear and anxiety is effecting us to a degree that it is debilitating and restricting our life. As a result of these feelings, many people find that they start to avoid certain situations or endue intense anxiety in social situations.