this high-quality social anxiety test

[NatureB]

Hi, i found a free social anxiety test that psychologists use in their research.

I'm thinking we can all take it and share our scores/experiences.

https://nationalsocialanxietycenter.com/liebowitz-sa-scale/

This is also good to get a baseline. Take it again in 6 months and see if you've improved or not.

 

For my scores, I have moderate social anxiety with a fear score of 38 and an avoidance score of 20.

[Emissary]

38 - mild anxiety. I picked up the majority of the points in the avoidance section of attending parties and such, most of those things I avoid because they do not interest me at all, but a few still require some work. Compared to 8 years ago where I am now is a quantum leap, back then I had serious trouble even calling a restaurant to book a table.

[Rainy Sparkle]

36 (fear) + 32 (avoidance) = 68. You suffer from marked social anxiety.

I need to contemplate this. I need to figure out how to deal with these things since I rarely find any motivational confidence advices helpfull. 

[Buck Edwards]

54 (fear) + 60 (avoidance) = 114

 

 

It's not that I didn't know. 

 

[RareGodzilla]

I got 36 points. I'm a bit proud of myself, if I took this test 6 years ago I would have gotten "marked anxiety" no doubt. Pretty good growth, but there's still some way to go.

[aclokay]

I got 81. Seems pretty accurate

[OldManCorcoran]

I do have social anxiety, I have had the condition since I was 15 or 16, with warning signs in the years just prior... It's a lifelong illness, it cannot be improved for me. But I score fine on this test because the questions are like "eating in public".

And also doesn't put "sober" as a qualifier. I'm not scared of parties because if I'm going to a party I'll be about 4 double vodkas deep and drunk when I turn up. Lmao. Sober I just wouldn't even go.

[Carl-Richard]

26 (13 fear + 13 avoidance). I would've probably scored 60+ a few years ago.

Edited June 12, 2023 by Carl-Richard

[LoneWonderer]

86 points.