Iubika

Through the years of being a social worker, my friend had the privilege of working with many people. He had a variety of case loads dealing with child protection, vulnerable adult investigations, case management of people with traumatic head injuries and also case management of people with mental illness. None saddened him more than a child in need of a child anxiety treatment.

One of the more challenging groups that he had to deal with was with people overcoming social anxiety disorder. This disorder often referred to as fear of the marketplace, affects people of all ages, including children, socio economic backgrounds and ethnicity. Unlike many disorders that manifest at puberty or young adulthood, social anxiety disorder can start at any age and it can be brought on by a number of different causes.

Social anxiety for adolescents involves many different contributing factors. The adults in his group ranged in age from late twenties to early fifties. Some of the group members had been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder since they were teenagers and others had been recently diagnosed. It can happen to anyone and at anytime.