Social Anxiety: Transitioning Back to School

There are many different emotions that students and staff feel at the start of the school year. Excitement, nerves, fear, and stress to name a few. This year, after over a year of isolating practices, students could be more likely to feel some sort of anxiety. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), people living with social anxiety experience intense fear in relation to at least one social situation where others might judge them. Awkward silences, performances, laughing, and meeting new people may all cause anxiety to students who suffer from it. 

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