I know a friend that is very anti-social. I fear that he has a disorder of some!
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He/She may have an anxiety disorder, specifically social anxiety disoder or agoriphobia. It's actually a common problem.
Social anxiety disorder is a condition in which a person feels extremely anxious in certain social situations.
People with agoraphobia – which is Greek for “fear of the marketplace” – typically avoid any situations in which they might experience these feelings. As a result, many patients spend increasing amounts of time at home and in other sheltered situations, significantly hampering their ability to work, travel, perform daily tasks and maintain interpersonal relationships.
Agoraphobia tends to begin in a person’s 20s. Women are affected more often than men. Patients with agoraphobia have several treatment options. In the majority of cases, a combination of psychotherapy and anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications is the most effective treatment.
The only way to really find out if your friend has a problem is to having him/her see a psychiatric nurse, psychologist or psychiatrist.
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hum doesn't have to be a disorder, some people are just really anti-social . But there are ways to deal with this,, Just keep pushing him, take him out places, meet him with new people, say good things about him/her. DO NOT PUT YOUR FRIEND DOWN.
is he friendly? because there is a small difference between being friendly and being anti-social. I'm anti-social, i don't talk much and i still caring for people.
Maybe he just wants to be with you. Congratulations then, you must be a good friend coz he doesn't want to look for more.
He may suffer from social anxiety disorder. I suffer from this and it means that I get very anxious in social situations, constantly fearing that I'm going to do something or say something wrong and draw attention to myself. I feel as though everyone is watching me and judging me, and thinking bad things about me. And so I end up trying to avoid social situations. Unfortunately, that's the worst thing you can do, because it makes it more difficult to do it next time, but at the time it seems like the easiest option.
You may want to talk to your friend and see why he doesn't want to go out. Does he get anxious at the thought of being surrounded by people? Or can he just not be bothered making the effort, in which case he could be depressed. If you are worried about him, tell him, and ask if there's anything you can do to help.
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