Social Anxiety Documentary Summary

My discussion post is based on Social Anxiety Documentary: Afraid of People. I have always thought of social anxiety disorder as just extreme shyness, but until I heard the stories in this video, I never realized how extreme the shyness was. The case that stood out to me the most was probably the young girl Kayla. It cannot imagine suffering like that everyday at school. I have always thought of myself as very introverted and quiet, but I have overcome my struggles when it came to speaking and presenting. However, the speaker in the documentary said that people with social anxiety disorder cannot overcome this barrier. For example, it was mentioned that children frequently describe this feeling as if the words are stuck in their chest or throat.
When the psychologist gave a presentation of her own experiences with social anxiety, I thought that she was very brave and courageous. However, the video shows her crying because she did not know if telling her experiences was a good thing. Through all of the hardships people suffering from social anxiety face, one bright light persists. This video showed how much improvement people can make with medicine and therapy. Over the course of this video, major progress was seen in Kayla and the woman with red hair (I cannot remember her name). Kayla progressed from barely being able to nod to answer a question to talking with friends. Although she could not talk very well with her teacher, I believe that this would come with time of treatment continues. Also, the other woman could barely go get a hair cut, but in the end she is shown having a fun time and conversing with her hairdresser. Moreover, she is shown at a party having fun with friends: this is something she never would have done early in her life. These instances show how important and influential medicine and therapy is to people with