Never | Almost never | Some‐times | Often | Always | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | I suddenly felt panicky, fearful or frightened in social situations | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2 | I felt anxious, worried, or nervous about social situations | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
3 | I had thoughts of being rejected, I was ashamed, shy, I thought I was made fun of, or that I had upset others | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
4 | I felt my heart beating fast, felt sweaty, had trouble breathing, passed out, or felt shaky in social situations | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
5 | I felt tense muscles, was unable to sit still, or had trouble relaxing in social situations | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
6 | I stayed away from social situations | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
7 | I left social situations early or I did not participate much (for example, said little, or did not make eye contact with other people) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
8 | I spent a lot of time thinking about what to say or do in social situations | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
9 | I did other things to stop thinking about social situations | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
10 | I needed help to deal with social situations (for example, medicines, lucky charms, other people) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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