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. 2014 Jun 18;23(3):331–344. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1450
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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