Substance Abuse
Many people often drink alcohol to alleviate their symptoms of social anxiety disorder. However, this only works at the beginning. Excessive consumption or abuse would trigger the condition and worsen your signs. Most symptoms would show up most clearly during the period of alcohol withdrawal or intoxication. These effects aren’t only unique to alcoholic drinks like wine or beer but can also happen in some medication drugs. For instance, when you take benzodiazepines or anticonvulsants in the long run, they would cause some side effects and affect your mental health. In return, social anxiety disorder would also result in alcohol or substance abuse or alcohol dependence. That’s why it is important to have a good treatment plan to prevent further and long-lasting complications. [4]
