Symptoms and Signs of Social Anxiety Disorder Social anxiety disorder can make you fear or avoid: If you have to do these kinds of things, you might: If you think you or someone you know might suffer from social anxiety disorder, fill out the checklist on this site. Your answers can help your doctor determine if you might have social anxiety disorder. Only a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional can diagnose social anxiety disorder. Symptoms and Signs of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can affect people who have lived through an extreme trauma. A traumatic event is an event in which both of the following were present: For someone to be diagnosed with PTSD, the traumatic event must be persistently re-experienced in one or more of the following ways: The person must also be constantly avoiding aspects associated with the trauma and have a numbing of general responsiveness (not present before the trauma), as indicated by three (or more) of the following: Also, the person must show persistent symptoms or increased arousal (not present before the trauma), as indicated by two (or more) of the following: The symptoms in each of these categories must last for more than one month and serious enough to cause worry and get in the way of the person's work, social life, or daily life. If you think you or someone you know might suffer from panic disorder, fill out the checklist on this site. Your answers can help your doctor determine if you might have panic disorder. Only a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional can diagnose panic disorder. Symptoms and Signs of Panic Disorder Panic disorder is characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear, called panic attacks. These attacks are accompanied by physical symptoms that might include: What is agoraphobia? Some panic disorder sufferers also have "agoraphobia." Agoraphobia is an anxiety - or a fear - of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or in which help might not be available in the event of having a panic attack or panic-like symptoms (for example, fear of having a sudden attack of dizziness or a sudden attack of diarrhea). Some people with agoraphobia might fear being outside the home alone; being in a crowd or standing in a line; being on a bridge; or traveling in a bus, train, or car. Situations like these might be avoided, or else they're dreaded - and then endured. Typically, this means staying away from places or circumstances where previous fearful experiences have happened. Obviously, having such a "fear of the fear" can make normal everyday life impossible. *These symptoms can be signs of another underlying condition; make sure to follow-up with your physician and get regular check ups. If you think you or someone you know might suffer from panic disorder, fill out the checklist on this site. Your answers can help your doctor determine if you might have panic disorder. Only a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional can diagnose panic disorder. Symptoms and Signs of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Doctors diagnose OCD when obsessions (thoughts you can't control) or compulsions (actions you can't control) start to: Some common OCD symptoms include: Obsessions Compulsions If you think you or someone you know might suffer from OCD, fill out the checklist on this site. These answers can help a doctor diagnose OCD. Only a doctor or other qualified healthcare professional can diagnose OCD.