Statistics
- Phobia statistics reveal that only 23% of all people with phobias seek treatment for their anxiety.
- Nearly 17% of people with social phobias develop depression. The majority of them turn to medication, even substance abuse with illegal drugs
- Social phobia is defined as the extreme fear of social situations where the individual is afraid of being judged by or embarrassed in front of other people. these are affecting nearly 3% of the world’s population.
- Social phobias affect people of all ages, though they usually begin in adolescence. If phobia statistics and facts are to be believed, then nearly 40% of them begin before the age of 10, while 95% start before the age of 20.
- Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older (18% of U.S. population).