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Social anxiety is more than shyness. It can involve strong fear of judgment, embarrassment, or being noticed in ways that make everyday interactions feel risky. This check-in looks at fear, avoidance, and physical anxiety in social situations.
This tool is designed for self-reflection and support navigation. It is not a diagnosis. Results should be interpreted in context, especially when symptoms are severe, persistent, or affecting daily life.
About the evidence: Project Semicolon custom social-anxiety check-in. It does not reproduce the SPIN or Mini-SPIN, which require permission for use.
Project Semicolon reviews assessment wording, scoring logic, safety routing, and source status separately from the directory experience. Custom check-ins are clearly distinguished from validated instruments.
We store the completed assessment type, result band, score when applicable, limited secondary signals, and basic engagement events for aggregate metrics. Raw question responses are not stored.
This assessment is a screening and support-navigation tool, not a diagnosis or substitute for professional medical care.
No. Introversion describes a preference for lower levels of social stimulation; social anxiety involves fear and distress about social evaluation.
Yes. Some people mainly fear performance situations, while others experience anxiety across many kinds of interaction.
Post-event rumination is common in social anxiety and can magnify perceived mistakes.
Yes. Gradual, structured practice and evidence-based treatment can make social situations much more manageable.
