Social Avoidance and Distress Scale – SADS

I feel relaxed even in unfamiliar social situations

I try to avoid situations, which force me to be very sociable

It is easy for me to relax when I am with strangers

I have no particular desire to avoid people

I often find social occasions upsetting

I usually feel calm and comfortable at social occasions

I am usually at ease when talking to someone of the opposite sex

I try to avoid talking to people unless I know them well

If the chance comes to meet new people, I often take it

I often feel nervous or tense in casual get-togethers in which both sexes are present

I am usually nervous with people unless I know them well

I usually feel relaxed when I am with a group of people

I often want to get away from people

I usually feel uncomfortable when I am in a group of people I don't know

I usually feel relaxed when I meet someone for the first time

Being introduced to people makes me tense and nervous

Even though a room is full of strangers, I may enter it anyway

I would avoid walking up and joining a large group of people

When my superiors want to talk with me, I talk willingly

I often feel on edge when I am with a group of people

I tend to withdraw from people

I don’t mind talking to people at parties or social gatherings

I am seldom at ease in a large group of people

I often think of excuses in order to avoid social engagements

I sometimes take the responsibility for introducing people to each other

I try to avoid formal social occasions

I usually go to whatever social engagements I have

I find it easy to relax with other people