By Jon Hershfield, OCD Center of Los Angeles. Social Anxiety or Social Phobia is more than just shyness. When I first began treating people...it seemed to me this condition was a problem of interesting people not realizing they are interesting. While this is a significant element, there is more going on... Someone may have no qualms about performing on stage, but may dread the interactions inherent in dating. This may explain why some entertainers who have spent their careers on stage or on camera (Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Donny Osmond, Kim Basinger), have reported having Social Anxiety...