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Getting Social Anxiety for No Reason?

Good day, every one.  For quite a while now, I have had bad social anxiety--but for no reason whatsoever!  It could just be an excess amount of a certain type of hormones/chemicals being produced in my brain, but the queer part of this anxiety is that I have no regard for social norms or approval of others whatsoever.  In fact, I could care less about being embarrassed or people thinking poorly of me.  Yet, I still get social anxiety when facing social situations.  What could be the cause of this?
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First off, it's very doubtful brain chemicals -- generally neurotransmitters -- are in excess or insufficient amounts.  Nobody's yet found any such cause of the vast majority of cases of mental disorders.  And chronic anxiety never really has a reason -- brains are hardwired to handle stress or there wouldn't be any life left on the planet.  As for not having any regard for social norms and approval of others at all, that in itself, if true, and I don't believe it really is, I think you're exaggerating, would be a mental disorder.  I think you need to see a psychologist who specializes in anxiety treatment who can help you both to learn relaxation techniques, how to think differently, and maybe why you have this insecurity about being around others.    
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