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I've yet to be diagnosed with any mental disorder, but a maladaptive behavior pattern is to isolate myself and avoid attention while in crowds, and if I become the focal point of interest, even briefly, I will attempt to minimize the amount of time that eyes and ears are trained on me, short of fleeing the scene. My cheeks will redden, speech quickens and becomes studded with stutters, every muscle in my body will rigidly tighten, and thoughts freeze up.
These effects significantly diminish if I am speaking to a small group or an individual stranger, and once familiarized with everyone involved, they disappear entirely.
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