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Social Anxiety
How to Quiet the Inner Critic, Stop Avoiding What You Fear, and Finally Live Freely in the World
James Reeves(0)
About
You know the thoughts.
Before the event: the rehearsal - every possible scenario, every possible wrong thing to say. During: the monitoring - performing and watching yourself perform at the same time. After: the post-mortem - the detailed inventory of everything you said wrong.
This is social anxiety. Not shyness - a disorder of threat detection applied to social situations. And one of the most treatable anxiety presentations available.
Social Anxiety
is the complete, evidence-based guide to understanding the fear, breaking the avoidance cycle, and finally entering the social world fully.
Inside you will discover:
• The maintenance cycle: why avoidance keeps social anxiety alive
• Cognitive distortions: mind-reading, catastrophizing, spotlight effect
• Exposure therapy: why it works and how to build your fear hierarchy
• Dropping safety behaviors - the single most important treatment step
• Social skills, small talk, and assertiveness training
• ACT and defusion: changing your relationship with anxious thoughts
• Specific strategies for meetings, dating, parties, and work
• The daily practice architecture for long-term recovery
The social life you want is in the room.You can do it afraid.That's all recovery asks.
Before the event: the rehearsal - every possible scenario, every possible wrong thing to say. During: the monitoring - performing and watching yourself perform at the same time. After: the post-mortem - the detailed inventory of everything you said wrong.
This is social anxiety. Not shyness - a disorder of threat detection applied to social situations. And one of the most treatable anxiety presentations available.
Social Anxiety
is the complete, evidence-based guide to understanding the fear, breaking the avoidance cycle, and finally entering the social world fully.
Inside you will discover:
• The maintenance cycle: why avoidance keeps social anxiety alive
• Cognitive distortions: mind-reading, catastrophizing, spotlight effect
• Exposure therapy: why it works and how to build your fear hierarchy
• Dropping safety behaviors - the single most important treatment step
• Social skills, small talk, and assertiveness training
• ACT and defusion: changing your relationship with anxious thoughts
• Specific strategies for meetings, dating, parties, and work
• The daily practice architecture for long-term recovery
The social life you want is in the room.You can do it afraid.That's all recovery asks.