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Americans struggle with anxiety. Among the disorderis most common forms is social phobiaoa persistent fear of scrutiny and evaluation by others. Social phobia cripples the lives of some 15 to 20 percent of the US population. This distressing social anxiety includes the fear of public speaking (stage fright), performing in social and creative situations (test anxiety, writers' block), eating in restaurants, and dating. If you suffer from the symptoms of social anxiety disorder, this book offers clinically proven strategies to overcome them and start living a life of confidence.
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This book provides clear and supportive instruction for assessing your fears, practicing relaxation and deep breathing, and improving or developing new social skills. Get this book and you will never know social problems again.
This book provides clear and supportive instruction for assessing your fears, practicing relaxation and deep breathing, and improving or developing new social skills. Get this book and you will never know social problems again.
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Social phobia is a disorder characterized by a persistent fear of criticism or rejection by others. Read the first page
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A completely underwhelming book that lacks spark, warmth or imagination. There is no suggestion that the book is written by people with any empathy or heart-felt understanding of the problem they are addressing. The tone is impersonal and patronising. The style is dry and unengaging - it reads like a manual produced by the personnel dept of a large corporation. Significantly, 4 people claim authorship - never buy a book written by a committee.
I regret having to be so negative but it was such a letdown. Try 'Coping with Blushing' by Robert Edelmann. It's better value, more help and reads like it is written by another human being.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very interesting books. Unlike many books on the subject that promise a great deal and fail to deliver, this book lives up to its promises providing practical guidance from every thing from answering a telephone to public speaking.
The techniques recommended are those gleaned from cognitive behavior therapy through with the reader is led to confront his/her deepest fear:disapproval.
After reading the book for the third time I felt as though it had come thirty years late. So many people have allowed great opportunities to pass them by or fail to make the most of their god- given talents because of fear.
There is a strong temptation to think that with such a book in hand one could have could have gone farther in life.
However, it is better late than never.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book is a manual for people who suffer from a social phobia. It is written in a detatched and objective way and does indeed seem to lack empathy but the analysis is in my experience having used it over a three year period, very, very helpful and effective provided one does as instructed. I feel it is a really helpful self-help manual to reduce social anxiety and increase social reward. If one uses the book and follows it's advice a degree of freedom from the social phobia follows.
The book is not entertainment but a guide to challenging socially crippling thinking /anxiety.
The book is not entertainment but a guide to challenging socially crippling thinking /anxiety.
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Not the worst, but not the best
After reading this book I felt left in the dark. I was very disappointed.
Published on 14 Oct 1998
A good book, but there are better ones available.
This book provides a good overview of the problem of shyness. I found it limited in terms of how helpful it is to the shy person. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 1998
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