Relax Into the New Year Emotions, even difficult ones like anxiety, are an essential part of life. They are there to help us respond to what is happening in the world and to the people around us. They evolved to protect us, keep us safe, and keep us connected to other human beings. But because the world we live in today is very different from the world our brains evolved to …
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Bibliotherapy for Social Anxiety
Here are some books and free downloads with links that can help you learn more about the condition and take the steps you can take to get better: Building Social Confidence by Lynne Henderson The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook by Antony and Swinson The Confidence Gap by Russ Harris The Centre for Clinical Interventions in Australia offers free downloadable …
Recovering From Social Anxiety
Social anxiety is very treatable. Here are some approaches that can help. Reframing: As with other anxiety disorders, with social anxiety your brain is playing a trick on you. It’s telling you that you are in danger, but actually you are just feeling discomfort. When you experience the “fight or flight” reaction, the physiological changes you are experiencing (sympathetic …