Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness
What are Social Anxiety and Shyness?
- Do you think people are judging you negatively because of something you said or did?
- Do you worry that by interacting with others you will show your weaknesses?
- Do you worry that you will be rejected, ignored or criticised?
- Does this fear make it hard for you to interact naturally, to talk, or make friends?
Everyone feels embarrassed, judged or criticised sometimes. But if this undermines your confidence and stops you from doing as you wish, you may be suffering from social anxiety.
Social anxiety strikes when you fear you might do something that will be embarrassing or humiliating. It can lead to isolation and loneliness and can even mean that you avoid intimacy with others.
About the Author
Professor Gillian Butler is the author of the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy guide Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness. A Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Gillian practises in the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust. She also works at the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre and is the author of Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Self-Help Course.
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness is suitable for those suffering from any degree of social anxiety and shyness. It explains why social anxiety and shyness occur and sets out practical methods to help you resolve the problems they cause.
Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness is a classic self-help guide, now recommended as part of the NHS Books On Prescription scheme.