Social Anxiety Support

CaligaRosa · 06-03-2009, 06:13 PM

About a week ago jellybean suggested I read Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers. I found this book extremely helpful, it gave me real confidence boost. I haven't felt this good about myself in a very long time.

I was just wondering if anyone else has any books they would recommend, books that have helped you?

UKPhobe · 06-03-2009, 06:34 PM

"Feel the fear and do it anyway" is an excellent book, i got some good ideas from that!

Redefine · 06-03-2009, 09:39 PM

"Feeling Good The New Mood Therapy". Partly CBT, partly other things, great book to read. I got it as an ebook for free (hint).

DepecheEyes · 06-03-2009, 09:43 PM

The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns has a chapter on Social Anxiety unlike the other "Feel Good" book. I would also recommend Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety and Reclaim your Life by Markway, PhD and Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness by Gillian Butler.

socially inept · 06-04-2009, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by CaligaRosa

About a week ago jellybean suggested I read Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers. I found this book extremely helpful, it gave me real confidence boost. I haven't felt this good about myself in a very long time.

I was just wondering if anyone else has any books they would recommend, books that have helped you?

overcoming shyness and sa by gillian butler

the shyness and sa workbook by richard p swinson or anthony p swinson

the monster is real by yehuda berg

the power of kabbalah by yehuda berg

*i cant stand that feel the fear and do it anyway book book , its useless , the book isnt even about fear

UKPhobe · 06-04-2009, 08:08 AM

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*i cant stand that feel the fear and do it anyway book book , its useless , the book isnt even about fear

Explain!?

UKPhobe · 06-04-2009, 08:11 AM

Another book i've found useful in the past is "Fear the friend of exceptional people" by Geoff Thompson. It's not ideal for SA sufferers since it doesn't cover negative beliefs or core beliefs or anything like that but it does provide a decent model for exposure such as the fear pyramid.

socially inept · 06-05-2009, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by UKPhobe

Explain!?

at the start it mentions fear e.g there are 3 types of fear, fear that you cant handle the fear etc.....

after that though there was nothing in it about fear. there was nothing in that book to help me with fear, and not even an explanation of how fear works . totally useless

UKPhobe · 06-05-2009, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by socially inept

at the start it mentions fear e.g there are 3 types of fear, fear that you cant handle the fear etc.....

after that though there was nothing in it about fear. there was nothing in that book to help me with fear, and not even an explanation of how fear works . totally useless

I'll reply to you properly when i find my bloody copy.

I will say though that it did well for me, gave me some useful ideas and was quite inspirational.

06-03-2009, 06:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
CaligaRosa Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Michigan Gender: Female Age: 22 Posts: 14	Suggestions About a week ago jellybean suggested I read Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers. I found this book extremely helpful, it gave me real confidence boost. I haven't felt this good about myself in a very long time. I was just wondering if anyone else has any books they would recommend, books that have helped you?

06-03-2009, 09:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Redefine Status: Staying positive Join Date: Jan 2005 Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 767	"Feeling Good The New Mood Therapy". Partly CBT, partly other things, great book to read. I got it as an ebook for free (hint). __________________ "The world's a roller coaster And I am not strapped in Maybe I should hold with care But my hands are busy in the air" ~ Incubus

06-03-2009, 06:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
UKPhobe Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southampton, UK Gender: Male Posts: 267	"Feel the fear and do it anyway" is an excellent book, i got some good ideas from that!

06-03-2009, 09:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
DepecheEyes Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 501	The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns has a chapter on Social Anxiety unlike the other "Feel Good" book. I would also recommend Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety and Reclaim your Life by Markway, PhD and Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness by Gillian Butler.

06-04-2009, 08:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
UKPhobe Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southampton, UK Gender: Male Posts: 267	Another book i've found useful in the past is "Fear the friend of exceptional people" by Geoff Thompson. It's not ideal for SA sufferers since it doesn't cover negative beliefs or core beliefs or anything like that but it does provide a decent model for exposure such as the fear pyramid.