Social Anxiety Support

GlowBug23 · 11-19-2008, 05:12 PM

I was doing some poking around online and came up with this. What do you guys think?

http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/audioseries.html

dontcare · 11-19-2008, 07:01 PM

http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/...oducts/25.html

My review is the best

Gerard · 11-25-2008, 11:14 AM

My question is how do you think you will get insight to your own problems?

A book?
An audio book?
A therapist?
Medications?

Mine are:

100 per cent motivation
100 per cent will
Body exercises: cardio, massage, yoga, stretching, etc.
A just well to do good enough book(s) evaluated by a therapist/psychology establishment that treats effectively this disorder and that people have recovered completely or nearly that can just cost about $10-30.
A journal to write every day experience and every day negative thoughts/scripts, and to write everyday.
Ideally, a therapist to walk you down this path.
Medications if your symptoms are too extreme.
A working combo of therapist and psychiatrist, whose goal is to ween you off your medication completely.
And lastly very importantly: 100 per cent honesty in therapy, journal, and meeting with your psychiatrist

milo001 · 11-26-2008, 08:46 AM

i don't know but from the review it seems that this audio series did help but i don't think it's for everyone example me.i'll lost interest in cd/self help books and will not practice what it tell us to do.i still choose medications(general hospital

) and psychologist.

dontcare · 11-26-2008, 11:10 AM

I lose interest quickly when using self-help books, I have to work hard to stay motivated. That's why I love the tapes. When you first start with the series it's an easy schedule to keep. Each CD is an hour-long "session"; I usually listened to one "session" a week and for the rest of the week practiced the new techniques that were taught. This is the equivalent of a therapy session, only it's not interactive; but Dr. Richards really understands what social anxiety is all about, unlike most therapists I've been to.

It is true that CBT will not work as quickly as medication. But I personally don't like to think of medication as a solution, I look at it as a crutch that I will eventually no longer have to use.

dontcare · 11-26-2008, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerard

My question is how do you think you will get insight to your own problems?

A book?
An audio book?
A therapist?
Medications?

I'm not sure what you're saying here. This series is not an audio book. It is a series of recorded psychotherapy sessions. Dr. Richards guides you to help you gain insight into your own problems, and yes, I know that self-help books attempt to do the same, but as I already explained I do not find them to be helpful the way this was.

Drew · 11-27-2008, 10:47 AM

I'm with dontcare here. I tried all kinds of self-help and internet anxiety "cures" before I came upon Dr. Richards therapy. While it didn't "get rid" of my anxiety, a lot of the negative thought patterns I had about myself were broken through the cognitive therapy I practiced every day and the behavioral exercises I pushed myself to do in the 20 week group I joined and by myself.

11-19-2008, 05:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
GlowBug23 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Reno Age: 24 Posts: 21	Audio Therapy I was doing some poking around online and came up with this. What do you guys think? http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/audioseries.html

11-26-2008, 08:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
milo001 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 250	i don't know but from the review it seems that this audio series did help but i don't think it's for everyone example me.i'll lost interest in cd/self help books and will not practice what it tell us to do.i still choose medications(general hospital) and psychologist.

11-19-2008, 07:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
dontcare Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 2,306	http://www.socialanxietysupport.com/...oducts/25.html My review is the best

11-25-2008, 11:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gerard Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 4,992	My question is how do you think you will get insight to your own problems? A book? An audio book? A therapist? Medications? Mine are: 100 per cent motivation 100 per cent will Body exercises: cardio, massage, yoga, stretching, etc. A just well to do good enough book(s) evaluated by a therapist/psychology establishment that treats effectively this disorder and that people have recovered completely or nearly that can just cost about $10-30. A journal to write every day experience and every day negative thoughts/scripts, and to write everyday. Ideally, a therapist to walk you down this path. Medications if your symptoms are too extreme. A working combo of therapist and psychiatrist, whose goal is to ween you off your medication completely. And lastly very importantly: 100 per cent honesty in therapy, journal, and meeting with your psychiatrist

11-26-2008, 11:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
dontcare Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 2,306	I lose interest quickly when using self-help books, I have to work hard to stay motivated. That's why I love the tapes. When you first start with the series it's an easy schedule to keep. Each CD is an hour-long "session"; I usually listened to one "session" a week and for the rest of the week practiced the new techniques that were taught. This is the equivalent of a therapy session, only it's not interactive; but Dr. Richards really understands what social anxiety is all about, unlike most therapists I've been to. It is true that CBT will not work as quickly as medication. But I personally don't like to think of medication as a solution, I look at it as a crutch that I will eventually no longer have to use.

11-27-2008, 10:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
Drew Status: Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Gender: Male Posts: 1,910	I'm with dontcare here. I tried all kinds of self-help and internet anxiety "cures" before I came upon Dr. Richards therapy. While it didn't "get rid" of my anxiety, a lot of the negative thought patterns I had about myself were broken through the cognitive therapy I practiced every day and the behavioral exercises I pushed myself to do in the 20 week group I joined and by myself.