“ Social Anxiety and Your Mind Your most powerful thoughts are often unconscious and are based upon deeply held beliefs. In social… — Heather Moehn Core beliefs Copy Share Image
“ Are you publicly or privately shy? If you are publicly shy, you will agree with the following types of statements that… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ Behavioral Therapy Behavioral therapy differs dramatically from classical psychoanalysis. Instead of dealing with an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and past experiences, it… — Heather Moehn Therapy Copy Share Image
“ Fear of Dating Dating is a big part of the teenage years. Dances, parties, and other social events can make you… — Heather Moehn Fear Copy Share Image
“Besides the physical responses to an anxiety-causing situation, you may feel chronic stress or tension. Many people with social anxiety go through… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Cognitive Therapy Instead of behavior, cognitive therapy emphasizes changing thoughts and beliefs. Cognitive therapists believe that irrational beliefs or distorted thinking… — Heather Moehn Cognitive therapy Copy Share Image
“ Visualization One way to calm your mind is to replace your maladaptive thoughts with a relaxing, happy scene. You probably can… — Heather Moehn Breath Copy Share Image
“ Acting in New Ways Social anxiety also has a strong impact on how you act. As explained before, when people experience… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Who Suffers? If you have social anxiety, you are not alone. The National Comorbidity Study found social phobia to be the… — Heather Moehn Gender roles Copy Share Image
“ The History of Social Anxiety The fact that some people are shyer than others has been observed since ancient times. However,… — Heather Moehn Asking for help Copy Share Image
“ A Final Word Now that you have become familiar with social anxiety, you know that it is a common problem, especially… — Heather Moehn Daily life Copy Share Image
“ Paced Breathing People who experience anxiety often breathe improperly. They take shallow breaths from their chests instead of deep breaths from… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ Environment The biochemical and genetic explanations for social anxiety are fairly straightforward. However, they don’t explain why one person fears all… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“Because you are reading this book, you probably know that social anxiety has a large impact on your life. It creates problems… — Heather Moehn Books Copy Share Image
“ Progressive Muscle Relaxation Even when you feel at ease, you may still experience tightness in your body. People with chronic anxiety… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Loneliness A recent study showed that 13.5 percent of college students are severely lonely. Overall, they felt that they were to… — Heather Moehn College student Copy Share Image
“ Perfectionism People with social anxiety tend to be perfectionists. A degree of perfectionism is generally seen as a good trait. It… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Core Beliefs All of us have core beliefs that influence our behavior and how we feel about ourselves. Often you think… — Heather Moehn Core beliefs Copy Share Image
“ Choosing Careers Many people with social anxiety do not have the job they would like the most because of fear. They… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Avoiding School or Dropping Out Unfortunately, school sometimes becomes so difficult for people with social anxiety that they start avoiding it… — Heather Moehn Difficult time Copy Share Image
“ Fear of Asking for Help If you have social anxiety, it is probably very difficult to ask a teacher or classmate… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Modeling Modeling is the process of watching how others act in certain situations, then copying their behavior. For example, if you… — Heather Moehn Best friend Copy Share Image
“ How Journal Writing Helps Because of your social anxiety, you may be so afraid that any opinions you have are wrong… — Heather Moehn Fear Copy Share Image
“ Learning from Incorrect Information The messages that society sends you are not always accurate. Females often hear that they should be… — Heather Moehn Best friend Copy Share Image
“ All-or-nothing thinking is when you see things as only black or white and either-or. For example, if you make a mistake… — Heather Moehn Black or white Copy Share Image
“ Types of Degrees for Professionals When you begin to investigate therapists, you will probably see a wide array of initials following… — Heather Moehn Child development Copy Share Image
“-Write out a conversation with your inner voice. Begin the entry with a question directed to yourself, then write your mental response.… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ Kathy’s teachers view her as a good student who always does her homework but rarely participates in class. Her close friends… — Heather Moehn Close friends Copy Share Image
“ Your Behavioral Responses to Anxiety The ways in which people react to social situations are often a result of physical and… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Hypnotherapy You may have seen scenes on television in which hypnotists make people act like chickens or take off their clothes.… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ Writing on Paper A benefit of writing in a paper journal is that the only limitation is the size of the… — Heather Moehn Writer Copy Share Image
“ Family Patterns In studies, many shy people report that their parents have a controlling nature. If your parents are overprotective and… — Heather Moehn Family Copy Share Image
“ Easing Your Mind’s Responses to Anxiety When you are in social situations, your mind might race with negative thoughts about yourself,… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Change Your Inaccurate Expectations Many social fears are caused by inaccurate expectations and “catastrophizing.” One way to determine your expectations is… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Grades Class participation is usually a big part of a final grade, and many people with social anxiety are afraid of… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Group Therapy Group therapy has been very successful for treating social anxiety, and there are many benefits to it. Members are… — Heather Moehn Fear Copy Share Image
“ Possible Problems with Journal Writing Be careful not to get too involved with your journal. In many published journals, writers such… — Heather Moehn Journal writing Copy Share Image
“ Journal Writing Keeping a journal is an extremely valuable practice. Right now, your mind may be racing with anxious thoughts and… — Heather Moehn Immune system Copy Share Image
“Before you blame your parents for making you shy, remember that there are many factors at work. Perhaps you were already shy… — Heather Moehn Parenting Copy Share Image
“ Easing Your Body’s Response to Anxiety As explained earlier, anxiety has a strong impact on your body. When you feel anxious,… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
