“ Problems in Your Social Life Social anxiety can make you feel empty and alone. You may feel as though you go… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Fear of Trying New Things High school is a time to figure out your interests. There are many clubs and groups… — Heather Moehn Fear Copy Share Image
“ Behavior Rehearsal Behavior rehearsal is practicing your actions until you feel confident about them. The first step is to visualize the… — Heather Moehn First step Copy Share Image
“ How to Perform Progressive Muscle Relaxation Make sure you are wearing loose clothing and that you remove your shoes. Sit in… — Heather Moehn Breath Copy Share Image
“ Learning from Negative Experiences Many people with social anxiety can remember certain events that contributed to their fears. Martin knows exactly… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ How to Create Coping Statements Coping statements should be brief and simple so you can easily remember them when you feel… — 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
“ 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
“ Using the Worst-Case Scenario Technique Another way to correct inaccurate expectations is to imagine what would happen if the worst possible… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ How to Perform Visualization To practice visualization, sit in a comfortable position and relax any muscle tension. Once you feel relaxed,… — Heather Moehn Bare feet Copy Share Image
“Shyness is not necessarily a problem. It can be a very nice aspect of your personality. Many introverted celebrities, such as Chelsea… — Heather Moehn Fear Copy Share Image
“ How to Perform Paced Breathing Paced breathing is a slow, regular rate of deep breathing. There are three main points to… — Heather Moehn Breath Copy Share Image
“ Genetics Genes are often referred to as the blueprint for human beings. It is well-known that they determine such things as… — Heather Moehn Center of attention Copy Share Image
“ Sociological Explanations Sociologists theorize that people can live together in peace because of the development of a social hierarchy that ranges… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Exposure Therapy Exposure therapy, also known as desensitization, works best with very specific anxieties and phobias. For example, Jessica is deathly… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Generalized Social Anxiety In contrast to people with specific social anxieties, you may be afraid in a wide variety of situations.… — Heather Moehn High school 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
“ 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
“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
“As we discussed in chapter 2, there are three ways in which anxiety affects people: physically, mentally, and behaviorally. In this section,… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Ideas for Journal Entries You may find the following ideas useful in beginning your journal or keeping the entries varied. If… — Heather Moehn Art class Copy Share Image
“ Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy There are almost no pure cognitive or behavioral therapists. Instead, most therapists use a combination of both techniques. This… — Heather Moehn Copy Share Image
“ Self-Consciousness In addition to the divisions of specific and generalized social anxiety, experts also identify two types of self-consciousness: public self-consciousness… — Heather Moehn Anxiety Copy Share Image
“ Changing Expectations by Estimating Probability A step in correcting your inaccurate expectations is to figure out how likely it is that… — Heather Moehn Friendship Copy Share Image
