How to be yourself : quiet your inner critic and rise above social anxiety

Summary:

Weaving together cutting-edge science, concrete tips, and the compelling stories of real people who have risen above their social anxiety, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen proposes a groundbreaking idea: you already have everything you need to succeed in any unfamiliar social situation. Dr. Hendriksen takes the reader through the roots of social anxiety and why it endures, how we can rewire our brains through our behavior, and - at long last - exactly how to quiet your Inner Critic.

Contents:

Part 1. I thought it was just me! Introducing social anxiety
The root of it all: how social anxiety takes hold
Social anxiety is like an apple tree (or, Why social anxiety has stuck around for millennia)
Your brain on social anxiety
Part 2. Looking inside your head
How our inner critic undermines us
Think different: replace
Think different: embrace
Part 3. Heading out into the world
Get started and your confidence will catch up
No false fronts in this town: play a role to build your true self
Mountains to molehills: it gets easier every time
Putting it all together: your challenge list
Part 4. Busting the myths of social anxiety
How (and why) to turn your attention inside out
Seeing is believing: how you feel isn't how you look
"
I have to sound smart/funny/interesting"
: how perfectionism holds us back
Why you don't have a social skills problem (you heard that right)
The myth of hope in a bottle
Part 5. All you have to be is kind
The building blocks of beautiful friendships (they're not what you think)
Epilogue.

Item details

ISBN: 9781250122230
ISBN: 1250161703
ISBN: 9781250161703
Physical Description: vi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-298).

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1. I thought it was just me! Introducing social anxiety
The root of it all: how social anxiety takes hold
Social anxiety is like an apple tree (or, Why social anxiety has stuck around for millennia)
Your brain on social anxiety
Part 2. Looking inside your head
How our inner critic undermines us
Think different: replace
Think different: embrace
Part 3. Heading out into the world
Get started and your confidence will catch up
No false fronts in this town: play a role to build your true self
Mountains to molehills: it gets easier every time
Putting it all together: your challenge list
Part 4. Busting the myths of social anxiety
How (and why) to turn your attention inside out
Seeing is believing: how you feel isn't how you look
"I have to sound smart/funny/interesting": how perfectionism holds us back
Why you don't have a social skills problem (you heard that right)
The myth of hope in a bottle
Part 5. All you have to be is kind
The building blocks of beautiful friendships (they're not what you think)
Epilogue.