Yeah, I've been doing CBT for SA for about 15 years now. I guess you'd say I'm a slow learner :-). Actually, I spend most my time avoiding exposures; if I...
In the ASDI group I don't know if there will even be a workbook. Same goes for the DC group, although I expect he will use one. The Havre de Grace group will...
Hi. I hope your local SA group goes well. What workbook will you be using? I highly recommend Managing Social Anxiety: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy...
Bob, Thanks for the welcoming greeting. I'm very glad to hear your high opinion of the 3 week group. I have tried twice to take it, this past spring and this...
Welcome. I took Dr Richards' 3-week intensive in Arizona, which was amazing. Having a like-minded group can really accelerate your progress. Have you...
I just found this group too. I am 52 and have had SA my entire life, although it was not until 9 months ago that I found that out. I just thought it was the...
In the women and dating circles, you're probably right. He would tend to attract the intellectual types. I used to think his whole thing about by teaching...
You too? Wow! I also highly recommend Dr Paul's stuff, but my experience is that it is best for analytical people (engineers, scientists, nerds, etc). If...
I think that this is excellent advice. Also I wonder about anxiety in this type of situation. Often times I feel anxious and imagine that the other person is...
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What I want is to go into any social situation with a positive mental attitude regardless of what happens and, in the event that I am for some reason not in a...
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With practice it will come easier. Girls don't like indecisive guys. Women run away because... the ones you talk to are assholes. There are girls who are...
I have a question dos the girls don't like shy guys ? And why ? Because whenever I talk to the girls my face color goes red and I get nervous and confused...
I had joked with him about picturing girls with penises. I haven't used this in so long I was not sure i could reply to this address. Women are just men with...
I want to thank you for writing in here. Not only have we not had any social activity on here lately (c'mon, guys) but we also have someone taking a very...
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hi, i have a big deficulty to talk to the girls it makes me really upset so please if you have any solution for me i really need it thank you...
Hi, My name is James Williams. I am currently undertaking a PhD in Psychology at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia. I am interested in some of the...
I've been dealing with social anxiety for a while now. I am making progress, albeit rather slowly. I've been looking around for resources, and happened upon...
First off thanks for thinking of me and my friend. It really means a lot to me, especially since we're working to open up and share experiences. I think that...
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... Thank you for your comments and thoughts. I didn't look at the dates alongside the other threads, and it wasn't until after I had posted that I realised...
Cognitive-behavioral therapy seems to work best for social anxiety. It is not complicated but produces gradual progress over several years. I suggest you find...
First off I'd like to say how pleased I am to see that you've written in here. I'm sure that you'll find the people you need to help start breaking out of...
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Please email *r*a*d*c*a*s*t*r*o*@*r*a*d*c*a*s*t*r*o*.com minus the * of course. Thanks!...