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I have asked questions on here about overcoming social anxiety but I have never met anyone that has actually had it and overcome it. Have you?

i used to have social anxiety disorder. i am on paxil for it right now. been on it for over 8 yrs with no complaints.

I know that the imagination is a powerful tool. Do you have any tips for what I can do to overcome social anxiety in the comfort of my home (somewhat like cognitive-behavioral therapy)?

I too have SAD, so I know it’s more than not knowing what to say, but being afraid of what to say.

The only way to rid of a fear is to face is head on. You need to gather up everything you have and go to a restaurant by yourself, or even better with some friends or family you haven’t seen in a while.

While there, no matter how hard it may be, smile at the host, be chatty with the person serving you, and laugh and have a great time with the people accompanying you or even someone just sitting near you.
Don’t let your fear overtake your life.

I know this is not the answer you’re looking for, but it seems to be the only answer that works.

You can try here:
http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/bookstore.html

Watch 2 of 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4_TCEYi244

I explain why improving your social skills is not the answer to overcoming Social Phobia or social anxiety. There is a related article on my blog http://www.socialanxiety.co.uk/blog/improving-social-skills

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Looking for most popular book that works that provides step-by-step lessons. Also, if you overcomed social phobia, please provide some insights.

I liked

Erika B.Hillard:Living fully with shyness and social anxiety, NY,2005

a lot: practical and informative. (Read the readers reviews on Amazon.com.)

Here it is enjoy! Tell me what you think. Keep up the good fight my friends and never give up! The more structured exposures such as shame attacking exercises will be up in futur chronicles. I just wanted to do one because it’s so fun and it helps me too. If you ever want to contact me by skype, my ID is shychan3.

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http://www.preventyourpanic.com Overcoming social anxiety and shyness can be achieved by watching all my free video tips at www.PreventYourPanic.com

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I’d say playing a ‘host’ role. Once you’re a host, you forget about your own needs and care for others. It doesn’t mean that you have to really ‘forget’ your own need but you’d experience selflessness and become aware of how to treat other people nicely and wated them to be happy and then you’ll feel relax and enjoy the company. Self-confidence will grow and loving kindness will arise together with decreasing anxiety.

Especially for adults?

Rhonda Britten’s Fearless Living is an excellent book. It has exercises in it like a work book to help you sort out your thoughts and feelings. You can get it at your library for free and do the work book portion on a separate sheet of paper or buy the book online:

http://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Living-Rhonda-Britten/dp/0399527532

I’ve read it several times and it’s just terrific in helping you figure out what you’re so afraid of in life and giving you the tools to put an end to that fear. social anxiety is all about fear.

Does anyone have any personal experiences of hypnotherapy?

My wife found it very effective.

She’s practicing it now and has stopped smoking as well.

Recently she also took up an online course which she says is very good.