Customer Reviews
Just missing the "magic". - By: W. Normanton, 23 Jun 2008 
This book has some good ideas, but is also lackingin quantity of sound advice. I feel it could be re-written into something half the size. I'm looking at "Transforming Anxiety" by Doc Childre & Deborah Rozman next, because this book didn't help me.
book to value yourself and to be yourself - By: book maven, 08 Mar 2008 
I never knew there was such a social phobia. It developes from teenage years due to parent's influencing negativity, causing you not to value you yourself as a person. In social activiety we feel we are not worthy to bein their company causing us to develope an attitude, to have great expectations of ourselves, not that anybody has of you. over trivial incidents, alittle mistake, we find ourselves making a mountain out of a mole hill. Finding difficulties to associate. This book helps us with the therapy inside to accept who we are. Its not about thinking positive ,but about reality, "I know that I am nervous, so when I go to meeting,I am bound to make a mistake, but it doesn@t matter." Its a book to drive your mind away from negativity line of thoughts & to focus not on yourself but on the work, rest & play. It will make it easier to overcome the fear of associating.
uninspiring - By: , 09 Feb 2006 I found this book a bit of a disappointment. There was not enough practical advise & was not clear or concise enough. The tone was somehow dispiriting. There were good tips, but not enough to justify such a long & weighty volume. Perhaps I have been over-exposed to cognitive-behavioural therapy techniques/exercises, & for this reason found it to be a bit stale.
Up-to-date, practical information. - By: Adam Khan, 29 Aug 2003 A tremendous amount of research has been done on anxiety disordersin the last fifteen years. Researchers have discovered a lot about what causes it & what can be done about it, &in this book you'll find the latest information.
Social anxiety disorder is most common anxiety disorder & the third most common psychiatric disorder over all (behind depression & alcoholism). If it's so common, why haven't we heard much about it? Because the nature of the problem keeps it hidden. “Can you see a movie-of-the-week,” says psychologist Thomas Richards, “about a very shy person who rarely leaves the house except to go to work, who has no friends, & is afraid of answering the door at times?” Who would watch a movie like that? The authors of Painfully Shy said that after their first book (Dying of Embarrassment) was published, a television talk show called them & said, “We want you on our show if you can bring several articulate, outgoing social phobics with you.” What the heck were they thinking? Social anxiety disorder doesn't get much coverage because anyone with the problem is trying to avoid the public eye.
But this book brings social anxiety into the light. Anxious thoughts & feelings CAN be managed successfully, & this book will show you how. I'm the author of the book, Self-Help Stuff That Works, & if you want practical, helpful advice that will really work to overcome your shyness, I highly recommend Painfully Shy.
THE BEST SOCIAL ANXIETY BOOK YET! - By: , 14 Apr 2002 Painfully Shy is a tremendous follow-up to the author's pioneering work, Dying of Embarrassment. Dr. Markway shares her own struggle with social anxiety while also providing the latest treatment approaches. Dr. Markway's warmth shines throughin this book that offers hope to all who have social anxiety. Painfully Shy is a must for psychologists, therapists, & psychiatrists as well.
