Symptoms
Symptoms and References
People with social anxiety disorder usually experience significant emotional distress in the following situations:
Being introduced to other people
Being teased or criticized
Being the centre of attention
Being watched while doing something
Meeting people in authority ("important people")
Most social encounters, especially with strangers
Going around the room (or table) in a circle and having to say something
Interpersonal relationships, whether friendships or romantic
This list is certainly not a complete list of symptoms -- other feelings have been associated with social anxiety as well.
Social Anxiety Therapy Groups
Peter (whose wife attended an intensive CBT course in the United States run by Dr Thomas Richards, one of the world’s leading experts in Social Anxiety) has been running successful therapy groups for over 5 years.
The groups are run solely for sufferers of Social Anxiety as this has been proven to be the best method.
To find out more about Social Anxiety Disorder visit The Social Anxiety Institute website click here
Call 0845 1298 838 or 0781 1395 868
or email info@socialanxietytherapy.org
Recent references:
Hi Peter
Just a note of thanks to you from M and myself . We have found the 15 wk course really helpful and especially so as we have gone through the various hand-outs together. We certainly see it as a basis for continuing to read over the affirmations which we are gradually beginning to memorise and they seem to "pop up" whenever we find ourselves in a socially anxious provoking situation. Certainly the course has enabled us to rationalise our presumed fears and we feel more confident for the future. D.
Hi Peter,
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the three months you took us
through the Social Anxiety course - you clearly personally care about
our individual progress.
With time to reflect I realise I am living the first half of the
course ... walking around I feel differently about myself and the
world around me, more sure of myself and comfortable - a lot of things
are coming together from both the course and my own personal
development. I've just come back from holiday, and despite being the
only one on my own in a group of 25, at no point did I feel anxious
and even felt at home after the first day. After a while those that I
didn't get on with I didn't worry about either.
I will continue to go through the material but would very much be
interested in rejoining the second half of the course later in the
year to really get that to sink in as well - its such a lot of
material, even spread over three months. I retested myself on Martin
Seligman's Optimism Test - both a year before and just before the
course I was -2 (very pessimistic) - post SA course I am now a 3
(average), proving that it has made a real difference to my life.
I look forward to being in touch soon,
N.
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