Dealing with Social Anxiety

Whenever we want to change an aspect of our lives such as our emotions, maladaptive thoughts or behavior, one can start from enlisting it first.

Monitoring our emotions, behaviors and situations that trigger them helps us to become explicitly aware of our anxiety and thereby is the first step to change them.

Self-monitoring is the single most important technique used in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). It is important especially for self-directed change and self-regulation.

Program Sessions

Session 1: Understanding Social Anxiety

Session 2: Dealing with negative thinking

Session 3: Understanding origin of thoughts

Session 4: Overcoming Avoidance

Session 5: Dealing with safety behaviors

Session 6: Calm your mind

Session 7: Maintaining gains and dealing with setbacks

References

• Social anxiety and related social impairment are linked to self-efficacy and dysfunctional coping — Dr E. Psouni, Centre for Psychology, University of Kristianstad, 291 88 Kristianstad, Sweden.
• — Luis-Joaquin Garcia-Lopez, Jose M. Muela, Lourdes Espinosa-Fernandez, Mar Diaz-Castela.