Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Socially Anxious Are You Missing Out? 3
Chapter 2 Why Me? The Origins of Social Anxiety 7
Chapter 3 Chain Reaction Automatic Thoughts, Anxious Feelings, and Avoidance 14
Chapter 4 Slowing it Down Recognizing Your Own Chain Reactions 24
Chapter 5 Disastrous Distortions Don't Believe Every Thought You Think 33
Chapter 6 Social Perfectionism The Path to Nowhere 51
Chapter 7 What Was I Thinking? Two Ways to Test Your Thoughts 61
Chapter 8 Talking Back to Your Thoughts Training Your Brain to Challenge and Cope 72
Chapter 9 To the Rescue! Coping with Criticism-Real, Imagined, and Self-inflicted 78
Chapter 10 Building the Ladder From Avoidance to Action 86
Chapter 11 Charting Success Preparing for and Evaluating Exposures 98
Chapter 12 Bella's ladder Exposure, Exposure, Exposure 113
Chapter 13 Troubleshooting What to Do When You Get Stuck 137
Chapter 14 Above and Beyond How Mistakes Make You Stronger 145
Conclusion 149
Appendices: For Teens and Their Parents or Guardians 151
Appendix A About Therapy and Medication 152
Appendix B Helpful Resources 158
Appendix C Paruresis 160
Appendix D Other Common Types of Anxiety 163
