Barb's Reviews > CBT for Social Anxiety: Simple Skills for Overcoming Fear and Enjoying People

Having read a book that used Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for treating depression, I was curios about this book on CBT for social anxiety.

This book dealt a lot with fear of public speaking. I have always thought of social anxiety as the reason I’m afraid to use the phone and get nervous before parties. So, the public speaking sections didn’t really “speak” to me.

The other topics though, like eliminating negative self talk, were very helpful. I think a lot of people could benefit from those lessons.

Some of the exercises on facing your fears I found troubling. Standing on a street corner singing or approaching random people in a restaurant are not things I’d ever be able to do. I’m not sure annoying people in restaurants would be a positive experience for anyone.

Anyway, this book was helpful and easy to read. I love when self help books have lots of quizzes & concrete action plans. So have a pencil ready when you grab this book!