Video: Julie Talks about Overcoming Social Anxiety

Part One:

Julie describes the beginnings of her
social anxiety. Social Anxiety is
not just regular shyness.

Part Two:

Julie gives examples of how her social anxiety grew and progressed.

Part Three:

Julie talks about her experiences of trying to find therapists to help her with social anxiety disorder.

Part Four:

Julie talks about how negative thoughts and
mental conditioning over many years are a
part of social anxiety.
Effective therapy for social anxiety
needs to offer real world
tools and solutions.

Part Five:

Julie tells about the first time she heard about
the Social Anxiety Institute.

Part Six:

Julie talks about beginning social anxiety therapy
with Dr. Richards at the Social Anxiety Institute.

Part Seven:

Julie discusses the process of becoming
aware of automatic negative thoughts as
related to social anxiety, catching those thoughts,
and slowly changing them.

Part Eight:

Julie talks about entering the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group for social anxiety.

Part Nine:

Julie remembers some of her physical symptoms of social anxiety and she discusses the benefits of being in a behavioral therapy group.

Part Ten:

Julie discusses why cognitive-behavioral therapy
for social anxiety, relearning how to think,
takes time and persistence, but it is definitely worth it!

Part Eleven:

Julie discusses her experience in the cognitive behavioral therapy group for overcoming social anxiety.
The biggest challenge of social anxiety therapy
is sticking with it.

Part Twelve:

Julie discusses her opinion of what one should
do to work on social anxiety,
and she talks about the
social anxiety audio therapy series from
the Social Anxiety Institute,
"Overcoming Social Anxiety: Step by Step."