Overcoming Shyness and Social Anxiety

Signs of Shyness and Social Anxiety

• Are you comfortable talking to your friends, but become nervous when talking to people you don't know?
  
• Do you worry about being embarrassed, humiliated, or rejected in social situations?
  
• Do you worry that others will notice your social anxiety?
  
• Do you worry about times you've said the wrong thing or made social mistakes?

Treating Shyness and Social Anxiety

The most effective treatment for shyness and social anxiety is Cognitive Therapy, a form of Cognitive Behavior Therapy.

People with social anxiety think:

1. Their social skills are much worse than they actually are.
   
2. Others are rejecting them when others are not rejecting them.
   
3. Their anxiety is more obvious to others than it really is.

At Cognitive Behavior Psychologists of New Jersey we will help you overcome these thinking mistakes, and overcome your shyness and social anxiety.