Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Phobia [Paperback]

Barbara G. Markway (Author), C. Alec Pollard (Author), Teresa Flynn (Author), Cheryl N. Carmin (Author)

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Publication Date: October 1, 1992

Americans struggle with anxiety. Among the disorder's most common forms is social phobia, a persistent fear of scrutiny and evaluation by others. Social phobia cripples the lives of some 15 to 20 percent of the US population. This distressing social anxiety includes the fear of public speaking (stage fright), performing in social and creative situations (test anxiety, writers' block), eating in restaurants, and dating. If you suffer from the symptoms of social anxiety disorder, this book offers clinically proven strategies to overcome them and start living a life of confidence.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1st edition (October 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879237237
• ISBN-13: 978-1879237230
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Personality Disorders
  • #48 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Anxiety Disorders
  • #77 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Mental Health > Mood Disorders

More About the Author

Barbara Markway, Ph.D., is a psychologist and author. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including: the New York Times, Washington Post, Today Show, and Good Morning America. Her first book, Dying of Embarrassment, has been named one of the most scientifically valid self-help books in a study published in Professional Psychology, Research and Practice.

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154 of 156 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great, best book I've ever read on the subject!!, July 14, 1999

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This review is from: Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Phobia (Paperback)

I suffer from social phobia and this is the first book I have read that describes social phobia so adequately. The author seemed to read my mind. I could relate to so many of the situations in the book.

The treatment plan is very helpful. I've read a lot about anxiety and phobias and even though I know what to do to help overcome their hold on my life, it is very hard to do on a daily basis. When you are trying to hold down a job and not let your co-workers know you have this problem, it creates more anxiety. But this book is extremely well written with good advice for anyone suffering from social phobia. I highly recommend it. It has been a source of great strength for me. It rests on my nightstand where I can refer to it at anytime. Thank you for writing this book.

147 of 149 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that provides practical answers for anxiety, July 22, 1998

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This review is from: Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Phobia (Paperback)

This is a very interesting books. Unlike many books on the subject that promise a great deal and fail to deliver, this book lives up to its promises providing practical guidance from every thing from answering a telephone to public speaking.

The techniques recommended are those gleaned from cognitive behavior therapy through with the reader is led to confront his/her deepest fear:disapproval.

After reading the book for the third time I felt as though it had come thirty years late. So many people have allowed great opportunities to pass them by or fail to make the most of their god- given talents because of fear.

There is a strong temptation to think that with such a book in hand one could have could have gone farther in life.

However, it is better late than never.

62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars saved my social life, June 1, 2002

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This review is from: Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety and Phobia (Paperback)

This book is amazing. It truly holds the key to unlocking the door that social phobia bars shut. It works as a workbook, allowing you to write in your own stress management and anxiety charts, fears, goals, and a step by step guide on how to face those fears, overcome them, and literally better your life. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has even the slightest phobia's about meeting new people, or even self doubt, low confidence, or even to improve your social skills for everyday life. Before I was done with half the book, I was already the most optimistic, confident and happy, socially, then i've ever been in all my twenty years. And believe it or not, your social life variably effects all other areas of your life by determining the way you feel about yourself, in turn how you present yourself and how others view you, and setting the standard on your personal happiness. pick up this book! you wont regret it.