Dying of Embarrassment: Help for Social Anxiety & Phobia (Paperback)

~ (Author), C. Alec Pollard (Author), Teresa Flynn (Author), Cheryl N. Carmin (Author) "Social phobia is a disorder characterized by a persistent fear of criticism or rejection by others..." (more)
Key Phrases: experiencing disapproval, paced breathing, people with social phobias, New York, New Harbinger Publications, Discouraging Thought (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications; 1 edition (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879237237
• ISBN-13: 978-1879237230
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #136,381 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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130 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.

133 of 136 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

By A Customer

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.

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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.