The Shyness Workbook: 30 Days To Dealing Effectively With Shyness

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Pub. Date: 2005-03-01
Publisher(s): Research Pr Pub
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Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgments xi
DAY 1 Defining Shyness: What Shyness Really Is 1(5)
DAY 2 Born Shy? A Basic Question 6(4)
DAY 3 Shyness Is Not All in Your Head: Putting It in Perspective 10(4)
DAY 4 Understanding Approach-Avoidance Conflict: The Source of the Pain 14(4)
DAY 5 The Slow-to-Warm-Up Tendency: Time to Adjust 18(4)
DAY 6 Understanding the Comfort Zone: The Role of Routine 22(4)
DAY 7 Shyness and Self-Esteem: It's Not What You Think 26(4)
DAY 8 Assessing Your Shyness: What Makes You Shy? 30(4)
DAY 9 Becoming Successfully Shy: Taking Control of Your Shyness 34(4)
DAY 10 Making the Right Decisions: The Key to Your Success 38(4)
DAY 11 Defining Shyness of the Mind: The Most Critical Component 42(4)
DAY 12 Understanding the Role of Anxiety: A Misunderstood Emotion 46(4)
DAY 13 Strategies for Controlling Your Anxiety: The Anxiety Advantage 50(4)
DAY 14 Narcissism and Selective Attention Deficit: The Problem with Excessive Self-Consciousness 54(4)
DAY 15 Controlling Excessive Self-Consciousness: Promoting Realistic Self-Evaluations 58(5)
DAY 16 Explaining Attributional Process: Playing the Blame Game 63(4)
DAY 17 Common Attributional Errors: Losing the Blame Game 67(4)
DAY 18 Controlling Attributional Errors: Playing the Blame Game Fairly 71(5)
DAY 19 Common Social Comparison Errors: When Uncertainty Promotes Unfairness 76(4)
DAY 20 Controlling Unfair Social Comparisons: Promoting Self-Confidence with Fair Comparisons 80(4)
DAY 21 Expanding Your Comfort Zone: Gently Widening Your Range of Experiences 84(4)
DAY 22 Performing Social Reconnaissance: Planning and Preparing for Your Social Success 88(5)
DAY 23 Taking Advantage of the Warm-Up Process: Actively Responding to the Passage of Time 93(5)
DAY 24 Preventing Self-Medication: Avoiding the Trap of Liquid Extroversion 98(4)
DAY 25 Practicing Quick Talk: Setting the Stage for Conversational Contacts 102(5)
DAY 26 Taking Advantage of Rejection: Finding Useful Information 107(5)
DAY 27 Focusing on Your Social Successes: Creating Opportunities for Personal Enhancement 112(4)
DAY 28 Helping Other Shy Individuals: Becoming a Host to Humanity 116(4)
DAY 29 Becoming a Volunteer: Helping Yourself by Helping Others 120(4)
DAY 30 Living the Successfully Shy Life: A Day-to-Day Adventure 124(5)
Epilogue: Living a Successfully Shy Life: A Style of Life for Going Beyond Shyness and into the World 129(4)
Selected Bibliography 133(2)
About the Author 135

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