Curajul social. Cum să depășești anxietatea socială și chiar să-ți meargă bine

by Eric Goodman, Ruxandra Comșa (Translator)

De multe ori ignorăm faptul că percepția noastră subiectivă asupra anumitor situații sociale este departe de a fi conformă realității. Eric Goodman ne învață cum să discernem între convingerile bazate pe îngrijorare și cele sănătoase.

Milioane de oameni au un secret: suferă de anxietate socială! Dacă ești unul dintre ei, probabil că ai fost bombardat cu mesaje conform cărora anxietatea socială este o boală care trebuie „vindecată“.

De fapt, anxietatea socială este o parte normală a ființei umane. Însă există modalități de a-i reduce impactul pe care îl are în viața ta. Fie că te confrunți cu anxietatea socială ajunsă la stadiul de fobie, fie că ești doar reținut atunci când vine vorba să iei cuvântul în public sau să mergi la o întâlnire, cartea de față îți arată ce trebuie să faci în orice situație dificilă.

„Cei care se luptă cu anxietatea socială ar trebui să găsească în explicațiile clare și seducătoare ale lui Goodman impulsul pentru a le pune în practică.“

– Publishers Weekly

Genres: Self Help

240 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2021

Reviews

[Diana]

I'm gonna be honest here and say I had to drop this book because while it's informative and helpful (it gives you insight on your type of anxiety, offers examples and ways to apply cognitive therapy to help you out, even offering coping strategies) it gave me anxiety reading it. Maybe it's because of the book, maybe it was because of the tone or maybe it was me, or not veing ready right at the moment to tangle with it.
I have read other books about anxiety and found them helpful, so I am not sure what was going on here...
While at the beginning the tone the author uses seems informal and enthusiastic, it ended up feeling like he was overly so, like he was downplaying things in his effort to be enthusiastic...
I feel I can't offer a truthful review of the book as a whole as I had to stop reading, but I wanted to share those insights with you. As always, check it out if you feel like it can help you out, but if you feel like this book is not for you, it's okay, there are other books on social anxiety that might be better for you.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm giving it a good rating because one technique (or rather, realisation) in particular was helpful for me personally after reading this book (and one is better than none), but I can't help but think what other books are out there that I may relate to more.

[Nette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Social Courage makes having social anxiety, not a thing that you live within the silence. Eric Goodman provides a program with Social Courage that will give you the tools to meet your goals. You are not alone, that is the main thing to hold on to while your read Social Courage, everyone experiences certain degrees of social anxiety. The case studies alone can help you feel comfortable while you try and practice with the tools provided. Very useful and educational book, you will gain so much from reading.

[Wilde Sky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book discusses the potential causes of social anxiety and suggests ways of coping with it.

Interesting in places, but overall I wasn't convinced by this book.

[Paul Suteu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un ghid excelent de a-ți depăși anxietatea socială.
O carte interesanta, de ajutor, scrisă într-un mod foarte friendly, poate fi o lectură utilă și plăcută!
Recomand!