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How to Understand and Deal with Social Anxiety

Everything You Need to Know to Manage Social Anxiety
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How to Understand and Deal with Social Anxiety by Mita Mistry is a practical and supportive guide designed to help readers identify and manage social anxiety. It explains the science behind the condition, its symptoms, and triggers, then offers a variety of physical, therapeutic, and medical strategies to alleviate anxiety. Readers will find actionable advice such as breathing exercises, mindfulness, visualisation, and when to seek professional help, empowering them to improve their mental health and reclaim their well-being.
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This book is ideal for individuals experiencing social anxiety, those seeking to support someone with the condition, and anyone interested in mental health and wellness. Its accessible language makes it suitable for readers new to the topic as well as those looking for practical coping strategies.

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With information to help you understand how social anxiety affects your mind and body, and practical tips – from physical, medical and therapeutic perspectives – to help you manage the condition, this book will help you understand and manage social anxiety and improve your mental health, so that you can get back to feeling like you again.

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A practical, supportive and easy-to-read guide to help you understand and overcome social anxiety, filled with helpful tips and actionable advice.

Feeling overwhelmed? This little book is here to help.

How to Understand and Deal with Social Anxiety is a friendly, accessible guide with all the information and advice you need to identify the source of your struggles and to take practical steps to reduce or manage the burden. By learning the science behind social anxiety and understanding how it affects your mind and body, you'll start to dismantle its hold on you. And with practical ways to manage the conditionβ€”including physical, medical, and therapeutic perspectivesβ€”this book will help you work out the best ways you can support your mental health and improve your overall well-being.

By the end of this book, you will:

  • Understand the science behind social anxiety, how it manifests, what causes it, and how to identify symptoms and triggers.
  • Be armed with physical and practical steps you can take to alleviate the symptoms of social anxiety, from breathing exercises and healthy lifestyle choices to problem-solving techniques and coping mechanisms.
  • Have a host of holistic remedies up your sleeve for when social anxiety strikes, such as mindfulness, visualization, and breathwork.
  • Know about the medical treatments and therapies available, and understand how and when to seek professional help or support.

With the right knowledge and guidance, you can learn to understand and manage social anxiety so that you can get back to feeling like yourself again.

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Praised for being an easy and accessible read, this book is celebrated for destigmatising social anxiety and providing important self-help tips. Experts, presenters, and authors commend its clear structure and helpful content. Noted reviewers include Dr Bharat Pankhania, Matthew Stadlen, Sunny Hundal, and Mira Manek, who highlight its usefulness and supportive approach.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800074965

Publisher: Summersdale Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 September 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vie

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 104.0mm

Height: 146.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Mita Mistry is a newspaper columnist and literary editor who has interviewed prolific authors, reviewed books from a variety of genres and champions new authors, especially women. Mita practises mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and acupuncture, helping people from all walks of life. She delivers mental health and trauma education to hospitals, doctors, schools, workplaces and domestic-abuse survivors.

She loves to spend her spare time running, doing yoga, baking or eating cake, and making memories with her husband, family, and friends. See more of her work at:

Twitter: @MitaMistry

www.mitamistry.co.uk

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