This powerful book explains the debilitating effects of social anxiety and the development of the disorder, emphasizing the need for a resolution of this disorder and identifying common but unhelpful coping mechanisms as well as true methods to change and live life unafraid of social situations.--AMAZON.

Overview -- Cultural institutions : a breeding ground for social anxiety -- Coping mechanisms : avoid, avoid, avoid -- Technology obscuring the problem -- Self-help remedies' medication, alcohol, street drugs, food, and more -- Approaching the possibility of change: medical versus mental health -- We act as if our beliefs are true -- Process of change: recognizing the illogical logic of social anxiety -- Reconstructing one's life.