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The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Building Social Confidence: Using Compassion-Focused Therapy to Overcome Shyness & Social Anxiety

by: Henderson, Lynne

The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Building Social Confidence: Using Compassion-Focused Therapy to Overcome Shyness & Social Anxiety

by: Henderson, Lynne

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9781572249769
ISBN 10:
1572249765
Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/03/2011
Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

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Based in compassion-focused therapy (CFT), a therapeutic model that combinesattachment theory, neuroscience, and mindfulness, The Compassionate Guide toBuilding Social Confidence helps readers gain the confidence they need toconnect with others and develop skills for reducing shame and self-judgment.Written by Lynne Henderson, who is founder and codirector, with Phillip Zimbardo,of The Shyness Institute, this book offers readers skills and exercises for overcomingproblematic shyness and feeling more comfortable around others.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introductory Note	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Understanding Shyness	p. 1
Ordinary Shyness and Problem Shyness	p. 3
Shyness and Social Anxiety Disorder	p. 4
Negative Stereotyping	p. 6
Positive Aspects of Shyness	p. 7
Famous Shy People	p. 9
How Shy People Think	p. 12
Shyness, Competitiveness, and Bullying	p. 13
When Shyness Becomes a Problem	p. 15
The Three Cycles of Shyness	p. 19
Blame, Shame, and Fear	p. 22
Steps to Helping Ourselves: Social Fitness Training and a Focus on Compassion	p. 25
Key Points	p. 29
The Way We Are: Shyness and How We've Evolved	p. 30
Taking Responsibility	p. 31
Anxiety and Social Rank: Do We Need Hierarchies?	p. 32
How Humans Think: The Sense of Self and Needing to Be Liked	p. 34
How Our Emotions Work: Three Systems	p. 39
How Shy People's Emotions Work	p. 45
What Do You Really Want?	p. 50
The Perils of Thinking Ahead	p. 51
Cultivating Compassion	p. 53
Key Points	p. 57
Developing Your Compassionate Mind	p. 58
What Is Compassion?	p. 59
Taking Control: Understanding and Compassion	p. 63
The Compassionate Mind in Action	p. 64
Compassionate Mind: The Bigger Picture	p. 67
The Compassion Circle	p. 74
Key Points	p. 76
Switching Our Minds to Kindness and Compassion	p. 77
Some Practical Preparations	p. 78
Introducing Mindfulness	p. 78
Developing a Mindful State	p. 84
Soothing Breathing and Relaxation	p. 86
Sensory Focusing	p. 89
Caring for Yourself in Everyday Life	p. 90
Feelings that May Arise During Mindfulness Exercises	p. 94
Key Points	p. 95
Compassionate Mind Training Using Imagery	p. 96
The Desire to Be Happy	p. 97
Contentment and Pursuing Goals	p. 99
Living Fully: Love Without Self-Sacrifice	p. 106
Imagining a Compassionate Perfect Nurturer	p. 108
The Compassionate Ideal Self	p. 111
A Note on Intrusive Images	p. 114
Showing Yourself Compassion Under Threat or in Distress	p. 115
Training Ourselves in the Use of Imagery	p. 116
Key Points	p. 118
Developing Compassionate Ways of Thinking	p. 119
What is Compassionate Thinking?	p. 119
Ways of Seeing the World and Ourselves	p. 120
Shame and Self-Criticism	p. 122
A Key Principle: You Are Not Forcing Yourself to Give Up Anything	p. 130
How Compassion Can Help Us Think Differently	p. 131
Developing Compassionate Thinking	p. 141
Balancing Your Thoughts	p. 147
Key Points	p. 149
Taking Compassionate Thinking Further	p. 150
Generating Alternatives to Threat-Based Thoughts	p. 151
Finding Out Where Fear and Anger Come From: Another Example	p. 155
The Compassion Coping Card	p. 161
Compassionate Self-Correction	p. 162
Standing Up and Fighting Back	p. 167
Mirror, Mirror: Correcting Images as Well as Thoughts	p. 168
Getting a Dialogue Going	p. 170
Coping in the Present Moment	p. 172
Getting Help	p. 173
Compassionate Thinking Toward Others	p. 174
Key Points	p. 175
Compassionate Behavior	p. 176
Compassionate Action: Moving Toward Our Goals	p. 177
Being Assertive	p. 182
When Compassionate Behavior Requires Courage	p. 187
Coping with Bullying	p. 190
Dealing with Assertiveness in Others	p. 194
Exploring Possibilities for Leadership	p. 196
Resisting Negative Stereotypes of Shyness	p. 197
Dealing with Ambiguity	p. 199
Key Points	p. 203
Putting It All Together	p. 204
Moving Ahead: What to Do Now	p. 205
When Compassion is Hard	p. 208
Appendixes	p. 210
The Estimations of Others Scale	p. 211
The Henderson/Zimbardo Shyness Questionnaire	p. 213
Thinking Patterns in Painful Shyness	p. 217
Self-Critical Thoughts and Fears	p. 221
Compassionate Alternative Thoughts	p. 224
Compassionate Self-Correction	p. 226
Useful Books and CDs	p. 228
Helpful Organizations and Websites	p. 234
Notes	p. 236
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The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Building Social Confidence: Using Compassion-Focused Therapy to Overcome Shyness & Social Anxiety

The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Building Social Confidence: Using Compassion-Focused Therapy to Overcome Shyness & Social Anxiety

9781572249769

1572249765

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