Erika B. Hilliard RSWLiving Fully with Shyness and Social Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide to Gaining Social Confidence

Great book, very well written and nurturing. Different from other social anxiety books I've read in that it's not simply a 'work book' that gives you a bunch of exercises to try and 'fix' you, rather she helps instill a positive attitude about shyness/social anxiety and unique ways to approach and think about this condition. Out of three books I've read on the topic, this one has had the strongest impact on helping me achieve a higher sense of confidence and acceptance. Although it sounds paradoxical, by accepting your shyness/social anxiety as a part of you instead of a negative aspect of yourself to be controlled, you will develop a deeper sense of calm and stability in your life, and so therefore will be less intimidated and anxious in social situations. I highly recommend this book!

Living Fully with Shyness and Social Anxiety by Erika Hillard is a sympathetic look at shyness and social anxiety that can be a welcome relief from a society that looks down upon shyness as though it is a mortal sin.The book offers practical advice and is fairly easy to read and comprehend--offering the reader a variety of exercises to practice in order to help them deal with moderate shyness and social anxiety. Her key observation that people must initiate contact and work on themselves to improve their shyness or social anxiety is quite apt. I personally could've done without the psychological stuff on the nervous system and brain because I was just looking for a book on dealing with my shyness/social anxiety rather than the deeper biological and psychological matters.

Very good and detailed.

The author clearly explains how shyness is a normal human emotion which sometimes becomes excessive in ways that block the fulfillment of personal goals. This book provides significant insights into how and why contemporary North American culture can be a particularly difficult social environment for shy people. Erika Hilliard advocates an approach through which a person can accept what is positive about being shy while at the same time learning how to work through excessive shyness, one step at a time. Her many years of experience as a leader of groups for shy people shine through in her rich examples and warm tone that help the shy reader feel not only informed but also truly understood. Her concluding chapter is an outstanding guide to how a shy person can use this book as a resource for renewing and maintaining motivation in spite of setbacks that might be encountered.

it is a good book. Perhaps we can say that sometimes is too much plain.But in this way we can read it very quickly.To be a shy person can be very difficult to endure in life.With this book we can learn to manage that, and practicing all theadvices we have there, to win our fight against shyness.

I bought this book for a gift to someone I know that could use some encouragement. She really liked it and said it had some great tips. Great customer service Amazon.

I gave this book 2 stars. It was very basic information that I feel a shy person would learn on his or her own life experience's! No real techniques to apply to over come shyness. Oh well.........

This book tackles the basics of Social Anxiety and how to deal with in accepting your problems first. A must read for all those who accept or deny - but know that they have this problem.