Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness, 2nd Edition: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

· Little, Brown Book Group · Narrated by Steph Bower and Stephen Perring
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Everyone feels foolish, embarrassed, judged or criticised at times, but this becomes a problem when it undermines your confidence and prevents you from doing what you want to do. Extreme social anxiety and shyness can be crippling but they are readily treated using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

In this fully revised and updated edition, Dr Gillian Butler provides a practical, easy-to-use self-help course which will be invaluable for those suffering from all degrees of social anxiety.

Overcoming self-help guides use effective therapeutic techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well Books on Prescription scheme.
Everyone feels foolish, embarrassed, judged or criticised at times, but this becomes a problem when it undermines your confidence and prevents you from doing what you want to do. Extreme social anxiety and shyness can be crippling but they are readily treated using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (...

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3 reviews
Ioan Alex
August 29, 2026
The audiobook provides a useful introduction to Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness and its CBT-based approach. However, much of the book’s value comes from its practical exercises, which are difficult to engage with properly in audio format. I found listening useful for understanding the main ideas, but not as effective as working through the printed book. It works particularly well as a preview while driving, exercising, cleaning, or doing other routine activities. For me, the audiobook helped confirm that the book is worth reading properly and completing the exercises.
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GILLIAN BUTLER is a retired consultant clinical psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society, who used to practise in the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust.
GILLIAN BUTLER is a retired consultant clinical psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society, who used to practise in the Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare Trust.

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