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  • Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety
  • By: Ellen Hendriksen
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  • Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (570 ratings)
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Summary

How to Be Yourself is the best audiobook you'll ever listen to about how to conquer social anxiety.

"...a groundbreaking road map to finally being your true, authentic self." - Susan Cain, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of Quiet

Up to 40% of people consider themselves shy. You might say you're introverted or awkward, or that you're fine around friends but just can't speak up in a meeting or at a party. Maybe you're usually confident but have recently moved or started a new job, only to feel isolated and unsure.

If you get nervous in social situations - meeting your partner's friends, public speaking, standing awkwardly in the elevator with your boss - you've probably been told, "Just be yourself!" But that's easier said than done - especially if you're prone to social anxiety.

Weaving together cutting-edge science, concrete tips, and the compelling stories of real people who have risen above their social anxiety, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen proposes a groundbreaking idea: you already have everything you need to succeed in any unfamiliar social situation. As someone who lives with social anxiety, Dr. Hendriksen has devoted her career to helping her clients overcome the same obstacles she has.

With familiarity, humor, and authority, Dr. Hendriksen takes the listener through the roots of social anxiety and why it endures, how we can rewire our brains through our behavior, and - at long last - exactly how to quiet your Inner Critic, the pesky voice that whispers, "Everyone will judge you." Using her techniques to develop confidence, think through the buzz of anxiety, and feel comfortable in any situation, you can finally be your true, authentic self.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

©2018 Ellen Hendriksen (P)2018 Macmillan Audio

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A great read

Humorous, well written and scientifically based self help book. A great read for anyone who suffers from anxiety with lots of tools to help you get back on track. Loved it.

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Life changing listen!

After suffering with what I didn’t understand to be social anxiety for over 10 years. This book has helped to guide me towards a place I never thought I would find again. It has hit on many nerves and opened up a whole new world that I had shut myself away from.

I am sharing my learnings from this with others it’s a gift that keeps on giving.

Can’t thank the author enough! I feel like I have a second chance to live my life and be happy.

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Uninspiring

Just started to listen to this
I thought it might be helpful for my daughter. So far it is so basic, it’s cringe worthy.
It probably gets better but I am not sure I have the incling to persevere.

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Amazing book

All the way from the beginning to end of this book, I found amazing advices, relatable examples, interesting stories and very clear and comprehensive theoretical frameworks. The boom is read with a very cheerful voice and the message is delivered very positively. Bringing all these elements together helped me to fully understand the message and to easily apply the advices.

This book is great for everyone who wants to go out there and just be yourself with ease.

Huge well done to the author!

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sooo relatable

what i needed to change my perespective on social anxiety and take away the stigma.

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Aggressive voice and pace and tone

I don’t like the voice, tone and speech of the reader . After 5 minutes I switched to another book . What a waste of my money

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This book increased my anxiety

I really wanted to love this book as from the reviews it sounded like it was exactly what I needed. I enjoy parties and large social events but I feel that in small groups or worse one on one conversations. my conversation is boring or I have nothing to say leading to me feeling awkward and overthinking what I say/said. I wouldn't say I ever had severe social anxiety but since listening to this book I have become hyperaware of every small situation many of which I had never even considered to be a socially awkward situation. I now spend 90% of my time analysing what I said or thinking about anxious behaviours such as blushing that I have never had before. I believe that for many people the methods in this book would work but for me it has just highlighted every aspect of social anxiety and I have found myself in a much worse position than before I listened to it. I really wish I had just been content with mild social anxiety as I was much happier before trying to find a solution.

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Fully recommend - the best Social Anxiety resource I have come across

Having utilised many resources on the topic of social anxiety, this book is the first that really felt like it was talking to me. Dr Hendriksen’s relaxed and humorous approach made it very easy to listen to the audiobook and it is backed throughout by scientific research which makes the insights and tools extremely credible. It has helped me understand myself better and there are many “ah ha” moments throughout. It doesn’t claim to cure social anxiety and convert you to a confident extrovert, but to help you recognise and manage Social Anxiety and to stop it controlling aspects of your life. If, like me, you’ve struggled to find a resource that really helps you understand why you struggle to be yourself in group or social situations and how to deal with it, then I recommend this book.

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long but very usefull time spent...made me to see some things from different perspective.time to put things to practice👍

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Useful

How To Be Yourself is a useful and casual little guide through social anxiety. The narrator’s voice was wonderfully positive for a time, but became far to intense if listening for a long time!

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