Change your thoughts, change your life!Shyness and social anxiety are considered a problem to be dealt with in 90% of human beings. Even the most social and inhibited people have suffered social anxiety and/or shyness at some point of their life. It's very frequent to feel intimidated at specific moments for some situations which, in the eyes of those who are experiencing it, appear as an extraordinary event. However, no matter how much the person is affected, it's possible to work on and correct anxiety based on the strategies and advice being exposed in this book. All the strategies being presented here have been studied and/or designed by professionals in therapeutic environments, for which its effectiveness in treatment is guaranteed. With this book you'll be able to, ultimately, understand yourself and modify those behaviors which are slowing down your personal growth. You'll understand the fears which hide within yourself and that are contributing to manifesting social anxiety or shyness. In this book you'll find: WHAT IS SOCIAL ANXIETY? STRESS, WORRY, FEAR, PANIC, ANGUISH AND ANXIETY: DIFFERENCES SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY AND CONSEQUENCES FOR HEALTH ORIGINS OF ANXIETY Biological factors that affect the anxiety disorder Social-cultural surroundings and the factors that affect the anxiety disorder STATISTICS ABOUT SOCIAL ANXIETY TYPES OF ANXIETY HOW TO OVERCOME SOCIAL ANXIETY? AN APPROACH TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY COMMON BELIEFS THAT CAUSE ANXIETY Psychotherapy applied to the interpersonal aspects LEARN SOCIAL SKILLS APPEAL TO MEDICATION Advantages and disadvantages of medication compared to therapy How to choose the medication? EXTRA SUPPORT TO DEFEAT SOCIAL ANXIETY MEDITATION WHAT COST DO YOU HAVE TO ASSUME TO OVERCOME ANXIETY?