Monthly Archives: January 2013
College Student Resolves Social Anxiety/Obsessive Disorder
This attractive intelligent college athlete used to avoid social gatherings due to his conversation anxiety and obsessive worry regarding sweating and being noticeably nervous. Now; he’s “90-95%” better. Click here to access our full library of interviews with real patients who have resolved fear of public speaking, social anxiety, performance anxiety, fear of blushing, and selective mutism. I’m pleased to announce that […]
“The Other Half”: Forbes.com & Crucial Therapy Tip”
The blog The Other Half features an article on my new book “Work Makes Me Nervous”. You can read it here. Here’s an important tip for anyone considering entering treatment for social anxiety: A tremendous cliché related to treatment is the over-used reference to cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognition is thinking. Obviously this is very important. So is behavior. […]
“Processing” with the Selectively Mute
My therapy with selectively mute children is geared to resolve core issues versus focusing on “bridging” technique. This “core” process involves understanding selective mutism as a variation of obsessive compulsive disorder in addition to it being a manifestation of social anxiety and social phobia. This treatment methodology has been developed over 30 years of clinical experience with literally thousands of […]
The Process of “Attachment” in Treating Social and Performance Anxiety
Recently I had a headache while driving on The Long Island Expressway from my home to my office. The headache was the result of “attaching” or connecting to stressful thoughts. So I said to myself, “I’m going to think about positive things”. The headache went away about 15 minutes later. The moral of the story […]
Intimacy, Relationship and Dating Anxiety
I hope this letter finds you enjoying the end of your summer and looking forward to a healthy and invigorating September. The process of looking for love can be quite daunting; especially if social or performance anxiety is present. I am pleased to invite you to a special forum I will be moderating on “Dating and Relationship […]
A 13 year-old with selective mutism was beaten up in day camp
This bullying was done by three of his peers. He was the target because of his mutism and social difference, which positioned him quite low in the social “pecking order”. Understandably, this child did not want to return to camp because of the high situational anxiety. Sadly, this scenario was a negative investment in the avoidance […]
Reflections on “Initiative”
At age 56, I have been exercising for most of my life; primarily a healthy obsession with aerobic activity. I recently hired a trainer. I told him that my objective was to be able to play basketball a couple of times a week without back and knee pain. Three months later, after a regimen of […]
Words of Wisdom about Selective Mutism
The following questions are extremely important for you to answer if you have a dependent with selective mutism: Are you aware that selective mutism is an anxiety disorder characterized by not speaking to specific people or in specific venues? Are you aware that the condition is easy to diagnose. If you know that the individual […]
Selective Mutism: Continued Words of Wisdom
Being on the clinical front line with selective mutism daily I encounter a tremendous amount of confusion regarding selective mutism. One of the reasons I have created a free cd with excerpts from interviews from 5 families where the problem has been resolve-cured is to create some belief for its’ listeners that there is an answer for […]
A Functional Definition of “Success”
A 42 year old client; a successful professional in corporate marketing, described “success” as “money and power”. A 16 old female patient defined it as “a Mercedez”. I define “success” as “being in a good mood”. There are many, many variables that determine mood. For some it is “power and money”. For many it’s having enough […]
Self-Help and Treatment Options
- Free Audio CD from Social-Anxiety.com
- Social Anxiety: The Untold Story
- Beyond Shyness: How To Conquer Social Anxieties
- Work Makes Me Nervous
- Comprehensive Self-Therapy Audio Program
- Public Speaking Anxiety Self-Therapy Audio Program
- “Warm Hands Cool Face” A Self-Help Clinical Program for Blushing Anxiety & Erythrophobia
- The Berent Method: High Performance Therapy for Social-Anxiety
- Telephone/skype therapy available worldwide
- Selective Mutism Seminar Audio CD/MP3 Program
- Self-Help Program for Parents of Children with Selective Mutism
- The Sociability Questionnaire
- Tip of the Month Club
- Social Therapy and The Learning Disabled
- Free Parent Addiction Survey