Interviews with Real People who have resolved Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety runs the spectrum from performance anxiety, public speaking anxiety, and toxic perfectionism to selective mutism and pervasive social avoidance. Many of the millions impacted fear being noticeably nervous, as in erythraphobia (fear of blushing) and hyper-hidrosis. Social anxiety remains a complex challenge for the mental health professions as most sufferers never seek help due to embarrassment driven detachment and avoidance.
The following clinical interviews may be the most documented clinical success with social anxiety. These interviews are with real patients who had the courage to tell their stories. Their stories represent the development and attainment of a high performance mind, which is the essence of The Berent Treatment Methodology. If you listen carefully you will gain insight into the healing process.
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Technology Exec Makes Friends with Adrenaline
Learn from this technology executive of a 30 billion dollar company who suffered from intermittent, but long term social anxiety and public speaking anxiety. Hear how he integrated the adrenaline control technique to make adrenaline his “friend”.
Public Speaking Anxiety Resolved
“Tom” a senior executive and former semi-pro football player and military swat team member describes how he changed his life by resolving his deep rooted public speaking anxiety.
7 Figure Salesman Addresses Performance Anxiety
Hear “Ray” describe his battle and success with performance anxiety and fear of public speaking in an ultra-competitive business.
Performance Anxiety and Hyper-hidrosis Resolved without Medication
Hear “Kevin”, a successful lawyer describe insightfully how he learned to control his hyperhidrosis-driven public speaking anxiety. He describes how he controlled his internal critical script and stopped his sweating during a business meeting.
College Athlete Resolves Social Anxiety and Obsessive Disorder
“Jack” resolves his conversation anxiety, social avoidance, and obsessive perfectionism.
Professional Speaker Resolves Public Speaking Anxiety
If you listen carefully to this 14 minute interview you will gain insight to the “process” of healing.
Pharmacutical rep resolves chronic public speaking phobia and fear of being noticeably nervous
“Bill” a pharmaceutical rep resolves chronic public speaking anxiety and fear of being noticeably nervous.
No Surgery – No Drugs: Performance Anxiety and Blushing Resolved
Once having considered an operation to sever her nerves, “Diane” describes her resolution – through therapy via telephone – of this medical disorder.
Public Speaking Anxiety Resolved by “Gifted Salesman”
Listen to “Robert”, a “gifted” salesman, explain how he resolved his intense public speaking anxiety and his “walk of shame”- based performance anxiety.
Public Speaking-Performance Anxiety Resolved: Alcohol Insights
“Mike”, a successful salesman-entrepreneur, describes in detail his “mindset”
“High Performance” use of Beta Blockers
The Quarterback Metaphor in Therapy
“Jerry”, mid 30’s resolve long term social anxiety disorder.
The Power of Alcohol
“Sam”, a successful salesman, describes his noformation and resolution of social anxiety after his D.W.I.
Public Speaking Panic & Obsession Resolved: No Drugs
“Rob”, a highly successful salesman, describes his 12-session treatment experience to resolve public speaking panic and obsession.
Discovering Self-Nurturing After Decades of Self-Help and Therapy
“Richard”, a successful businessman and dedicated family man describes “core” work necessary for productive treatment.
Public Speaking Anxiety and Blushing Resolved
Listen to “Carol” an ovarian cancer survivor, who once said, that she would “rather be back in chemotherapy than face her public speaking anxiety and erythrophobia..
Performance Anxiety, Depression, Medication Dependence, Learning Disability
With dramatic insight into his self-esteem and special education experience, “Mike” describes his resolution of multiple psychological challenges.
School Phobia, Social Phobia, Social Isolation, and Depression
“Arthur” describes his metamorphosis and the reality that there can be a “cure”.
20 Yr. Old Emerges From Avoidance, Depression, & Treatment Resistance
Young adult resolves primitive functioning.
Obsessing, Blushing, and Social Anxiety Resolved, Drug-free
Obsessing, blushing, and performance anxiety resolved, Drug-free. “Jim” a 26 year old businessman describes with creativity, insight, and high energy how he resolved his debilitating fear of blushing (erythrophobia) and fear of public speaking.
Perfectionism, Public Speaking Dysfunction, and “Burnout”
“Lauren”, a successful businesswoman, describes her challenge and path to healing.
Depression and Social Anxiety: A Christian Perspective
“Joe”, a banker, describes his descent into emotional turmoil and recovery.
School Phobia, Avoidant Personality, Learning Disability: an Orthodox Jewish Perspective
With special insight into family dynamics, “David” describes, in detail, his struggles with learning disabilities and social anxieties – and eventual success.
Group Anxiety and Blushing
“Karen”, a film editor, relates her emotional and physiological challenges and success.
Depression, Social Inhibition, Medication Dependence
“Vicki” discusses the “process” of problem to resolution.
Intimacy, Performance Anxiety, and Depression
Follow “Mike,” a corporate vice president, describe the insidious process of over-adaptation to alcohol caused by social anxiety. He learned a high performance mindset to resolve his public speaking and performance anxiety.
Involuntary Virginity & Intimacy Phobia
“Steve” describes how he resolved his challenges at age 38.
A Profile of Anger: Bullied as a Child
“Eric” describes the “energy” of his anger as it relates to anxiety and depression.
Selective Mutism: 7-year-old “Cured” Through Therapy Via Telephone
Lynn was told that her clingy, selectively mute (for 3 years) six-year-old daughter, would grow out of it”. After parenting therapy via telephone “it’s a whole new world”. – This interview highlights the power of corrective parenting for the child with selective mutism.
Mom Resolves “Break Your Heart Syndrome” to “Cure” Selective Mutism
With insight and courage the mother of this 5 yr. old with selective mutism describes how she managed her own anxiety as a crucial component for non-enabling and healing.
Adult Selective Mutism
“Mike”, a 35-year old with SM and social anxiety describes his “avoidance of talking” because he thought “he had nothing to say” and his process of his healing. – This is the perfect interview for people who believe the child with selective mutism and social anxiety will simply “grow out of the problem”. Mike describes how the insidious nature of selective mutsim became a long term addiction to the avoidance of talking.
Physician describes how his 5-year-old daughter resolved selective mutism
Physician describes how his 5-year-old daughter resolved selective mutism. “It was like a miracle.” – This treatment process via telephone and skype empowered the social intelligence and social skills of child who was previously “imprisoned” by selective mutism.
Mom Teaches Anxiety Interview
This interview showcases the creativity of a mother of a selectively mute child in the process of teaching a functional age –appropriate understanding of anxiety.
Processing with SM 7 year old
Helping the SM child identify thoughts and feelings. – The most difficult and the most productive component of The Berent Treatment Method for Selective Mutism is the process of nurturing the child into attachment and identification of thoughts and feelings. In this dramatic interview a father demonstrates his resolve and technique.
Selective Mutism: Dad said “100%” resolved. Mom said “99%”.
Dad said their 7 year old is “100%” cured. Mom said “99%”. – Parenting teamwork resolves the emotional pain of the young child afflicted with selective mutism.
Adolescent Selective Mutism Resolved
Adolescent Selective Mustim resolved. – The older the child, the more that selective mutism becomes ingrained into the personality and lifestyle. It can evolve into a developmental challenge. Here the parents of a teenager with selective mutism describe the intensity and complexity of a successful treatment experience.
Selective Mutism: Talking in Five Sessions
Delia describes her son “broke the glass door” that trapped her son verbally. – The father described, very lovingly, his child with selective mutism as his “little butterfly”. Recovery was achieved by channeling parenting over-protection into a truly “nurturing” parenting strategy.
Selective Mutism: Teaching Parents to be Therapists
In most cases one to one treatment with a young child with selective mutism is non-productive. The Berent Method utilizes the leverage, influence, and power of parenting to facilitate healing. This interview provides insight.>
Selective Mutism: Empowering Parenting
In most cases one to one treatment with a young child with selective mutism is non-productive. The Berent Method utilizes the leverage, influence, and power of parenting to facilitate healing. This interview provides insight.
Selective Mutism: Non-enabling Parenting
“Lanette” describes how “non-enabling” parenting strategies facilitated success for her 12-year-old with profound developmental challenges.
Social & Performance Anxiety on WFAN Radio 2/14/16
For your entertainment you may be interested in this show on New York’s #1 sports station. The focus is on public speaking anxiety, selective mutism, and more.
Blush, Sweat and Tears
Clinical Proof that Blushing is Controllable: A Unique Therapeutic Discussion with 4 blushers
Free Seminar on Blushing and Performance Anxiety
Selective Mutism: Free Seminar With Professional Baseball Player
Listen to free selective mutism seminar with Jonathan Berent and major league baseball pitcher
