The content in this article will take you past the absurd hype and mis-information that is abundant regarding social anxiety into the beginning of a realistic and productive understanding of the problem! I promise; if the subject of social anxiety is important to you, you will not be bored!

At the end of this article is The Andrew Kukes Story. Read carefully and you can access one of the most important programs for healing for free to the general public, and for continuing education credits for mental health professionals.

To begin; it’s important that you know about my background. After all, if you are going to take advice it’s important to know the quality of the source.

Here’s the short story. In 1976, fresh out of graduate school I was working in a community center as a youth worker. An associate suggested that we start a socialization group for teenagers with learning disabilities. I had no idea what she was talking about, but after doing research I discovered there was no such program. I set up a protocol where the first step was to interview applicants with a parent. Then an interesting phenomenon happened. Many of those interviewed never showed up for the group. This was my discovery of social anxiety in 1976, way before the term became commonly used.

Since this time, I have worked directly with, or supervised treatment for, approximately 10,000 individuals of all ages with social anxiety and related challenges. I have seen everything from a total “cure” (and I don’t use this term lightly) to the problem being permanent, and everything in between. It’s very unlikely that you could tell me anything I have not heard! (Read More . . . )