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Alot of great responses here i appcreiate it guys! One thing that i've been trying to figure out, is cbt and rational thinking the same thing? or is rational thinking a component in cbt

But if one is ugly how does that not reflect reality? It's reality and how you actually, i don't understand what you mean can you explain more please. I have the issue of looking ugly too unfortunately. I'm very self-concious and feel like i'm ugly, and i believe it reality.

You said it doesn't fix anything long-term. What has fixed things for you long-term?

Ya i put it on my list of books to read. So far i got 3 books in that list and not trying to add more lol

Are you refering to this book?

Anyone in LA?? Really interested in meeting someone with this condition. My first time, it will be exciting!

Yes, they say rational statements help anxiety. I wanted to see here how much has it helped others.

Yes.

I see quite often see methods of rational statements/thinking. How much have they worked on treating your SA (alot OR moderately successful)??

I'm just curious has anyone overcame their SA of the opposite (OR same) sex? I'm a male and have bad SA around girls. It's hard for me to just have a regular convo with females. With guys i virtually feel zero anxiety and say whatever i want. I have never had a real female friend, only guy...

I've been taking Risperdal for 1 month now with no success yet. In the last 2 weeks I got a new side effect that is extreme boredom. This side effect make everything excruciatingly boring, in turn making me depressed. It hard to bare and I don't want it to become permanent. Therefore should i...

Before starting I must say I have very tiny experience with meds. I have SA and a sever anger problem. I've been taking risperdal for a week to combat the anger problem and i think it's working slightly. However I'm thinking of adding Prozac to for my SA but not sure if this will lead to bad...

I heard a guy with social phobia who studied neurology say that sometimes meds make symptoms worst for short while but the symptoms will eventually subside and meds will start working. Is this true? Let me explain more... for example you have schizophrenia and take newly subscribed meds for the...

I am a 24y/o Male. My social anxiety has always been worse around women since childhood. Therefore i've always had more guy friends. I never had female friend that i hanged out with. I want to know, has anyone with this opposite-sex fear had there problem go away overtime? and, how did it go away?

I stay in Los Angeles regularly and looking for an anger-management psychologists. Does anyone here know of any great ones in LA county that you've heard of from your friends or seen yourself?

Just curious if someone here is well-versed and comprehensively knowledgeable in the control of anger? I respect people who have been able to this.

I have free welfare health-insurance called Medi-Cal which is for low income people. Will the psychologist who accept this free health-insurance not be as good as psychologist who require other health-insurances that is not for low-income people?

I'm a dark skin male of South Sudan (African) descent but i've been living in U.S. since 7yo, not much accent. I Honestly feel like i'm in the extreme end in regards to body-dysmorphia and feel like i have alot of physical features that look weird and not too common. They are as listed below...

I'm a person with a high intamcy drive therefore i'm always hyper aware to the intimate social eviroments around me. Last night, in a matter of 3 minutes i seen 3 asian girls (in sperate situations) with white guys. These were seprate couples who didn't know each other. That's insane and most...

There is local Jack in The box which i visit everday in my neighborhood and the staff are familiar with me. I had a receipt which has survey for "Buy 1 get 1 free Jumbo Jack" which stated I can do the survey online or call. After completing the survey online through my mobile phone and it gave...