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    Four mistakes when talking to others

    The following arrived in an email advertising an eBook. It is about "a few tips and pointers that you can take and implement immediately to improve the way you come across to people": MISTAKE #1: Being Stuck In Your Head Outgoing people talk to other people. Shy people talk to themselves...
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    Fertilizer for CBT or Exposure Therapy

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy does not work in 35 - 40% of cases. The same thing can happen with formal or informal exposure therapy. Despite repeated exposure to feared situations, such as working in the retail industry, there is no habituation to the situation, or, in other words, the therapy...
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    There is no need to be ashamed

    There have been a number of comments along the lines of "I am ashamed that I have social phobia". That is unjustified. What are the causes? Well, broadly, they are: . genetics . shortage of neurotransmitters dopamine and seratonin in the brain . family history . personality...
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    An idea

    I received this literally half an hour ago. It was sent by an email list I subscribe to. Opportunity Surrounds You You are, right now, standing in opportunity. It is all around you. At this age, at this weight, with these resources, you are surrounded by opportunity. There are doors and...
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    Poll about you

    This is a poll of personal characteristics. It has been copied from an earlier thread, because the responses did seem to fit the profile below reasonably well. Its author is Worrywort. To clarify some of the questions: 2 do you look younger than your age?: if you think you look...
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