Robert F. Mullen, PhD
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Publishing Update

We forwarded our book, A Survivor’s Common-Sense Approach to Recovery from Social Anxiety to the publisher. At this stage, we do not yet have an estimated release date.

The publisher has asked us to refrain from sharing any of the book’s content until we receive formal approval. However, we are permitted to publish the table of contents, which should give readers a general idea of what to expect in the book.

Caveat

The primary distinction between social anxiety and social anxiety disorder lies in the severity of symptoms experienced. Not everyone is affected in the same way. The intensity and persistence of symptoms can vary greatly from person to person. Although the characteristics and traits of these conditions may appear similar across individuals, each person’s experience is shaped by a unique combination of environment, life experiences, and the diversity of human thought and behavior.

Additionally, it is important to recognize that comorbidities—other mental health conditions that occur alongside social anxiety—are highly prevalent. This reality highlights the complex nature of these anxiety disorders. As such, effective recovery strategies must address not only social anxiety, social phobia, and social anxiety disorder, but also the multiple related conditions that often coexist. Throughout this book, when recovery methods are discussed for one of these conditions, they are intended to apply broadly to all three.

Dr. Mullen is doing impressive work helping the world. He is the
pioneer of proactive neuroplasticity, utilizing DRNI – deliberate,
repetitive, neural information. – WeVoice (Madrid, Málaga)   

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I: ACCOUNTABILITY

Chapter One: It’s Not Our Fault
Chapter Two: Trust the Process
Chapter Three: Always Being Right
Chapter Four: The Examined Life
Chapter Five: The Destructive Nature of Blame

PART II: NEUROPLASTICITY

Chapter Six: Feeding Our Neural Network
Chapter Seven: The Sky is Falling
Chapter Eight: Reconstructing Our Neural Network
Chapter Nine: Control Fallacies
Chapter Ten: Hemispheric Synchronization
Chapter Eleven: Emotional Reasoning

PART III: SELF-ESTEEM

Chapter Twelve: Reclaiming and Rebuilding Our Self-Esteem
Chapter Thirteen: Filtering and Polarized Thinking
Chapter Fourteen: The Importance of a Character Resume
Chapter Fifteen: Stop and Smell the Roses
Chapter Sixteen: Defense Mechanisms and Social Anxiety     
Chapter Seventeen: Fallacy of Fairness and Heaven’s Reward Fallacy

PART IV: FEAR-RELATED SITUATIONS

Chapter Eighteen: Origins of Our Automatic Negative Thoughts
Chapter Nineteen: Identifying Fear-Related Situations
Chapter Twenty: Coping Strategies for Anticipated Situations
Chapter Twenty-One: Visualization and Suggestion
Chapter Twenty-Two: Fear Situation Plan

PART V: COPING STRATEGIES

Chapter Twenty-Three: Key Coping Strategies
Chapter Twenty-Four: All-Purpose Coping Strategies
Chapter Twenty-Five: Labeling
Chapter Twenty-Six: Relationships
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Personalization

Chapter Twenty-Eighteen: The Spotted Leopard

APPENDICES

A: Character Strengths, Virtues, and Attributes
B: Character Resume
C: Fear Situation Plan
D. Symptoms and Traits of Social Anxiety
Sources

Proactive Neuroplasticity YouTube Series