notice my hands shaking.”
To identify your own anxiety-provoking thoughts, we recommend the following 
steps. First, review some of the examples of anxiety-provoking thoughts listed in chapter 
1. These will give you an idea of the types of thoughts that are often associated with 
social anxiety. Next, think of social situations that you ﬁnd particularly difﬁcult (for 
example, talking to strangers, eating with other people, speaking at meetings) and try to 
answer the following questions. Your answers to these questions will give you an idea of 
the types of thoughts, predictions, and expectations that help to maintain your anxiety.