Intimate Connections;

In this breakthrough book, Dr. David Burns, M.D., author of the bestselling Feeling Good, applies the proven principles of Cognitive Therapy to eliminating the negative thinking and low self-esteem that causes loneliness and shyness. With sensible and sensitive advice, case histories, and revealing exercises, this step-by-step program shows you how to:
 
• Pinpoint and rid yourself of attitudes that keep you apart from others
• Master the techniques that make you feel and look more attractive
• Deal with people who give you the runaround
• Resist romantic temptations not in your best interest
• Release inhibitions to conquer performance anxiety and enhance sexual pleasure
• Develop fulfilling relationships . . . and more
 
“Revelatory . . . Burns understands on a gut level.”—The Chicago Tribune