{"product_id":"a-schema-therapy-self-help-guide-lucius-granville-glenn-9781764726528","title":"A Schema Therapy Self-Help Guide to Avoidant Personality Disorder: Easing Shame, Quieting Self-Doubt, and Letting People In","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding the Quiet Distance Between You and the People You Want Close\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is a particular kind of loneliness that comes from wanting connection and fleeing it at the same time. You long to be known, and the moment someone gets close, something in you pulls back. If you have spent years feeling that you are somehow not enough, that closeness costs more than it should, and that being seen is more risk than relief, this book offers a clear and compassionate way to understand why, and what can change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat This Book Helps You Do\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchema Therapy for Avoidant Personality Disorder: The Self-Help Edition\u003c\/em\u003e is a plain-language guide to the patterns behind avoidance, social inhibition, and deep self-doubt. Drawing on the schema therapy model, it helps you recognize the core belief that drives the pattern, meet the inner critic and the protective wall that keep people at arm's length, and understand the younger part of you that learned long ago to stay hidden. From there, it offers gentle, practical steps toward self-compassion, small experiments in being seen, and the skills to stay close and repair connection rather than disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Book Stands Out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than offering quick fixes, this book follows a structured path from understanding to change, written in warm, everyday language. Each chapter blends realistic composite examples with clear explanations and small, reader-paced exercises you can actually use. It treats avoidance not as a flaw in your character but as a strategy that once kept you safe, and shows how that strategy can loosen over time. It is a companion to a separate clinician's edition, so the approach you learn here is the same one a therapist might use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is for readers who: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognize a lifelong pattern of holding back from people, work, or opportunities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLive with intense self-doubt, shame, or a sense of not belonging\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWant connection but feel safer keeping others at a distance\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre curious about schema therapy and what it offers for avoidance and social anxiety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWant a gentle, structured starting point before or alongside professional support\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Clear Place to Begin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange in this work is a direction, not a finish line. If you want to understand the quiet distance you have lived with, and to move toward a fuller, more connected life at your own pace, this book offers a structured and compassionate place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucius Granville Glenn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764726529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764726528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Renewable Ink Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Lucius Granville Glenn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002061136127,"sku":"9781764726528","price":21.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-schema-therapy-self-help-guide-lucius-granville-glenn-9781764726528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}