Reading the CBT book - Feeling Good - helps me quite a bit, I'm awful at twisting the smallest things in my mind and making them feel huge and dark, (nobody loves me, I'm all alone/will be single forever, I'm ugly, that person thinks I'm stupid/boring etc, etc, etc…when in reality, none of that is truly happening) and suffer from the axiety aftermath, this book really helped/helps me to put things back into perspective and see things more clearly without my mind interferring. I was able to get out and start making new friends and building on the friendships I already had. I still have bad days, but it's a little easier now to pull myself out of it and move forward…it's amazing how fast you can change your perception and feel so differently(positive or negative) if you allow it! Thank you- even just writing this made me feel better! I hope it works for you!