'Empowering and cathartic' - Dr Tracy Cooper, International
Consultant on High Sensitivity 'Deeply moving and informative' -
Lily Bailey, author As an adolescent, Russell's face and neck would
turn crimson at the slightest thing. In his twenties he began
suffering from an extreme form of blushing (idiopathic craniofacial
erythema). It sent out all the wrong signals - to friends, family
and to the opposite sex. And it triggered something worse: Social
Anxiety Disorder. Up to one in 10 people develop this irrational
fear of other human beings. From university to the workplace,
Russell desperately tried to hide his secret from everyone. In an
attempt to be 'normal,' he grabbed every remedy going, from drugs
to herbs to bottles of absinthe. Through trial and error, he
discovered a way to overcome social anxiety and live a fulfilling
and rich life. By turns wry and shocking, dark and optimistic,
Redface is the eye-opening true story of how one man found his own
way forward in a world built for others. It will fascinate readers
who are socially anxious, their friends and family, and anyone who
wants to know what it's like to travel to the edge of human
experience and back. Read this memoir and discover how to conquer
your social anxiety and learn how to be yourself. Reviews
'Immersive and raw in its emotional intensity, Norris's Redface
invites us into his private world of avoidance, compensation and
adaptation. Ultimately culminating in a deep awareness of himself
and the world he moves through, it's empowering and cathartic for
everyone who has experienced SAD.' - Dr Tracy Cooper, International
Consultant on High Sensitivity 'Deeply moving and informative. I
raced through it. Norris's portrayal of the cyclical struggle of
Social Anxiety Disorder is stunning. This book is the perfect
response to anyone who's ever said "don't we all get anxious about
socialising?"' - Lily Bailey, Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl
Lost in Thought Extract Chapter 1: Closed Door I'm hovering just in
front of a closed door. It's in the office building where I work. I
can see through the window of the door into the room beyond it. I'm
listening carefully for approaching voices. As soon as another
person comes into view, I'll have to make a snap decision: commit
and go through that door or abort and quickly walk away from it,
surreptitiously double back at some point, then try to hold my
nerve for a second attempt. I've been doing this in secret for my
entire career and if I could calculate exactly how much time I've
lost in this state of limbo, all the seconds, minutes and hours
spent holding back in hallways or pacing back and forth just behind
closed doors, it might add up to a lifetime. And a waste of one.
Because there's nothing out of the ordinary on the other side of
those doors.... meeting rooms, breakout spaces, team and coffee
points, just spaces designed to help people work together. But
people is the key word. On the other side of every door there will
be people. People I know. People who know me. People I'm about to
meet. People who've yet to meet me. And once I'm on the other side
there's no turning back. ... Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is
formally classed as a mental disorder, which affects millions of
people worldwide - and up to 10%of the UK population. It can
manifest itself in many ways. Symptoms often surface as secondary
phobias, ranging from a fear of eating or writing in front of
others to a fear of being watched in a public bathroom. For me,
social anxiety plays out on my skin... Its symptom is called
Idiopathic Craniofacial Erythema, which means uncontrollable and
unprovoked facial blushing. They are the evil twins who constantly
embarrass me. If you have social anxiety, this book is for you. If
you've never heard of social anxiety, this book is for you. I've
been quietly avoiding people all my life, hesitating behind a door.
But I'm pushing that door wide open now. And I'm coming through it.
To talk to you.
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