Tag: Anxiety

Book: The Anxiety Toolkit

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Book Title:

Anxiety Toolkit, The – Strategies for Fine-Tuning Your Mind and Moving Past Your Stuck Points.

Author(s): Alice Boyes, PhD.

Year: 2015.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: End of line Clearance Book.

Type(s): Paperback.

Synopsis:

Do you overthink before taking action? Are you prone to making negative predictions? Do you worry about the worst that could happen? Do you take negative feedback very hard? Are you self-critical? Does anything less than perfect performance feel like failure?

If any of these issues resonate with you, you are probably suffering from some degree of anxiety, and you’re not alone. The good news: while reducing your anxiety level to zero is not possible or useful (anxiety can actually be helpful!), you can learn to successfully manage symptoms – such as excessive rumination, hesitation, fear of criticism and paralysing perfection.

In The Anxiety Toolkit, Dr. Alice Boyes translates powerful, evidence-based tools used in therapy clinics into tips and tricks you can employ in everyday life. Whether you have an anxiety disorder, or are just anxiety-prone by nature, you will discover how anxiety works, strategies to help you cope with common anxiety ‘stuck’ points and a confidence that – anxious or not – you have all the tools you need to succeed in life and work.

Book: The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook

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Book Title:

The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook.

Author(s): Edmund J. Bourne, PhD.

Year: 2020.

Edition: Seventh (7th), Revised and Updated Edition.

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Celebrating 30 years as a classic in its field and recommended by therapists worldwide, The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook is an unparalleled, essential resource for people struggling with anxiety and phobias.

Living with anxiety, panic disorders, or phobias can make you feel like you aren’t in control of your life. Tackle the fears that hold you back with this go-to guide. Packed with the most effective skills for assessing and treating anxiety, this evidence-based workbook contains the latest clinical research. You’ll find an arsenal of tools for quieting worry, ending negative self-talk, and taking charge of your anxious thoughts, including:

  • Relaxation and breathing techniques; and
  • New research on exposure therapy for phobiasLifestyle, exercise, mindfulness and nutrition tips.

Written by a leading expert in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), this fully revised and updated seventh edition offers powerful, step-by-step treatment strategies for panic disorders, agoraphobia, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), worry, and fear.

You will also find new information on relapse prevention after successful treatment, and updates on medication, cannabis derivatives, ketamine, exposure, nutrition, spirituality, the latest research in neurobiology, and more.

Whether you suffer from anxiety and phobias yourself, or are a professional working with this population, this book provides the latest treatment solutions for overcoming the fears that stand in the way of living a meaningful and happy life.

This workbook can be used on its own or in conjunction with therapy.

Book: Anxiety – Overcome It and Live Without Fear

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Book Title:

Anxiety – Overcome It and Live Without Fear.

Author(s): Sonali Gupta.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: HarperCollins.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Do you know the difference between anxiety and stress? What can you do when you have a panic attack? How do you know when it is time to get help?

Anxiety is a mental health crisis that has gripped over three crore Indians. In Anxiety: Overcome It and Live without Fear, clinical psychologist Sonali Gupta delves into the condition, using case studies to identify how anxiety can be triggered at work, in relationships, and by social media. Gupta shares a unique glimpse into this mental health condition in India, especially among Gen Z and millennials.

Recommending strategies and techniques for anxiety-prone readers, this book will help you confront your fears and take control of your life.

Book: 30 Days 30 Ways to Overcome Anxiety

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Book Title:

30 Days 30 Ways to Overcome Anxiety.

Author(s): Bev Aisbett.

Year: 2019.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers.

Type(s): Paperback and Audio CD.

Synopsis:

Outlines a thirty day programme to overcoming anxiety, with daily exercises and mantras to help readers manage the emotion.

Book: The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques

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Book Title:

The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques.

Author(s): Margaret Wehrenberg.

Year: 2018.

Edition: Second (2nd).

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

The newly updated workbook companion for putting the top anxiety management techniques into practice, first edition released in 2008.

Brimming with exercises, worksheets, tips, and tools, this complete how-to workbook companion expands on the top 10 anxiety-busting techniques Margaret Wehrenberg presents in the earlier edition of this book, showing readers exactly how to put them into action.

From panic disorders, generalised anxiety, and social anxiety, to overall worry and stress, manifestations of anxiety are among the most common – and often debilitating – mental health complaints. But thanks to a flood of supporting brain research, effective, practical strategies have emerged that allow us to manage day-to-day anxiety on our own.

Here Dr. Wehrenberg offers us a trove of them, showing just how physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms can be alleviated with targeted methods. Step-by-step exercises for practicing counter-cognition, mindfulness meditation, thought-stopping, and thought-replacement, “breathing minutes,” demand delays, cued relaxation, affirmations, and much, much more are presented – all guaranteed to overcome your anxious thoughts.

The accompanying audio downloads feature an array of calming, author-guided exercises including targeted breath work, muscle relaxation, mindfulness, and much more.

Book: The 7 Principles of Stress

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Book Title:

7 Principles of Stress: Extend Life, Stay Fit, and Ward off Fat. What You Didn’t Know About How Stress Can Reboot Your Mind, Energy, and Sex Life.

Author(s): Ori Hofmekler.

Year: 2017.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, US.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Ori Hofmekler, acclaimed author of The Warrior Diet and one of the first proponents of intermittent fasting, challenges conventional wisdom about diet, fitness, and anti-aging with a new approach to health that uses stress to live longer, stay fit, and ward off fat.

Supported by cutting-edge research, this book redefines the term “nutrition” as it reveals the stress-mimicking nutrients that yield the same benefits as fasting and exercising.

At the core of the book is the biology of stress and the way it affects key aspects of life from feeding and sexual behavior to mental and physical performance. Hofmekler demonstrates that that there is a thin line between beneficial stress and harmful stress, and shows how to put knowledge of the difference into powerful practice.

His book is a call to action – a manifesto of living life to its utmost evolutionary potential, under stress, as nature intended.

Book: Your Anxiety Beast and You

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Book Title:

Your Anxiety Beast and You – A Compassionate Guide to Living in an Increasingly Anxious World.

Author(s): Eric Goodman, PhD.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st), Illustrated Edition.

Publisher: Exisle Publishing.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Just like The Beast in the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, anxiety is an emotion that society initially misjudges as the villain. Your Anxiety Beast and You is a kinder, more compassionate approach for people suffering from anxiety. Rather than living with an enemy inside your mind, you are encouraged to see anxiety for what it really is – an inner hero. It is always trying to protect you from threats, however, it is completely confused about what are true threats in the modern world.

Learn how to cope with your anxiety and train it to be a better inner-companion through integrating therapeutic methods from compassion-focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Gain an understanding of why society stigmatises anxiety and gain a better understanding of your own anxiety beast with humour and compassion. Your Anxiety Beast and You takes you through step-by-step strategies to cope with the howling of the beast in your mind, the physical effects of anxiety on your body, and then focuses on ways to come up with ‘teachable moments’ for your anxiety to learn that what you fear is not actually a threat.

With over 25 years of experience helping people with anxiety disorders and OCD, Dr Goodman aims to help you make peace with the reality of your anxiety. And then to help you re-focus on making your anxiety a better companion.

Book: Social Anxiety

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Book Title:

Social Anxiety: Seek Your Inner Peace.

Author(s): Alex Munoz.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Independently Published.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Guide your mind towards social freedom and find solutions to your shyness!

Social Anxiety is becoming more and more common in modern day. You are not alone. You are important. Do you want to find the confidence you’ve always been seeking? Let’s get rid of the social anxiousness once and for all!

This book has the tools and techniques to find your inner peace by being your full authentic self. With an abundance of strategies, you will be able to go about your day by being unapologetically yourself. It is time to get rid of all the barriers that are holding you back. Being a transparent human being will bring you the joy you have been seeking.

Start a new chapter in your life by indulging in the knowledge that will improve your personality to become the best version of yourself.

Book: Shyness – What it is, What to Do About it

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Book Title:

Shyness – What it is, What to Do About it.

Author(s): Philip G. Zambardo.

Year: 1977.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: London: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.

Type(s): Hardcover.

Synopsis:

Here is a startling and sometimes disturbing book about a problem that touches the lives of all of us — shyness.

Based on five years of scientific research by Stanford University psychologist Philip G. Zimbardo, this book examines how and why people become shy.

You will read about the roles parents, teachers, spouses, and society play in generating shyness. And you 11 learn how the famous (Carol Burnett, Lawrence Welk, Melvin Belli, Barbara Walters, and others) and the not-so-famous cope with this common problem.

Dr. Zimbardo also provides successful techniques developed at his Stanford University Shyness Clinic for overcoming your own shyness and for helping othersdeal effectively with this often devastating problem.

Book: The Science and Practice of Wellness

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Book Title:

The Science and Practice of Wellness: Interventions for Happiness, Enthusiasm, Resilience, and Optimism (HERO).

Author(s): Rakesh Jain and Saundra Jain.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: W.W. Norton Company.

Type(s): Hardcover.

Synopsis:

Wellness is rapidly becoming an issue of great importance in clinical practice. Wellness-centric clinicians look to improve various traits known to be beneficial to patients – traits such as happiness, enthusiasm, resilience, and optimism (referred to as the HERO traits). All of these not only improve global mental wellness, but also offer resilience against stress, depression, and anxiety. Wellness-centric interventions augment both psychopharmacology and traditional psychotherapies, such as CBT.

Rakesh and Saundra Jain start with an in- depth review of the scientific literature and a practical introduction on applying wellness interventions in various clinical settings. Additionally, they offer advice on such beneficial practices as exercise, mindfulness, optimised nutrition, optimized sleep, enhanced socialisation, and positive psychology enhancement. A robust resource section offers access to wellness-centric scales and forms developed by the authors.