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The Anti-Anxiety Workbook

Proven Strategies to Overcome Worry, Phobias, Panic, and Obsessions

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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Published: December 2008
  • ISBN: 978-1-59385-993-0
  • Publisher: Guilford Press

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From panic attacks to chronic worry, it is estimated that the UK has as many as 20 million sufferers of an anxiety condition, making it one of the most common reasons people seek psychological help. Now, anxiety experts Martin M. Antony and Peter J. Norton provide sufferers with a state-of-the-art program for conquering their worries, phobias, and obsessions. The Anti-Anxiety Workbook offers an unrivalled toolkit of proven strategies drawn from cognitive-behavioral therapy, the most effective treatment for anxiety. Readers use convenient self-assessment worksheets to identify their worry triggers and keep track of their anxious moments in weekly journals. Hands-on exercises help them change the beliefs and behaviors that cause anxiety and worsen symptoms. Other techniques provide ways to achieve a new level of calm. Antony and Norton also offer clear advice on psychotherapy and the use of anti-anxiety medications. Grounded in the best available research, this powerful, practical book helps readers take control of their worries and get their lives back on track. Includes over two dozen reproducibles.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Faces of Anxiety. Part I: The Prep. Anxiety: The Big Picture. Getting to Know Your Anxiety. Getting Ready for Treatment. Part II: The Program. Changing Your Anxious Thinking. Eliminating the Safety Net. Confronting Feared Objects and Situations. Confronting Scary Thoughts, Memories, Images, and Urges. Confronting Frightening Feelings and Sensations. Learning to Relax: Relaxation, Meditation, and Acceptance. Medications and Herbal Remedies. Part III: In the Long Run. Creating an Anti-anxiety Lifestyle. Overcoming Treatment Obstacles. Living without Anxiety. A Guide for Family and Friends. Appendix: Helpful Resources.

Reviews

"Everyone with anxiety problems should read this book! It tells you why you have anxiety and exactly, step-by-step, what you should do about it. It is reader friendly, easy to understand, and based on cutting-edge research. Truly a 'must read.'" - Judith S. Beck, Director, Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, USA

"There have been major advances in the understanding and management of anxiety in recent years, and this book captures all of the key lessons. The techniques and strategies in these pages will help you learn to manage any type of anxiety and fear." - Ronald M. Rapee, author of Overcoming Shyness and Social Phobia

"If you are going to invest your time and energy in a self-help book, you need to be supported by more than just hope. You deserve to trust the authors as experts with combined decades (not years) of experience. You want to feel confident that the strategies are backed by proven science, and applying them will yield the promised results. This workbook delivers on all that." - Reid Wilson, author of Don’t Panic

"This is an invaluable self-help volume for people suffering from anxiety disorders. Packed with sound, practical information, the book lucidly describes and illustrates scientifically established strategies for overcoming anxiety. It is comprehensive in the many types of anxiety problems addressed and the range of treatment options covered. Although intended as a workbook for anxiety sufferers, this book is also an important resource for enabling students in the field of mental health to learn about the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders." - Steven Taylor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Canada

"From two acknowledged experts in the field, this book gets up-to-date, understandable, and accurate information directly into the hands of anxiety sufferers. It is structured to be a useful adjunct to cognitive-behavioral therapy or for people to use on their own. I know that this book will be very useful in my practice and I will recommend it highly to many of my patients. In addition, trainees who are learning how to deliver care to people with anxiety will benefit greatly by reading it as an introduction to the field." - Richard P. Swinson, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences (Emeritus), McMaster University, Canada