Managing Anxiety with CBT For Dummies

Discover how to beat anxiety and live a happy, balanced life Everybody experiences anxiety now and then. But for some people anxiety is like a steel trap holding them back from happiness and a rich, productive life. If you suffer from problem anxiety, this book has the solution. It lays out a simple, proven approach for getting at the sources of your anxiety and freeing yourself from its grip. You'll learn powerful Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques for understanding the sources of your anxiety, identifying 'trigger' situations that lead to runaway anxiety, and replacing negative thought patterns – helping you to build a brighter, healthier future. Take the first steps on the path to change – find the courage to face up to your fears and anxieties and to set goals on your journey to a life free from anxiety Take control of your anxiety – learn powerful techniques for reprogramming your anxiety-causing patterns of thought and behaviour and replacing them with positive ones Live free and stay free – make important lifestyle changes that will help you maintain your mental and emotional balance and avoid falling back into the anxiety trap Open the book and find: What CBT is and why it works How to be objective about your anxiety Guidelines for mapping out the causes of your anxiety How to face your fears and keep them in perspective Tips for overcoming worry and uncertainty Healthy lifestyle changes you can make to keep you anxiety free What to do if you feel yourself slipping back into the grip of anxiety Learn to: Understand what anxiety is and how it can hold you back Prepare for change and establish goals for the future Face your fears and keep your worries in perspective

Introduction 1 Part I: Understanding Your Anxiety  7 Chapter 1: All About Anxiety 9 Chapter 2: Making a Map of Your Anxiety 23 Part II: Tackling Your Anxiety 37 Chapter 3: Going for Goals..39 Chapter 4: Facing Your Fears51 Chapter 5: Finding Out if Your Fears Are Fact or Fiction63 Chapter 6: Letting Go of Worry 81 Chapter 7: Anxiety Rules and How to Break Them 93 Part III: Making Progress and Moving On 107 Chapter 8: Looking at the Bigger Picture 109 Chapter 9: Creating Your Route Map for a Brighter Future 123 Part IV: The Part of Tens 135 Chapter 10: Ten Tips for Tackling Anxiety 137 Chapter 11: Ten Inspiring Tips for Moving On from Anxiety 145 Index 157

Graham Davey is Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. Kate Cavanagh is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Sussex. Fergal Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent. Lydia Turner is a Consultant Psychological Therapist, and Adrian Whittington is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, both based at the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.