Anxiety Skills Workbook

Hofmann, Stefan G.

• Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781684034536

Overcome anxiety, fear, and worry—and start living the life you want.

If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, you aren't alone. Anxiety is at epidemic levels. Fortunately, there are effective—and fast—techniques you can use to break free from worry and get back to the things that matter to you. This workbook offers a comprehensive collection of simple treatment strategies to help get you started.

In The Anxiety Skills Workbook, you'll find tons of tips and tricks for managing your anxiety and worry using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness. Based on the evidence-based treatment model developed at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University—one of the premier anxiety centers in the world—this book will help you understand and effectively deal with anxiety and worry anytime, anywhere.

The unique "module" format of this workbook allows you to focus on your own individual anxiety and worry patterns. While it is recommended that you take a chronological path through the material, the pacing and length of each module allows for flexibly adapting to your individual needs. In other words, you can use this book however you like—whether that means starting at the beginning, middle, or end. Choose what works for you.

With this unique workbook, you'll learn better ways to cope with your anxiety, so you can get back to living your life.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Foreword
• Contributing Authors
• Prologue
• Introduction: How to Use This Workbook
• Module 1: Planning Your Journey
• Module 2: Mindful Relaxation
• Module 3: Rethinking Thoughts
• Module 4: Worries About Worries
• Module 5: Facing Feared Scenarios and Images
• Module 6: Changing Behaviors
• Module 7: Progress on Goals and Relapse Prevention
• References
• About the Authors