| Description |
xx, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-313) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- About this book -- What not to read -- Foolish assumptions -- How this book is organized -- Icons used in this book -- Where to go from here -- pt. 1. Detecting and exposing anxiety -- 1. Analyzing and attacking anxiety -- Anxiety : everybody's doing it -- Tabulating the costs of anxiety -- Recognizing the symptoms of anxiety -- Seeking help for your anxiety -- 2. Examining anxiety : what's normal, what's not -- Presenting the seven main types of anxiety -- Sorting out what's normal from what's not -- Mimicking anxiety : drugs and diseases -- Preparing to fight or run -- 3. Clearing the roadblocks to change -- Digging out the roots of anxiety -- Moving from self-abuse to self-acceptance -- Having second thoughts about change -- Deciding if you really want to get the show on the road -- 4. Watching worries come and go -- Following your fears all the way down the line -- Sizing up success -- pt. II. The thought remedies -- 5. Becoming a thought detective -- Distinguishing thoughts from feelings -- Tracking your thoughts, triggers, and feelings -- Tackling your thoughts : thought therapy -- Cultivating calm thinking -- 6. Busting up your agitating assumptions -- Understanding agitating assumptions -- Finding your agitating assumptions -- Testing your beliefs and assumptions -- Coming down with a case of agitating assumptions -- Challenging those nasty assumptions : running a cost/benefit analysis -- Challenging your own agitating assumptions -- Designing balanced assumptions -- Above all : be kind to yourself -- 7. Watching out for worry words -- Stacking little sticks into bonfires of anxiety -- Tracking your worry words -- Refuting and replacing your worry words -- |
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pt. III. Anti-anxiety actions -- 8. Facing fear one step at a time -- Exposure : coming to grips with your fears -- Conquering your fears -- Chasing rainbows -- 9. Simply simplifying your life -- Evaluating what's important versus what's not -- Ranking priorities -- Delegating for extra time -- Just saying "no" -- 10. Let's get physical -- Ready...exercise! -- Don't wait for willpower, just do it -- Working in your workout -- Selecting an exercise, whatever turns you on -- 11. Sleep, sweet sleep -- Giving sleeplessness a name -- The ABCs of getting your Zs -- Following a few relaxing routines -- What to do when sleep just won't come -- Nagging nightmares -- pt. IV. Focusing on feeling -- 12. Relaxation : the five-minute solution -- Blowing anxiety away -- Chilling out -- Relaxing via your senses -- 13. Creating calm in your imagination -- Letting your imagination roam -- Full sensory imaging -- Customizing your own images -- 14. Relieving anxiety with herbs and dietary supplements -- Searching for supplements -- Hunting for helpful herbs -- 15. Prescribing peacefulness -- Making up your mind about medications -- Understanding medication options -- 16. Mindful acceptance -- Accepting anxiety? Hey, that's a switch! -- Letting go of ego -- Connecting with the real thing -- Accepting mindfulness into your life -- pt. V. Helping others with anxiety -- 17. Helping your kids fight anxiety -- Separating normal from abnormal -- Inspecting the most common childhood anxiety disorders -- Nipping anxiety in the bud -- Helping already anxious children -- 18. When someone you love suffers from anxiety -- Discovering if your partners suffers with anxiety -- Talking together about anxiety -- Guiding the way -- Teaming up against anxiety -- Accepting anxiety with love -- |
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pt. VI. The part of tens -- 19. Ten ways to stop anxiety quickly -- Breathing out your anxiety -- Talking with a friend -- Exercising aerobically -- Soothing the body -- Taking Kava Kava -- Challenging your anxious thinking -- Listening to music -- Finding distractions -- Having sex -- Staying with the moment -- 20. Ten anxiety busters that just don't work -- Avoiding what scares you -- Whining and complaining -- Seeking reassurance -- Hoping for miracles -- Seeking quick fixes -- Lying on the couch : Freudian psychoanalysis -- Drinking your troubles away -- Trying too hard -- Sipping herbal drinks -- Taking medication as a sole solution -- 21. Ten ways to deal with relapse -- Expecting anxiety -- Counting the swallows -- Checking out why anxiety returned -- Seeing a doctor -- Revisiting what worked before -- Doing something different -- Getting support -- Considering booster sessions -- Looking at the stages of change -- Accepting anxiety -- 22. Ten signs that you need professional help -- Having suicidal thoughts or plans -- Feeling hopeless -- Handling anxiety and depression -- Trying and trying and trying -- Struggling at home -- Dealing with major problems at work -- Suffering from sever obsessions or compulsions -- Understanding post-traumatic stress disorder -- Going through sleepless nights -- Getting high -- Finding help -- Appendix. Resources for you -- Self-help books -- Resources to help children -- Accessing Web sites to discover more about anxiety. |
| Subject |
Anxiety.
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Fear.
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Stress (Psychology)
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Stress management.
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Anxiety.
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Fear.
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Stress, Psychological -- prevention & control.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Laura L.
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| ISBN |
0764554476 |
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9780764554476 |
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