Mental Anxiety

In The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workbook, you'll find proven-effective techniques to help you build resilience, deal effectively with life's challenges, work through difficult thoughts and feelings, and improve your overall well-being. You'll also discover cutting-edge CBT practices that target rumination, self-compassion, self-esteem, and chronic anger. By practicing each skill outlined in this workbook, you'll build your own mental wellness toolkit to draw from when you need it most.

All children worry from time to time and it is a normal part of growing up. But, when anxiety becomes overwhelming, it can greatly affect kids’ behavior. It may lead to a feeling of stress, exhaustion, isolation and many others. It is very important to be aware of these emotions and to know how to deal with them in a healthy way.

Anyone caring for girls today knows that our daughters, students, and girls next door are more anxious and more prone to depression and self-harming than ever before. The question that no one has yet been able to credibly answer is Why? Now we have answers. As award-winning writer Donna Jackson Nakazawa deftly explains in Girls on the Brink, new findings reveal that the crisis facing today’s girls is a biologically rooted phenomenon: the earlier onset of puberty mixes badly with the unchecked bloom of social media and cultural misogyny.

Into every life, some rain must fall. Nobody is fine all the time, and if you’re feeling down or struggling with serious problems, you’re not alone. This clear and comforting guide is here to help you understand the mental health issues that can affect us all, and to help you look after your mind, body and soul. Touching on a range of topics, including anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress and self-esteem, this is a book for anyone and everyone who needs good advice, fresh ideas and kind words.

No longer do women have to suffer in silence, question their symptoms, or try to hide their feelings. Here, listeners will see themselves in the narrative and understand that the devastating effects of prenatal and postpartum depression can be confirmed, treated, and managed, giving them hope for a brighter future.

Suicide has reached epidemic proportions in America, claiming over 45,000 lives each year—more than car accidents or homicides. For every person who dies there are about 10 unsuccessful attempts. Yet suicides are preventable, if we can grasp the complex factors behind it and look out for suicide’s signs in our families, communities, and colleagues. In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed journalist James Barrat delivers these insights with a deep dive into America’s suicide crisis.

Maybe you feel like you’ve tried just about everything already or you have heard that DBT involves seemingly countless techniques, numerous initialisms, and limitless worksheets. Don’t give up yet! This expert guide is designed to address your problems with solutions accessible to teens like you. And it does so by presenting skills in a synthesized, streamlined, and time-efficient way.

Este libro es una invitación a dejar de "comerte el coco" y a recuperar el control sobre tu mente. Escrito en un estilo accesible y directo, explora los mecanismos del pensamiento excesivo a través de casos reales y ofrece diez psicosoluciones prácticas para entender y enfrentarse a las trampas de la mente desde una visión estratégica, así como diez frases antídoto que te ayudarán a impulsar un proceso de transformación.

A positive, uplifting, empowering guide to self-discovery, Finding Serenity in the Age of Anxiety points the way toward the "peace that passes understanding." In a masterful synthesis of psychology, philosophy, and spirituality, Robert Gerzon presents a radical new understanding of anxiety as three distinct yet related experiences. Vivid examples and practical techniques show us how to master Toxic Anxiety, explore Natural Anxiety, and embrace Sacred Anxiety to reach true serenity.

In May 2003 prominent philosopher, author, and professor J. P. Moreland awoke in the middle of the night to a severe panic attack. Though often anxious by temperament and upbringing, Moreland had never experienced such an incident before. Thus began an extended battle with debilitating anxiety and depression. More than a decade later, Moreland continues to manage mental illness. Yet along the way he's moved from shame and despair to vulnerability and hope. In Finding Quiet Moreland comes alongside fellow sufferers with encouragement and practical, hard-won advice.

Our brains are doing their best to help us out, but sometimes we get hurt instead. And sometimes we hurt people we love, too, because we just don’t know what to do with all of our feelings. With humor and patience, Dr. Faith G. Harper shows you the science behind why your brain is acting up and ideas for new ways to respond when you’re feeling scared, sad, anxious, or angry. You can train your brain to be your friend and help you live a happy, calm, and healthy life.

Do you feel like breaking down as soon as you get home after a long day at school? Are you always worried about what others might think about you? Do you long to find ways to overcome intrusive thoughts so you can "just be a kid?" With the hacks and tools within this guide, you'll become an even better version of yourself.

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, social fear, and negative thoughts that hold you back from living your best life? It’s time to take control and start your journey toward inner peace and confidence. In How to Beat Anxiety, renowned personal coach Sophia Bennett reveals powerful, proven strategies to help you overcome social anxiety, banish negative thinking, and free yourself from the toxic patterns that have been controlling your life.

Severe anxiety affects a huge number of women in pregnancy and the postnatal period, making a challenging time even more difficult. You may be suffering from uncontrollable worries about pregnancy and birth, distressing intrusive thoughts of accidental or deliberate harm to the baby, or fears connected to traumatic experiences. This practical self-help guide provides an active route out of feeling anxious. Step-by-step, the book teaches you to apply cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) techniques in the particular context of pregnancy and becoming a new parent.

Drawing on Crampton’s own experience of surviving a life-threatening disease only to find herself beset by almost constant anxiety about her health, A Body Made of Glass explores part of the landscape of illness that most memoirs don’t reach: the territory beyond survival or cure, where body and mind seem locked in a strange and exhausting kind of dance. The result is both a fascinating cultural history of hypochondria and a moving account of what it means to live with this invisible, elusive and increasingly widespread condition.

Overwhelming anxiety and stress - most of us experience these feelings at some point. The challenges in our lives threaten to overpower us at times and the struggles we see in the world further add to the burden. Peace from Anxiety helps us understand the deep roots of our suffering so that we can work toward finding more peace - even in chaos. Therapist and yoga teacher Hala Khouri takes us on a journey to investigate our personal habits, understand our lives, and transform what doesn't serve us.

Up to 49 percent of the population have anxiety or panic disorder, and up to 7 percent seek treatment for depression. First of all, don't be ashamed. Having depression, anxiety, or a panic disorder isn't a sign of laziness or weakness. It's not your fault - just like a cold or a broken leg aren't your fault either. You're a strong, amazing person, but your brain chemicals have gotten out of balance and keep making you unhappy. But it doesn't have to be that way!

Parenting can be overwhelming when your child is struggling with an anxiety disorder or OCD—but it doesn’t have to be. Anxiety Coach is a step-by-step guide full of useful strategies, techniques, and action plans designed to address all the most common forms of anxiety, including social anxiety, separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, specific phobias, panic attacks, and OCD. It teaches parents what anxiety is and how to recognize when it becomes a problem, explains why children need to face their fears to overcome them, and introduces listeners to exposure therapy and its application.

Laurent Lacherez, thérapeute en PNL et auteur de plusieurs best-sellers, propose aux auditeurs une conférence synthétique sur le "Lâcher-Prise", sa définition, en quoi il est si difficile à mettre en œuvre et des conseils pour y parvenir.

Depression and anxiety can have a debilitating effect on sufferers and their families. However, in many cases, these afflictions can be treated and risks of recurrence significantly reduced. Applying a system using colour-coded flags for various mental states and problems, Dr Barry explains the role our minds and brains play in the manifestation of depression and anxiety and how these in turn can be shaped to lead us out of illness.