Freeing Yourself From Anxiety : 4 Simple Steps to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want

Is worry wearing you out? Whether it’s losing sleep over a deadline, fretting about a relationship, or constantly thinking about what you “should have” done or said, anxiety makes life feel like a race from one overwhelming situation to the next. Freeing Yourself from Anxiety reveals the real secret to reducing stress: not positive thinking, but possible thinking. In this breakthrough guide, Dr. Tamar Chansky shows you dozens of simple yet powerful strategies you can use at any time to transform your anxious thoughts, conquer perfectionism and procrastination, and improve the way your brain reacts to stress, even without medication. For anyone suffering with an anxiety disorder or depression, or who simply wants to handle everyday challenges more optimally and successfully, Dr. Chansky’s innovative program will help you breathe easier. Get ready to feel calm, confident, more like yourself again—and free to create the life you want. Introduction: The Story Is in the Telling and You Can Improve the Story Getting to Know Your Mind and How to Change It Your Mind Under New Management Getting Better at Risk and Uncertainty Positive Thinking? Negative Thinking? Accurate Thinking The Four Steps: The Master Plan for Overcoming Anxious Thinking to Create the Life You Want Step One: Pause and Relabel (or, Don't Believe Everything You Think) Step Two: Get Specific: Narrow Down the Problem to the One Thing That Really Matters Step Three: Optimize: Rethink What's Possible and Broaden Your Choices Step Four: Mobilize: Don't Just Stand There, Do Something! The Anxiety Disorders: When You Need More Help Additional Tools to Free Yourself How to Overcome Your Fear of Anxious and Negative Feelings Rounding Up Your Strengths Disappointment Proofing: Having Better Expectations Cultivating Empathy, Compassion, and Gratitude Shortcuts: How to Find Your Way Through the Detours of Life Thinking Differently About Anger, Jealousy, Loss, and Shame How to Think Your Way Out of Procrastination, Perfectionism, Failure, and Criticism Epilogue: Freeing Yourself for (Everyone's) Good Acknowledgments Index "Is worry wearing you out? Whether it's losing sleep over a deadline, fretting about a relationship, or constantly thinking about what you #x93;should have" done or said, anxiety makes life feel like a race from one overwhelming situation to the next. Freeing Yourself from Anxiety reveals the real secret to reducing stress: not positive thinking, but possible thinking. In this breakthrough guide, Dr. Tamar Chansky shows you dozens of simple yet powerful strategies you can use at any time to transform your anxious thoughts, conquer perfectionism and procrastination, and improve the way your brain reacts to stress, even without medication. For anyone suffering with an anxiety disorder or depression, or who simply wants to handle everyday challenges more optimally and successfully, Dr. Chansky's innovative program will help you breathe easier. Get ready to feel calm, confident, more like yourself again#x97; and free to create the life you want"--EBL "We all know what is healthy to think and what is not, much like we know that eating an apple is better than gorging on donuts. But once we start thinking anxious thoughts, it is tough to move from disaster to reality. Our brain can ruin our day. The roadmap to happiness can be found in Freeing Yourself from Anxiety. Unlike most guides, Dr. Tamar Chansky's book explains that the solution is not positive thinking, but possible thinking. Armed with her strategies, readers can achieve accurate perceptions of their lives that can liberate them from fear and perfectionism. For the 25 percent of Americans who have an anxiety problem, freeing yourself from Anxiety provides the step-by-step tools for living stress free, without medications."--Publisher's description