Stopping the Noise in Your Head : the New Way to Overcome Anxiety and Worry

If you or someone you love suffers from excessive worry, anxiety, panic, OCD, or phobias, you know how crippling it can be. Of course, worry can be an important asset when it forces our attention on problem-solving. But anxious worrying can cause us to unnecessarily focus on a threat, to retreat and avoid, and to seek reassurance and safety--which is no way to foster a life of growth and excitement. In his fifth published book, Dr. Reid Wilson proposes a groundbreaking, paradoxical approach to overcoming anxiety, worry, OCD, panic, and phobias by moving__away__from comfort, confidence, and security and willingly moving__toward__uncertainty, distress and discomfort. Through the use of unconventional strategies, readers will learn how to confront anxiety head-on and step forward into the face of threat. Drawing on a range of sources--from firefighters and fitness instructors to Sir Isaac Newton and Muhammad Ali--__Stopping the Noise in Your Head__demonstrates the importance of shifting our perspective and stepping__toward__our challenges in order to regain control of our lives. If you or someone you love suffers from excessive worry, anxiety, panic, OCD, or phobias, you know how crippling it can be. Of course, worry can be an important asset when it forces our attention on problem-solving. But anxious worrying can cause us to unnecessarily focus on a threat, to retreat and avoid, and to seek reassurance and safety—which is no way to foster a life of growth and excitement. In his fifth published book, Dr. Reid Wilson proposes a groundbreaking, paradoxical approach to overcoming anxiety, worry, OCD, panic, and phobias by moving away from comfort, confidence, and security and willingly moving toward uncertainty, distress and discomfort. Through the use of unconventional strategies, readers will learn how to confront anxiety head-on and step forward into the face of threat. Drawing on a range of sources—from firefighters and fitness instructors to Sir Isaac Newton and Muhammad Ali— Stopping the Noise in Your Head: The New Way to Overcome Anxiety and Worry demonstrates the importance of shifting our perspective and stepping toward our challenges in order to regain control of our lives. Coping with anxiety & phobias. Of course, worry can be an important asset when it forces our attention on problem-solving. But anxious worrying can cause us to unnecessarily focus on threat, to retreat and avoid, and to seek reassurance and safety which is no way to foster a life of growth and excitement. In his fifth published book, Dr. Reid Wilson proposes a groundbreaking, paradoxical approach to overcoming anxiety and worry by moving "away" from comfort, confidence, and security and willingly moving "toward" uncertainty, distress and discomfort. Through the use of unconventional strategies, readers will learn how to confront anxiety head-on and step forward into the face of threat. Drawing on a range of sources from firefighters and fitness instructors to Sir Isaac Newton and Muhammad Ali "Stopping the Noise in Your Head" demonstrates the importance of shifting our perspective and stepping "toward" our challenges in order to regain control of our lives." Worry can be an important asset when it forces our attention on problem-solving. But anxious worrying can cause us to unnecessarily focus on threat, to retreat and avoid, and to seek reassurance and safety which is no way to foster a life of growth and excitement. In this book, Dr Reid Wilson proposes an approach to overcoming anxiety and worry by moving away from comfort, confidence, and security and willingly moving toward uncertainty, distress and discomfort. Through the use of unconventional strategies, readers will learn how to confront anxiety head-on and step forward into the face of threat. Drawing on a range of sources from firefighters and fitness instructors to Sir Isaac Newton and Muhammad Ali, Dr Wilson demonstrates the importance of shifting our perspective and stepping toward our challenges in order to regain control of our lives 'So many of us live with a constant soundtrack of worry. This brilliant new book knows exactly how to deal with it.' Viv Groskop, The Pool We all know that worrying causes us to retreat, to avoid and to focus excessively on threat - so how do we stop it? Enter Dr Reid Wilson. Warm, engaging and remarkably entertaining, Stopping the Noise in Your Head proposes a ground-breaking approach to overcoming anxiety and worry and will help you to shut down the endless negative cycle of 'Will I... ? Should I... ? What if...?' voices for good. Using ground-breaking strategies and drawing on a range of sources - from fire-fighters and fitness instructors to Sir Isaac Newton and Muhammad Ali - Dr Reid Wilson will help you shift your perspective, step towards challenges and regain control of your life.