Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies

Charles H. Elliott, Laura L. Smith

John Wiley & Sons, Apr 26, 2010 - Self-Help - 368 pages

Practical, proven ways to get fear, worry, and panic under control

Think you worry too much? You're not alone?over 40 million Americans suffer from some form of anxiety. Help is here in this friendly guide, which offers sound advice on identifying anxiety triggers through taking self-tests, improving your eating habits, relaxing, and finding support for you and your loved ones.

Now with 25% new and revised content, Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies, 2nd Edition explores all of the most common triggers for anxiety, recent developments in medications, newly emerging biologically oriented approaches for treating anxiety, and the most up-to-date advancements in psychotherapies.

• Understand why you?re anxious and pinpoint your triggers
• Get trusted advice on whether you can overcome anxiety on your own or seek professional help
• Covers anxiety in teens, young adults, and veterans

The practical information in Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies, 2nd Edition is your first step toward getting your life back and winning the war against your worries!

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Zeroing in on Specific Worries 219: 5
• Detecting and Exposing Anxiety 7: 9
• Examining Anxiety Whats Normal Whats Not: 21
• Examining Anxiety Whats Normal Whats Not 21 Chapter 3 Sorting Through the Brain and Biology: 37
• Clearing the Roadblocks to Change: 47
• Battling Anxiety: 63
• Battling Anxiety: 66
• Watching Out for Worry Words: 89
• Becoming a Thought Detective 65 Chapter 6 Watching Out for Worry Words 89 Chapter 7 Busting Up Your Agitating Assumptions: 101
• Be Kind to Yourself 121 Chapter 8 Facing Fear One Step at a Time: 123
• Considering Medications: 145
• Facing Fear One Step at a Time 123 Chapter 9 Considering Medications and Other Physical Treatment Options 145 Part III Letting Go of the Battle: 165
• Relaxation The FiveMinute Solution: 181
• Creating Calm in Your Imagination: 193
• Relaxation The FiveMinute Solution 181 Chapter 12 Creating Calm in Your Imagination 193 Chapter 13 Mindful Acceptance: 203
• Facing a Career Crisis and Financial Woes: 221
• Zeroing in on Specific Worries: 222
• Keeping Steady When the World Is Shaking: 231
• Facing a Career Crisis and Financial Woes 221 Chapter 15 Keeping Steady When the World Is Shaking 231 Chapter 16 Staying Healthy: 243
• Keeping Out of Danger: 253
• Helping Others with Anxiety: 263
• Helping Others with Anxiety: 266
• Recognizing Anxiety in Kids: 279
• Helping Kids Conquer Anxiety: 287
• When a Family Member or Friend Suffers from Anxiety 265 Chapter 19 Recognizing Anxiety in Kids 279 Chapter 20 Helping Kids Conquer Anxiet...: 303
• Ten Ways to Stop Anxiety Quickly: 305
• Ten Ways to Deal with Relapse 309 Chapter 23 Ten Signs That You Need Professional Help: 313
• Resources for You: 319

About the author

Charles H. Elliott, PhD, and Laura L. Smith, PhD, are clinical psychol-ogists who specialize in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders. They are the authors of several For Dummies books, including Borderline Personality Disorder For Dummies and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder For Dummies.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Overcoming Anxiety For Dummies; --For dummies
• Authors: Charles H. Elliott, Laura L. Smith
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2010
• ISBN: 0470574410, 9780470574416
• Length: 368 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / General; Self-Help / Anxieties & Phobias