Thoroughly revised and updated—the go-to book for OCD sufferers who want to master their fears and take charge of their livesThe first comprehensive guide to treating obsessive compulsive disorder based on clinically proven behavioral therapy techniques, Dr. Lee Baer’s Getting Control has been providing OCD sufferers with information and relief for more than twenty years. In the same …
Our brains are hardwired for worry. While our ancient ancestors had a legitimate use for the fight-or-flight instinct, today what was once a matter of survival has become the stuff of sleepless nights and anxiety-filled days. At its best, worry is a way for us to turn over and solve a problem in our minds. But for many, …
Anxious to Please: 7 Revolutionary Practices for the Chronically Nice
Do you (or does someone you know)…–Apologize frequently or for things you are not responsible for?–Get preoccupied with what other people think of you?–Become unhappy when your partner isn’t happy?–Feel worried or fretful so often it seems normal?–Often not know what you want?–Constantly second-guess yourself?Chronic Niceness affects multitudes, causing severe anxiety and depression, crippling self-esteem, and undermining and …
In his new book, Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D., author of the best-selling book The Worry Cure, turns his attention to anxiety. Leahy looks at the origin of anxiety and teaches you how to outsmart your fears for a less stressful life. He lays out the symptoms associated with some of the most common anxiety disorders, including panic and …
K.I.C.K. Your Fear of Horses is a guide to help those who are plagued with horse fear get back in the saddle and ride with confidence. The book is based on the authors personal experience as well as the journey of three women who also went from fear into confident horsemanship. The author, Heidi A. McLaughlin, hopes that …
What if the thoughts that trigger your child’s anxiety were neutralized? What if the butterflies in their stomach, the sweat on their palms, and the desperate look in their eyes for help were transformed? And what if they had the skills to affect this transformation themselves? This book provides a pathway to do just that. In this …
The Worry Trick: How Your Brain Tricks You into Expecting the Worst and What You Can Do About It
Are you truly in danger or has your brain simply “tricked” you into thinking you are? In The Worry Trick, psychologist and anxiety expert David Carbonell shows how anxiety hijacks the brain and offers effective techniques to help you break the cycle of worry, once and for all.Anxiety is a powerful force. It makes us question ourselves and …
Daniel Singer hadn’t eaten in a week. Hunched over with his head in his hands, he’d sit in his “safe” chair for hours, doing nothing but shaking, mumbling and moaning; he was in the throes of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dan went from seven therapists to ten medications to a nine week stay at a world renowned residential treatment …
About 12 Annoying Monsters: Self-talk for kids with anxiety Dawn Meredith has worked with children and their parents for over 20 years and has seen many children suffer with anxiety, even depression. This book was written as a resource for her clients but demand for 12 Annoying Monsters: Self-talk for kids with anxiety has been so strong she …