Free Yourself From Anxiety by Fletcher, Emma -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Table of Contents Who this book is for Acknowledgements Dedication 1 : The Black Hole of Anxiety Part One

2 : Are You Sure it’s Anxiety? 3 : Depression 4 : Anxiety Disorders 5 : Helping Yourself to Overcome Anxiety 6 : Two Key Skills: Goal Setting and Relaxation 7 : Causes of Anxiety Disorders 8 : The Connection between Mind, Body and Spirit 9 : Taking Exercise to Help Anxiety 10 : Examining Your Diet 11 : More about Diet 12 : Understanding Alcohol, Nicotine and Other Drugs 13 : Your Sleep Patterns 14 : Positive Experiences 15 : Achieving Life Balance and Managing Your Time 16 : Review – Lifestyle Changes

Part Two

17 : Taking the Next Step 18 : Examining Anxiety Behaviours 19 : What Do You Want to Achieve? 20 : Looking at Change and Risk 21 : How Your Anxiety Affects Your Friends and Family 22 : Learning about Exposure Work 23 : Planning Your Exposure 24 : Exposure for OCD 25 : Working with a Helper 26 : Exposure – Coping Skills 27 : Exposure – Your First Goal 28 : Plateaux and Setbacks

Part Three

29 : Anxiety on Trial 30 : Let the Trial Commence 31 : The First Two Charges Against Anxiety 32 : Anxiety is Charged with Distorting your Personality 33 : Anxiety is Charged with Extreme Thinking 34 : Anxiety is Charged with Selective Attention 35 : The Final Charges Against Anxiety 36 : Another Approach – Logical Argument 37 : The Verdict 38 : Other Techniques to Use to Change Your Thinking 39 : More about Thought Processes 40 : The Vicious Circle 41 : Working on Your Negative Core Beliefs 42 : Changing Your Negative Core Beliefs 43 : Summary of Work with Core Beliefs

Part Four

44 : Why Me? 45 : Dealing with Withheld Feelings 46 : Assertiveness 47 : Self-confidence and Self-esteem 48 : Problems and Decisions 49 : The Meaning of Life 50 : Dealing with Maintenance Factors – Summary 51 : Finale 52 : It’s Okay to be Me

Extra Information Appendix 1 Professional help including alternative and complementary therapies Appendix 2 Directory Appendix 3 Book List Index

A, B, C D, E, F G, H, I J, K, L M, N, O P, Q, R S, T, U V, W, X Y, Z