The worry trick : how your brain tricks you into expecting the worst and what you can do about it /
Carbonell, David A.,
The worry trick : how your brain tricks you into expecting the worst and what you can do about it / David A. Carbonell, PhD. - ix, 232 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-232).
Introduction -- The worry trick -- It's all in my head-- and I wish it would leave! -- Your dual relationship with worry -- Feeling afraid in the absence of danger: how odd is that? -- Putting out fires with gasoline, and the rule of opposites -- The mad libs of anxiety: catch the worries before they catch you -- Thinking about thoughts -- Uncle Argument and your relationship with worry -- AHA! Three steps for handling chronic worry -- Your daily worry workout -- The worry parasite -- Breaking the secrecy trap -- Specialized worries: sleep and illness -- Closing thoughts: There's something funny about worry....
"Using powerful, evidence-based therapies, The Worry Trick is designed to help you break the cycle of anxiety and worry. Filled with tips and techniques, this book will show you how to identify the "trick" that underlies your anxious thoughts and help you keep worry from getting the best of you. With this book, you'll learn to observe your anxious feelings with distance and clarity--and finally conquer worry once and for all."--Back cover.
9781626253186 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1626253188 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1392559 QBI
2015039307
Worry.
Anxiety--Prevention.
The worry trick : how your brain tricks you into expecting the worst and what you can do about it / David A. Carbonell, PhD. - ix, 232 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-232).
Introduction -- The worry trick -- It's all in my head-- and I wish it would leave! -- Your dual relationship with worry -- Feeling afraid in the absence of danger: how odd is that? -- Putting out fires with gasoline, and the rule of opposites -- The mad libs of anxiety: catch the worries before they catch you -- Thinking about thoughts -- Uncle Argument and your relationship with worry -- AHA! Three steps for handling chronic worry -- Your daily worry workout -- The worry parasite -- Breaking the secrecy trap -- Specialized worries: sleep and illness -- Closing thoughts: There's something funny about worry....
"Using powerful, evidence-based therapies, The Worry Trick is designed to help you break the cycle of anxiety and worry. Filled with tips and techniques, this book will show you how to identify the "trick" that underlies your anxious thoughts and help you keep worry from getting the best of you. With this book, you'll learn to observe your anxious feelings with distance and clarity--and finally conquer worry once and for all."--Back cover.
9781626253186 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1626253188 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1392559 QBI
2015039307
Worry.
Anxiety--Prevention.