Your Anxiety Beast and You: A Compassionate Guide to Living in an Increasingly Anxious World (16pt Large Print Edition)

Goodman, Ph.D., Dr. Eric

ISBN 10: 0369362179 / ISBN 13: 9780369362179

Published by ReadHowYouWant 2020-06, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Your Anxiety Beast and You: A Compassionate Guide to Living in an Increasingly Anxious World (16pt Large Print Edition)
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant 2020-06
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0369362179
• ISBN 13: 9780369362179
• Binding: PF
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Just like The Beast in the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, anxiety is an emotion that society initially misjudges as the villain. Your Anxiety Beast and You is a kinder, more compassionate approach for people suffering from anxiety. Rather than living with an enemy inside your mind, you're encouraged to see anxiety for what it really is-an inner hero. It is always trying to protect you from threats, however, it is completely confused about what are true threats in the modern world. Learn how to cope with your anxiety and train it to be a better inner-companion through integrating therapeutic methods from compassion-focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Gain an understanding of why society stigmatises anxiety and gain a better understanding of your own anxiety beast with humour and compassion. Your Anxiety Beast and You takes you through step-by-step strategies to cope with the howling of the beast in your mind, the physical effects of anxiety on your body, and then focuses on ways to come up with 'teachable moments' for your anxiety to learn that what you fear is not actually a threat. With over 25 years' experience helping people with anxiety disorders and OCD, Dr Goodman aims to help you make peace with the reality of your anxiety. And then to help you re-focus on making your anxiety a better companion.

About the Author

Dr. Eric Goodman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, author, and speaker who specializes in helping people face their social fears and anxiety disorders. He has been a lecturer at Northeastern University and California Polytechnic State University. In addition to his private practice in San Luis Obispo, California, he runs Social Courage groups and retreats. He is the author of Social Courage: Coping and thriving with the reality of social anxiety (Exisle). He lives in San Luis Obispo with his wife, three kids, dog, and their anxiety beasts.