5 MUST READ BOOKS ABOUT ANXIETY
1. The Anxiety Solution: A Quieter Mind, a Calmer You
A therapist Chloe Brotheridge discusses anxiety in everyday life, talks about where it comes from, and provides practical tools to overcome it.
"Worry is designed to help us be on high alert for the worst-case scenario but when it becomes a more or less permanent state of mind, it can profoundly damage our mental health"
☹ Is written for a female audience
2. Cognitive Therapy of Anxiety Disorders: Science and Practice.The Anxiety Solution: A Quieter Mind, a Calmer You
The authors synthesize the scientific data to develop a step-by-step guidance to assessment and treatment of the most common anxiety disorders: panic disorder, social phobia, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.
"Serotonin acts as a neurochemical break on behavior, with blockage of serotonin receptors in humans associated with anxiety."
☹ Not as easy read, is primarily aimed at professionals
The author has suffered with obsessive-compulsive disorder for over twenty years. The book explains many things from history and research, and shares his experience in a humorous way.
"That helps to explain why people with OCD perform the same checks, again and again. We see the one in a million event and not the nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine non-events that we should do."
☹ Is not a self-help book
4. Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic
The authors teach you about the underlying mechanisms of anxiety and guide you through a healing journey that uses mindfulness and compassion as the main tools.
"Because fear and anxiety happen in the present moment, it is vital that you learn to establish yourself - and remain - in the present moment in order to manage them."
☹ Is only for people who like or wish to try meditation and discover mindfulness
5. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple: 10 Strategies for Managing Anxiety, Anger, Panic, and Worry
The author is a licensed psychologist. The book gives a highly accessible information about the essence of cognitive behavioral therapy, provides strategies on how to apply it and helps you track your progress.
"CBT breaks down big challenges into smaller, more manageable pieces. An overwhelming feeling of depression, for example, can be broken down into a collection of more manageable thoughts, feelings, and behaviors."
☹ In severe cases is complementary to psychotherapy, not a substitute
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