If you are someone who struggles with anxiety (and who doesn’t from time to time?), then you know what it is to experience painful moments, when your anxious thoughts seem to take over and separate you from the people, places, and activities you enjoy. When that happens, you need help, and one resource that you keep nearby for anxious moments is Pocket Therapy for Anxiety.
There are different types of anxiety, and different tools to reach for depending on the situation. Are you feeling physical symptoms of panic—muscle tension, shortness of breath, dizziness? Then you can try the exercises to help relax your body. Are you overthinking, turning every possibility into a catastrophe? Then you can try the strategies to relax your mind and think realistically.
Do you have a phobia? There are ways to face your fears head on. Or are you just feeling anxious in general? There are tips to help you eat right, exercise, simplify your life, find balance, and get plenty of rest. And then there are the chapters to turn to when you need immediate help to get off the worry spiral and cope right there on the spot.
Authors Edmund J. Bourne, Ph.D., and Lorna Garano and have been helping anxious people for many years, through clinical experience and by writing books about anxiety and how to deal with it. Pocket Therapy for Anxiety draws on several types of therapy, so that no matter what you’re feeling and thinking, you can find some tools that can help, both in the anxious moment as well as long-term, to help reduce your anxiety over time.
Need some immediate anxiety tools? Try distraction, affirmations, talk to someone supportive, meditate, take deep breaths, try some progressive muscle relaxation, sing your worried thoughts out loud to defuse its energy, or make a list of small actions you can take that would help you. And take the time to grab a copy of Pocket Therapy for Anxiety to toss into your bag or car or office to help you in those anxious moments. It makes a great gift too, for anyone who struggles with worry or anxiety.
I was really impressed with how much information is packed into this tiny book. It’s under 200 pages but is filed with resources to help with panic, anxiety, worry, and even phobias. I know I found some good ideas to help with my anxiety, so I feel good recommending this book to others who also suffer. There is truly something for everyone in this little book. Give it a try, and don’t forget to breathe!
Egalleys for Pocket Therapy for Anxiety were provided by New Harbinger Publications, Inc., through NetGalley, with many thanks.
