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Copyright 2019 by Althea Press Emeryville California No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording scanning or otherwise except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright ... | [
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Stacy Vaeth Photography Print eBook for allContents Start Guide Chapter Is Anxiety Running Your Section Feelings Chapter Your Emotions Chapter Your Body Physical Sensations Chapter Putting the Tools to Work Section Behavior Chapter Avoidance Escape Chapter Acceptance Approach Chapter Putting the Tools to Work Section T... | [
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II will be helpful when your anxiety causes you Avoid activities you used to enjoy Avoid certain people Frequently cancel plans Call in sick to avoid stressful events like presentations Feel unable to do routine things like drive or go to the Behave uncharacteristically in situations e g you approach or talk to your fr... | [
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They learn and put to work effective strategies Simply opening this book and reading this far shows that some part of you believes your anxious symptoms can get better And if willing to engage with this material and give serious thought to the impact anxiety has on your life a part of you that wants to get better Take ... | [
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strategies in this book are simple to implement They are all evidence based meaning research has proven their effectiveness They come from cognitive behavioral therapy acceptance and commitment therapy pronounced like the word act and mindfulness practices not necessary to go through the book from start to finish in or... | [
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skills can help you better cope with anxiety The more you practice and write about the strategies the faster become automatic responses to your anxiety triggers Once you have your notebook and are ready to start take a moment to think about your schedule Consider you want to work on this material and when you can best ... | [
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suits your life CH APTER ONE Is Anxiety Running Your Why We Struggle with Anxiety A snake on a hiking trail or a gun in your face or any direct threat to your will trigger your response When this happens the sympathetic nervous system releases a cascade of hormones in particular adrenaline and epinephrine These stress ... | [
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driving on a busy highway suddenly experiences increased heart rate and blood flow when she sees someone screech to a halt in the lane next to her The immediate increase in heart rate prepares her for action so she can steer toward safety if she needs to These kinds of anxiety responses may not be saving our lives but ... | [
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happens when we worry about and anticipate and case scenarios which may never come to be Consider the person who feels insecure and frets relentlessly about the possibility of doing something wrong socially and being embarrassed Eventually their social world becomes smaller and smaller They may no longer go to social e... | [
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irrational because it is untethered from real events Your imagination continually calls up scenarios in the here and now There is a fire in the house and figuring out how to put it out Once the fire is out your fear subsides You feel worry and discomfort even though you are not in immediate danger No clear threat is pr... | [
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we know a good deal about how to treat them In fact anxiety symptoms of all kinds are very responsive to treatment offering anxiety sufferers relief This book gives you access to some of the same tools I use in my practice to help people struggling with all types of anxiety symptoms The techniques in this book are take... | [
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to accept that we all suffer sometimes find more room for you to separate from your battle with anxiety Through practicing the mindfulness strategies throughout each chapter be more easily able to bring your thoughts back to the here and now As you learn ways to observe and distance yourself even if only slightly from ... | [
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bed for years and you decide to substitutesliced vegetables The plan is solid and ready to go However unlikely to be successful in changing this habit if you substitute your chips for veggies only once a week or every couple of weeks On the other hand if you consistently eat sliced veggies every night of the week or ev... | [
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from anxiety is possible 1 When told some way of thinking or behaving will help my anxiety I zone out think nothing can help or that this person get it 2 If I have to work hard at something I feel like something is wrong with me 3 I want to stay just as I am but I am unhappy where I am 4 I believe the anxious aspects o... | [
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to you can and will get better The brain is able to grow and change structurally as the result of new experiences over time Believing that reducing anxiety is in your control and hard work will pay off makes all the difference You can do Learn in this Section Imagine a triangle with in one corner in another and in the ... | [
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We will also see how the stress of anxiety can lead to unpleasant physical side effects such as digestion problems racing heart and chronic headaches Together we will uncover what lurks underneath your anxiety which may be the most important factor when life is disrupted by anxiety CH APTER TWO Your Emotions Are You Su... | [
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acknowledging my profound sadness and grief Once I started to get in touch with the vulnerability I felt the anxiety became easier to manage The more we avoid or push away our emotions the more anxious we become This process is a learned habit that actually worsens anxiety over time in part because it reinforces anxiou... | [
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that may be underneath your anxiety EMOTIONS SENSATIONS LABELS TO DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE ACTION URGES EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE LOVE Calm body relaxed muscles sense of peace and Sense of comfort safety comfort with another passion sexual longing Desire to be with the person to bond with the other to make sure the oth... | [
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a flaw will be revealed to another or the public Urge to flee the situation to become invisible and hide oneself Shame signifies social status in a group and keeps people in accordance with group expectations EXPRESSING YOURSELF When feeling strong emotions finding a way to express those feelings can go a long way towa... | [
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system Emotional relief can come by talking with others with whom you have very little intimacy or contact such as a therapist or support group Even talking online with someone you know that well may help you feel more accepted and less anxious Go Deeper Express YourselfAs you explore the feelings table and begin talki... | [
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the upset in an internal vacuum which results in overthinking and a sense that we turn our mind off Without a release valve all those negative doomsday thoughts just keep bouncing around inside our heads Take the example of Zander a typical patient in my psychotherapy practice who is grief struck by the death of a love... | [
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loss she has not fully experienced emotionally and so she clings more tightly to her unhealthy eating patterns If a chronically anxious person likely in a habit of suppressing your negative emotions You may be aware of your anxiety but unwilling to explore what might be under or driving the anxiety As uncomfortable as ... | [
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you need to react to it One client I worked with recognized that when she was starting to become angry her jaw clenched up Recognizing this anger signal helped her know when she was angry long before it became intense enough to be EXPLORING SADNESS Many of us will go lots of other places first even to rage rather than ... | [
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behind your eyes a feeling of fragility or Maybe you can observe an urge to cry or to retreat Perhaps your heart feels tense or heavy 4 Recognize when a voice in your head pulls you away Gently direct your attention back to your sad feelings 5 Your suffering only wants to know that you see it and that you no longer hav... | [
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first place Telling yourself a weak loser for a feeling you help but experience is a particularly harsh torment Take for example Tanisha a client from my practice When Tanisha became overwhelmed by sadness or anger as a child her parents would immediately dismiss her coldly telling her to over and that she was sensitiv... | [
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Do you understand why you associate these words with Where did the judgments come Were they ideas you got from observing others or things you were told when you experienced Are your associations with anger mostly If so Which word holds the strongest association with anger for Now reflect on its opposite Can you think o... | [
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Turning Toward Difficult Emotions Our culture floods us with the message that happiness and success depend on never experiencing suffering or painful emotions Of course we all feel negative emotions at times and when we do left feeling defeated Feeling that we must have made a terrible mistake somewhere along the way e... | [
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life preserver that I was unable to see or even consider until I accepted my situation as it was Our emotions provide valuable information and guidance They tell us what we want out of life what we want how we feel about the people we are close to and what we need to work on within ourselves Acceptance allows us to pla... | [
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helpful or unhelpful in what you learned growing up about managing your emotions In your notebook write about any or all of these prompts that resonate with you Did your caregivers express Did they cry or get Or did they seem to have a tight lid on their emotions and rarely expressed frustration or Do you think you nee... | [
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judge your upset or overly pressure you to in some Did you not confide in them at Identify the link between the type of emotional support you were given in childhood and how accepting you are now of your emotional experiences Start changing the way you support yourself emotionally so you can be more unconditionally acc... | [
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to feel them Here is a way to do just that and it takes only 10 1 Set a timer for 10 minutes Bring to your conscious awareness an emotion you tend to avoid or suppress Try to conjure it up so you can feel it right now 2 Observe where in your body you experience the upset or discomfort Recognize how it feels See if you ... | [
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your time is up move forward and let go of this experience UP All emotions are a normal part of human experience Pushing away negative feelings increases anxious thinking Regularly identifying your feelings will decrease anxiety Expressing your feelings will decrease anxiety Accepting your emotional world will decrease... | [
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concentrate because of persistent headaches For symptoms like this anxiety treatment begins once medical causes are ruled out When I see clients like Cole in my psychology practice they are usually surprised that they have is anxiety For example for a long time Cole believed that eventually a specific physical ailment ... | [
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your body relax as it releases tension Recognize when your attention shifts and gently direct it back to your body awareness 3 One by one focus on each segment of your body opening up to whatever is present in that moment Name the body part and imagine you are breathing into it Observe areas of tension strain pain or H... | [
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tell yourself about your medical and how it impacts you physically is the variable going to focus on here begin with an My client Sierra endured uncomfortable bouts of gastroesophageal reflux disease The symptoms were so painful that she was frequently distracted from work and family responsibilities slept upright at n... | [
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halved As a result her symptoms had less of an impact on her life Your perception of your ability to manage and control your medical condition makes a difference Managing anxiety and stress better will not take away your medical condition but it will enhance your quality of life Reflect on the following statements and ... | [
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perhaps we fear they will overwhelm us One client Jack told me if he did not think about his medical condition so regularly he would begin to feel a tremendous sense of helplessness and vulnerability He felt ineffective and powerless if he was not preoccupied with his health Hyperfocusing on his body and medical care w... | [
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with your doctor make three columns in your 1 Your specific medical High blood pressure 2 How going to address it medically Take high blood pressure medication 3 How going to address it in terms of anxiety intervention Become aware of anxiety practice mindful breathing 15 minutes a exercise four days a positive talk ma... | [
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anxiety wake up to intrusive worries during the night fall asleep or wake up too early Creating a nightly sleep routine places cues in the brain When practiced regularly the cues remind us that time to start unwinding The key is to follow the routine consistently so you become accustomed to the cues Eventually you will... | [
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Tell yourself okay if I fall asleep at least resting If waking up continues try progressive muscle relaxation with the lights off worry about the time on the clock The goal is to relax even if you sleep Wake up at the same time each morning If you sleep well the night before take a nap or go to bed at an earlier stick ... | [
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heavy objects or weights for a short time can also relieve anxiety and tension Endorphins are released and you will feel naturally at ease It will wear off but the remedy is a quick hit for anxiety NUTRITION Start looking at food as not only one of the great pleasures in life but also as a natural means to improving yo... | [
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your diet will immediately lessen the intensity of your anxiety Consider removing all caffeine from your diet and if too hard halve it and work down from there Nicotine and Both nicotine and alcohol have rewarding effects on the brain but increase anxiety in the long term If you drink or smoke regularly take a break an... | [
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exercise for at least 30 minutes Jog speed walk bike hike play a vigorous sport basketball tag with your take an exercise class Force yourself to do some kind of activity every day no matter what else is going on in your life Even when you want to do it remind yourself little in life pays off as much as an investment i... | [
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Could you continue this for another Everyday Body Awareness When anxious one worried thought replaces another and another This can keep us so stuck that even a few moments away from anxiety feels impossible but it is possible to anxious thinking by shifting our attention to our physical sensations Try Imagine looking a... | [
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your car walking around the grocery store walking around your neighborhood or walking to work While walking focus less on your thinking self and more on your physical experience For example what does your foot feel like as you lift it and lower it to the How do your arms feel as you to feel the earth from within your b... | [
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same events to occur that have always occurred in the past For example when you see a red circle in the distance your brain automatically registers sign ahead You realize as you approach that actually an advertisement on a red circle but your initial perception told you it would be a stop sign so you had already starte... | [
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begin tothink through how and when you will integrate the techniques into your routine Outside of your school volunteering childcare social life family do you do for When you do have downtime how do you currently spend People with anxiety often feel as if their downtime is unpredictable that they are at the mercy of ot... | [
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track on a daily basis the strategies using and the intensity of your anxiety an example of a quick and easy way to track progress Each day check any and all strategies you use from chapters 2 and 3 Also be sure to rate your anxiety for the day using a 1 to 10 scale with 1 being entirely relaxed and 10 being full anxie... | [
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ourselves that we have the time it takes to make a change If reading this book you spend time worried and anxious yet you spend quality time making the changes that will nurture your mental health Take a moment now to make a goal to tackle your anxiety by doing anxiety strategies on a basis You may feel vulnerable ackn... | [
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ways to fit in the strategies and be honest about what is blocking you from making more progress Remind yourself that you want this and you can and will do it STICKING WITH IT Whatever you do please please be sure to recognize and celebrate your successes I have worked with many people who make major progress but once ... | [
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had brought her relief Progress is not a straight line Setbacks are part of any growth and change process Anyone who has raised a child can recall a baby finally sleeping through the night for a few solid weeks You think those sleepless nights are behind you then ugh the baby starts waking again Nevertheless the typica... | [
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generates real peril and more anxiety than ever worth keeping in mind that the fundamental problem is not the anxiety but how you respond to it Hardwired to Avoid The response is produced by an area of the brain often called the due to its primitive nature The reptilian brain evolved very early and relies on an unsophi... | [
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to avoid even though you would like to stop this behavior What do you gain each time you avoid the situations you listed in your Some people report feeling a sense of lightness like they dodged a bullet played hooky or got out of something truly awful Do you celebrate the reprieve as if you won a prize or accomplished ... | [
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you feel about proud less shame What goal might you joy increased productivity closer friendships increased work competence increased Now compare the two lists Which list has more in it for you for the long Which list makes you feel better beyond the moment and also helps you achieve broader goals for Set your intentio... | [
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momentum will develop and you can work on other items as you wish The Great Escape When we avoid we work behind the scenes to dodge what we dread planning ahead to totally eliminate contact with the trigger Escape is it manifests when we experience an acute anxiety surge in the moment we contact the trigger We then do ... | [
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make the exhalation a little longer than the one before 2 If too keyed up to breathe freely count your breaths Counting helps distract your brain from anxious thoughts Count 1 when you inhale 2 when you exhale and so forth up to 20 Then start again with 1 Repeat this a few the arousal will start to decrease 3 If breath... | [
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evidence that it happened or felt my heart beat fast and I had shortness of breath but continued to drive for 15 minutes or did not crash the car What did you learn from this can feel anxious in my body and still drive safely Go Deeper What Would Happen This short writing exercise is a way to shift your focus away from... | [
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prevent the unpreventable Joy love and pleasure are magnificent aspects of life However in the small print on contract find that hardship loss suffering setbacks and yes anxiety are also part of the deal Instead of trying to rid yourself of things that be changed like distress and discomfort change your relationship wi... | [
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moving forward and you know that eventually the rain will stop ACCEPTANCE Try this experiment to experience the change in perception and emotional freedom that true acceptance brings For this exercise get your notebook and also find a bandana or light cloth you can use as a blindfold I want you to write a few sentences... | [
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out a plan to start taking committed action toward something you value 1 Identify Psychological growth 2 Identify Increase 3 Identify step to take to reach Example day do one task that makes me feel the bills make a meal exercise volunteer help a friend Example boss about needed for a promotion or up for a class 4 Now ... | [
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life starting now today Do the Scary Thing For many of us tempting to think the only way to emotional freedom is to eliminate our anxiety entirely But as seen total anxiety elimination is because of many benefits and of course because it is an impossible task Feeling anxious from time to time is something to accept not... | [
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exercise to get in touch with what you might gain if you push through your anxiety 1 Bring something to mind that matters to you but that avoided or neglected because of anxiety and fear Picture the details Paint the scene in your eye 2 Try to conjure what you would feel in your body if you approached what you are afra... | [
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true nature fades into the background Over time it gets harder and harder to recall who we are and what we want separate from anxiety or believe there is another way to live Yet possible to break free You can go your own way do your own you can be the boss of the anxiety Take the example of Mateo a high school football... | [
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that he live with I want to feel I have to figure out the anxiety first Then he made the I guess going to feel anxious either way I go to practice today and I feel even worse than yesterday but at least if I go to practice I lost anything else And it If you make your choices in spite of anxiety retaking control of your... | [
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be flexible and think of other ways to still get much of what you want out of the trip Dealing with anxiety is similar in that a On the one hand you can forfeit the present moment and succumb to anxiety or even criticism for feeling anxiety On the other hand you can make room for a larger experience of yourself other t... | [
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