Books Details
Author : Jennifer Shannon Pages : 200 pages Publisher : New Harbinger
Publications Language : ISBN-10 : 1626255067 ISBN-13 :
Books Descriptions
The very things we do to control anxiety can make anxiety worse. This unique
guide offers a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based approach to help you
recognize the constant chatter of your anxious ?monkey mind,? stop feeding
anxious thoughts, and find the personal peace you crave.Ancient sages
compared the human mind to a monkey: constantly chattering, hopping from
branch to branch?endlessly moving from fear to safety. If you are one of the
millions of people whose life is affected by anxiety, you are familiar with this
process. Unfortunately, you can?t switch off the ?monkey mind,? but you can
stop feeding the monkey?or stop rewarding it by avoiding the things you
fear.Written by psychotherapist Jennifer Shannon, this book shows you how to
stop anxious thoughts from taking over using proven-effective cognitive
behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and
mindfulness techniques, as well as fun illustrations. By following the exercises in
this book,
